Production Control Planner

Your Job

You will serve as a Production Scheduler responsible for creating, planning, and maintaining production schedules that ensure on-time delivery of finished goods and subassemblies while optimizing available capacity and material flow. You will translate master schedules into actionable work orders, proactively resolve capacity and material constraints, and partner across operations, purchasing, engineering, and customer service to keep production running smoothly.

Our Team You will work within Manufacturing & Operations Planning, collaborating daily with Production Supervisors, Buyers/Planners, Engineering, and Customer Service to meet customer commitments and continuous-improvement goals. The team focuses on operational excellence, timely delivery, and cross-functional communication to minimize delays and quality issues.

What You Will Do

• Translate the Master Schedule into a practical, capacity-aware production plan that meets customer and internal demand.
• Create and sequence work orders for finished goods, subassemblies, and secondary operations so production has the right material at the right time.
• Proactively identify and mitigate schedule impacts from capacity, material constraints, or engineering changes to preserve delivery dates and product quality.
• Coordinate material issuance, prioritization, and expediting with the stockroom, Buyers, or Planners to reduce lead-time risk and keep production flowing.
• Act as the production-side point of contact for commit dates, re-promises, and schedule updates with Customer Service and Operations leadership.
• Monitor and manage material changes driven by Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), ensuring production receives correct substitutions or redlined material.
• Escalate inventory or floor shortages promptly and drive follow-up actions with the appropriate owners.
• Participate in production meetings and schedule reviews to align priorities, remove blockers, and support continuous improvement.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Associate degree, vocational certificate, or equivalent technical education in manufacturing, supply chain, or related field.
• 2-6 years of experience in production scheduling, materials planning, or a related manufacturing planning role (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Proficient using an MRP/ERP system to create and modify work orders, manage commitments, and update schedule dates.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to prepare reports and present information to managers and cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable applying practical math and problem-solving skills (fractions, percentages, ratios, lead-time calculations) to planning decisions.

What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Qualifications)

• Hands-on experience with production scheduling in an industrial or aerospace/manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with common MRP/ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar) and production scheduling tools.
• Experience managing impacts from Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and material substitutions.
• Strong Excel skills, including use of pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and basic data analysis to support scheduling decisions.
• Exposure to Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies.