Production Planner

• Lead daily production huddles and scheduling discussions, setting priorities across work centers
• Manage the production job schedule across multiple work centers and planning horizons to support on-time supply and delivery dates
• Build and assess planning scenarios in response to demand changes, capacity constraints, or supply disruptions
• Resolve complex scheduling, WIP, and delivery issues that exceed day-to-day planner scope
• Review sales forecasts and recommend production forecasts for leadership input and approval
• Analyze inventory performance and forecast accuracy; identify risks and recommend corrective actions
• Identify and recommend routine discontinuations or runout actions based on demand trends and inventory analysis
• Identify and drive demand planning efficiency improvements in collaboration with Production teams
• Analyze capacity, labor, and material constraints across functions to identify and resolve planning risks
• Proactively identify risks to customer delivery and escalate as needed
• Compile and maintain strategic watchlists for high-risk or high-impact items
• Partner with Procurement and Engineering on material risks and supplier constraints to protect supply continuity
• Prepare KPI and metric reporting; monitor performance against targets, identify trends and root cause of misses, and drive actionable improvement recommendations
• Recommend process improvements and system changes to enhance planning effectiveness
• Coordinate new product release planning across Planning, Production, Engineering, and Procurement to ensure supply readiness at launch
• Provide capacity and constraint data inputs to support long-range planning discussions
• Support financial review processes by providing planning data inputs for inventory and forecast analysis; collaborate with Finance on inventory performance
• Mentor and support Production Planners and Planning Coordinators
• May provide functional guidance to L1/L2 team members; no formal direct reports

Senior Production Planner – Production Planner III

• Manage all aspects of production planning, new product integration, and sales demand forecasting
• Organize, manage, and schedule production needs to meet customer delivery dates
• Collect and maintain sales forecasts from the sales/customer service team
• Analyze data to forecast product and material demands
• Organize and prioritize customer orders for production
• Analyze material availability and coordinate purchasing needs
• Coordinate with customer service regarding potential production delays
• Use ERP to check material availability, enter production jobs, monitor scheduled jobs, and analyze finished-goods stock levels
• Coordinate with Quality regarding raw material, liquid, and finished-good status
• Coordinate with Warehouse regarding material movement
• Generate priority lists for department stakeholders
• Coordinate with production mechanics to estimate repair completion times
• Use Excel for scheduling data entry and analysis
• Use Outlook for customer-order and scheduling communications
• Perform other assigned tasks

Production Planner, Scheduler

• Plan, prepare, issue and control production schedules
• Coordinate material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements
• Advise management on work-in-progress status, material availability and potential production problems
• Schedule equipment and personnel
• Confirm material supply and demands
• Prepare work orders or purchase requests for production or purchase of components or parts based on master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements
• Coordinate interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control and traffic
• Schedule and expedite movement of parts through move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders

Production Planner and Scheduler

• Manage paperboard procurement activities for production
• Minimize paperboard working capital by coordinating material procurement for a just-in-time production schedule
• Use MRP to identify paperboard needs, enter purchase orders, and follow up with suppliers on deliveries
• Escalate paperboard needs with the Corporate Material Supply Team
• Create sheeter work order instructions for the plant
• Ensure raw material inventory accuracy and resolve inventory discrepancies with the plant IPR
• Contact suppliers daily regarding material delivery status as schedules and customer demand change
• Communicate regarding paperboard transportation and delivery
• Partner with Production Departments and Scheduling to maximize equipment runs
• Identify obsolete, overage, and unallocated paperboard and coordinate its use or removal
• Maintain inventory levels for favorable working capital impact and communicate with plant management and Finance
• Coordinate with Continuous Improvement on material quality issues and corrective actions
• Coordinate paperboard timing with internal customer service representatives
• Participate in new and transfer business meetings
• Follow Safe Quality Food procedures and participate in SQF root cause and corrective actions

Production Planner/Scheduler III

• Schedule production, processing, assembly, and packaging activities
• Schedule human resources, tools, and equipment needed for production
• Select and sequence available resources and required processing for individual work centers or lines
• Implement scheduling changes due to backlogs, design changes, machine downtime, or material/labor shortages
• Contact other departments and outside organizations to obtain or provide information on moderately important or sensitive matters
• Follow procedures for producing Safe Quality Foods
• Report potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints
• Participate in SQF root cause and corrective actions from customer complaints, audits, validation, and verification activities

• Evaluate part availability, machine requirements, and staffing requirements
• Coordinate with Sales on customer order due dates
• Maintain the Kanban or inventory system on the production floor
• Coordinate with Purchasing and suppliers to release inventory replenishment orders
• Manage excess and obsolete inventory
• Manage inventory levels, release replenishment orders, maintain Kanban cards, and perform cycle counting
• Process Sales orders for cell operators, initiate jobs, verify part availability, distribute color-coded copies and cut-sheets, and perform e-packet duties
• Respond to inquiries about delivery dates, order changes, and late shipments
• Assist the Production Manager in consistent inventory management practices and streamlining order flow
• Coordinate shop orders and customer orders related to Engineered-To-Order products
• Provide backup support for other Production Planners
• Contribute to continuous improvement in the flow of sales orders to the production floor

• Lead globally across the supply chain network to gather and manage information about business capacity to meet customer demand
• Execute the vision and goals for the Materials Planning function
• Manage people and processes to achieve excellence in SIOP, supply planning, inventory and replenishment planning, and supply chain issue resolution
• Develop and maintain the production schedule to meet customer demand and optimize resource utilization
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data, identify bottlenecks, and implement process improvements
• Monitor production performance and take corrective actions to ensure production targets are met
• Coordinate with procurement and logistics teams to ensure timely availability of materials and components
• Collaborate with sales and customer service teams to ensure customer orders are fulfilled on time
• Analyze production data and trends to identify opportunities for cost reduction and process optimization

Senior Production Planner

• Create, issue, manage, and maintain manufacturing orders supporting production on the manufacturing floor
• Utilize and manage MRP systems, including Costpoint and Sync, to ensure approved materials flow in time to meet production schedules and requirements
• Interface with Material Planning and Receiving Quality Control to ensure parts are inventoried in time to support production
• Ensure materials are picked, delivered to point of use, and accurately and timely consumed in the MRP system
• Advise management on work-in-progress status, material availability, and potential production problems
• Schedule and expedite material movement through move orders, stock transfers, and shipping-order requests through inert and explosive areas
• Seek process and planning feedback from operations and incorporate it into planning where possible
• Reconcile inventory problems with operations, processing engineering, stores, receiving quality control, end item, quality engineering, shipping, and material planning
• Assist with implementing MRP-system and planning changes through the change-control process

Production Planner Level 2 / Principal Production Planner Level 3

• Create and maintain efficient production schedules to meet production goals and deadlines
• Align materials, resources, and labor with production schedules
• Support Lean Manufacturing practices
• Implement demand scheduling tools
• Use ERP, MRP, Excel, and SQL to optimize production planning processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align production schedules with business objectives
• Maintain accurate records of production schedules, material requirements, and resource allocation
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address issues or delays
• Perform data analysis and present findings and suggestions to stakeholders
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve production efficiency and reduce costs