Production Planner

Overview The Production Planner at Quality Electrical Systems (QES) is responsible for developing, coordinating, and maintaining production plans and schedules to ensure efficient utilization of labor, materials, and equipment while meeting customer delivery commitments. This position plays a key role in aligning production capacity with customer demand, managing work order priorities, monitoring work-in-progress (WIP), and ensuring materials are available to support scheduled production. The Production Planner works closely with Production, Purchasing, Inventory, Engineering, Quality to identify potential scheduling conflicts, address material constraints, and proactively resolve issues that may impact production timelines. This role requires strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position operates on a swing shift schedule: Monday through Thursday, 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM. Swing shift pay begins at 3:30 PM, with a current shift differential of $3.00 per hour worked. This differential does not apply to overtime or PTO and may be adjusted at the company's discretion. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and communicate daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer demand, order priorities, and material availability. Translate customer requirements and demand forecasts into production plans and work order priorities. Review open sales orders, production orders, and material requirements to ensure schedules align with customer delivery commitments. Monitor production progress and workinprogress (WIP) to identify schedule variances, bottlenecks, and potential delivery risks. Coordinate with Production Supervisors and department leads to establish priorities, balance workloads, and adjust schedules as needed. Review material availability and collaborate with Purchasing and Inventory to ensure components and materials are available before scheduled production dates. Identify material shortages, supplier delays, capacity constraints, and other potential disruptions; communicate risks and recommend corrective actions. Monitor production capacity, lead times, and resource availability to support realistic and achievable production schedules. Maintain accurate production schedules, work order information, and planning data within the ERP system. Track production performance against planned schedules and provide regular updates on schedule attainment, output, delays, and order status. Coordinate with Engineering and Quality to address changes, revisions, nonconformances, and other issues that may affect production plans. Proactively reschedule work orders and communicate changes to affected departments to minimize disruptions and maintain ontime delivery. Prepare and distribute production planning reports, including schedule status, capacity requirements, material constraints, and potential delivery concerns. Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve scheduling accuracy, material flow, production efficiency, and overall planning processes. Maintain accurate and organized planning records to support production visibility, accountability, and operational decision-making. Knowledge and Experience Requirements High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or coursework in Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field preferred. 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, production planning, production scheduling, or production control preferred. Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production scheduling software. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, including the ability to organize, analyze, and interpret production data. Understanding of manufacturing processes, production workflows, work orders, inventory control, and material requirements planning. Ability to develop and maintain prod…

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