Production Planner

Basic Purpose and Objective of the Position:

This position is responsible for the development, preparation and maintenance of production schedules to guide the production activities and resources that achieve maximum efficiency and meet output and timeline objectives.

• Serve as key contributor in long-term and day-to-day production planning, providing advanced scheduling solutions and strategic insights.
• Develop and maintain detailed build schedules for multi-phase work orders spanning several weeks to months.
• Plan long-lead work orders in phases, considering engineering release timing, material arrival, and subassembly readiness.
• Work backward from firm customer due dates to establish critical-path schedules.
• Create Gantt-style planning tools or visual schedules to track layered progress across long-duration builds.
• Incorporate external processing timelines early in the schedule to avoid late-stage delays.
• Sequence jobs based on part complexity, priority programs, and specialized/preferred machine availability.
• Align material availability months in advance with scheduled build starts.
• Ensure that build starts are not triggered until material, tooling, and documents are fully aligned.
• Provide leadership with build risk dashboards for ongoing jobs with multiple-month durations.
• Push open operations or inspection steps when timeline compression is needed.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to reduce slack or idle time on long builds nearing completion.
• Regularly coordinate with engineering to understand design maturity and drawing release timing.
• Proactively foster internal cross
  -functional relationships in order to drive regional and global strategies for assigned products.
• Accomplish forward production analysis to ensure accurate business forecasting and product projections.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years related experience
• Strong understanding of various production scheduling methodologies and the ability to tailor scheduling strategies to match the unique constraints of different value streams.
• Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work as a team within planning, other functions, and with other locations worldwide
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• All items from Education & Experience above
• Experience with EPICOR and Shop Floor Control Processes.
• CPIM or related certifications

Targeted Salary Range: $100,000-$120,000