Production Planner

Production Planner and Scheduler Plan it. Schedule it. Keep it moving. Strahman Help turn customer demand into a realistic, well-coordinated production plan. The Production Planner and Scheduler creates and manages work orders and production schedules for Strahman’s industrial products, planning work across CNC machines, manual mills, welding, assembly, and related operations. Working with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, and Production leadership, you’ll establish realistic lead times and balance customer commitments with material availability and shop capacity. Success in this role calls for industrial machining knowledge, accurate ERP records, and regular communication across the organization. What You’ll Do Develop and maintain an effective production schedule to meet customer orders, inventory targets, and resource utilization goals. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Procurement to understand customer demand, material availability, and production capacity and create an accurate production plan. Monitor and analyze production performance, identifying bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and other issues that may affect production schedules. Coordinate with production supervisors and team leads to ensure alignment with the production schedule and address deviations or challenges. Use enterprise resource planning (ERP) and material requirements planning (MRP) systems to manage production schedules, material requirements, and inventory levels. Apply production scheduling best practices, including lean manufacturing principles, to optimize workflow and minimize waste. Communicate production schedules, changes, and updates to relevant stakeholders, supporting a collaborative and informed work environment. Continuously evaluate and improve production scheduling processes to enhance efficiency, reduce lead times, and meet customer delivery expectations. Implement a forecast system. Perform other duties as assigned. What You’ll Bring An associate or bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or a related field, or APICS CPIM certification, is preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree. Three to five years of proven experience in production scheduling, planning, or related roles within an industrial manufacturing environment. A practical understanding of CNC and manual machining, setup and run times, routings, work center capacity, and dependencies between machining, welding, and assembly operations. Proficiency using ERP and MRP or APS systems to manage production schedules and material requirements. Infor SyteLine ERP experience is preferred. Ability to interpret bills of material, manufacturing routings, and basic engineering drawings to plan work and identify missing information. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Power BI, and experience analyzing backlog, capacity, material availability, and production data. Experience with custom or engineered industrial products such as valves, pumps, or similar machined assemblies is preferred. Previous machining or manufacturing engineering experience is a plus. Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, production control, and inventory management is preferred. Ability to adapt to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment. Knowledge of quality standards, safety regulations, and environmental compliance to help maintain a safe and compliant manufacturing environment. Strong analytical skills to identify constraints and make practical scheduling decisions. Ability to prioritize competing requirements, maintain accurate records, and follow issues through to resolution. Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills. Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and manage time to meet deadlines and commitments. How We Work Together Actively work to build strong communication and a healthy working environment. Communicate positively with all em…

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