Fabrication Production Planner

FOUTS BROS INC•Milledgeville, GA

About The Position

The Fabrication Production Planner creates, schedules, monitors, and closes internal fabricated production orders for the FAB shop using Microsoft Dynamics AX. The role also purchases raw materials from outside vendors and ensures fabricated components and required materials are planned, ordered, and produced in alignment with sales order shipment requirements, available capacity, material readiness, and internal production priorities. The planner connects sales order demand, supplier material availability, shop floor execution, inventory consumption, and production order completion.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience in production planning, scheduling, inventory control, manufacturing coordination, or a related operational role.
Working knowledge of production orders, bills of material, inventory transactions, and manufacturing workflows.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and ERP-based data entry.
Ability to read and interpret sales order requirements, part numbers, due dates, and production priorities.
Strong attention to detail and ability to accurately enter and verify item numbers, quantities, due dates, vendor information, production order statuses, material consumption, and inventory transactions.
Strong communication skills, including professional interaction with outside vendors on pricing, lead times, order status, delivery issues, shortages, and problem resolution.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to investigate and resolve production order discrepancies, vendor delays, material shortages, scheduling conflicts, and inventory transaction issues.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple orders, follow-ups, deadlines, schedule changes, and competing operational priorities.
Demonstrated vendor negotiation skills, including evaluating pricing, lead times, delivery commitments, and supplier performance.
Production planning and schedule management, ERP transaction accuracy, inventory and material consumption awareness, raw material purchasing and supplier coordination, and cost-conscious purchasing decisions.
Professional communication with vendors, production teams, purchasing, sales, inventory, and warehouse personnel; sense of urgency, follow-through, detail-oriented documentation, and highly organized work habits.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Microsoft Dynamics AX or a similar ERP system preferred.
Associate degree in business, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
Experience with purchasing, vendor communication, raw material planning, or procurement support preferred.

Responsibilities

Review sales order shipment needs and determine required fabricated components, quantities, and due dates.
Create internal FAB production orders in Microsoft Dynamics AX based on sales order demand, inventory requirements, and approved fabrication priorities.
Plan and maintain the FAB shop production schedule to support customer shipment commitments and internal operational needs.
Coordinate with sales, purchasing, inventory, warehouse, and production teams to confirm material availability, capacity, and schedule feasibility.
Purchase required raw materials from outside vendors to support FAB production schedules, sales order shipment needs, and inventory requirements.
Coordinate with outside vendors on raw material pricing, lead times, order placement, delivery status, and shortage resolution.
Monitor open FAB production orders to ensure they are released, started, completed, and closed in a timely manner.
Update production order dates, quantities, statuses, and related planning information in Microsoft Dynamics AX as priorities or shipment requirements change.
Communicate schedule changes, shortages, delays, and risks that may impact sales order shipment timing.
Evaluate vendor pricing, lead times, delivery commitments, and supplier performance while supporting cost, quality, and schedule objectives.
Investigate production order discrepancies, vendor delays, material shortages, scheduling conflicts, and inventory transaction issues through resolution.
Prioritize production orders, purchase orders, vendor follow-ups, deadlines, schedule changes, and competing operational priorities; maintain proactive follow-up, schedule tracking, document control, and timely completion of planning and purchasing tasks.