Intergration Planner

DecisionPoint Technologies•Greensboro, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Integration Planner is a high-impact, nonsupervisory individual contributor who converts customer demand, project requirements, deployment schedules, and operational priorities into executable production plans. The role connects Project Management, Sales, Operations, Integration, Logistics, and Operations leadership. It provides forward-looking visibility into workload, sets production priorities, develops capacity and labor plans, and helps ensure Integration Operations can meet completion and deployment dates. The planner is expected to understand how work moves through the operation, anticipate constraints, identify execution risks, and provide leaders with information to support staffing, scheduling, and prioritization decisions. The position reports to the Director of Operations. It develops and maintains short- and long-term production schedules, balances workloads across shifts and workstations, and adjusts schedules and recovery plans when delays or deviations arise. It assesses operational capacity, labor, equipment, operating hours, and historical throughput to forecast resource needs and recommend adjustments. The planner tracks incoming work through production readiness, resolves competing priorities, maintains visibility into work status, and escalates capacity bottlenecks. The role also partners with Project Management, Engineering, Logistics, and Operations to onboard new accounts and define production expectations. It participates in trials and proof-of-concept activities, uses performance data to develop scalable plans and procedures, and monitors early production runs. Before scheduling work, the planner verifies material, configuration, work-instruction, tooling, and labor readiness. The role monitors operational metrics, improves planning models and workflows, and provides routine executive reports on workload, risks, and performance. The work environment is an office/warehouse. Core business hours are generally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but work outside normal business hours may be required based on company operations. Physical duties include working in a warehouse, prolonged standing, walking, sitting, reaching, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, twisting, frequent use of hands and fingers, and lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds without assistance. The role may also require pushing, pulling, and moving equipment and materials.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least 5 years of experience in production planning, manufacturing, integration, distribution operations, logistics, or a related operational environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and managing production schedules end to end in a high-volume or dynamic operational setting.
Proficiency with ERP systems, production-scheduling software, operational-planning systems, and advanced Excel for data analysis and operational reporting.
Ability to analyze complex production data and translate findings into actionable operating plans, capacity models, and refined scheduling parameters.
Ability to manage multiple customer programs, complex schedules, and competing operational priorities simultaneously.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying capacity constraints and mitigating production risks.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present production risks clearly to leadership and work effectively across frontline Operations, Project Management, and customer-facing teams.
Ability to work in a warehouse environment and meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and update short- and long-term production schedules aligned with customer demand, deployment dates, and operational priorities.
Translate project forecasts into actionable plans and balance workloads across shifts and workstations in coordination with Integration and Operations leadership.
Develop recovery plans and adjust schedules when deviations or delays occur; communicate changes and maintain production pipeline visibility.
Assess operational capacity by evaluating labor, equipment, operating hours, and historical throughput.
Forecast labor and capacity requirements, identify resource gaps, and recommend shift modifications, overtime, or staffing changes.
Evaluate the operational impact of new programs and refine capacity assumptions using actual performance metrics.
Track incoming work from initial project planning through production readiness; sequence work, resolve conflicting priorities, and escalate unresolved capacity bottlenecks.
Maintain visibility into planned, ready, in-progress, at-risk, and completed work.
Partner with Project Management, Engineering, Logistics, and Operations to onboard accounts, define operational parameters, and align production expectations.
Participate in trials and proof-of-concept activities; analyze cycle times, labor needs, and quality performance to develop scalable schedules, capacity plans, and standard procedures.
Monitor early production runs and refine planning models as actual throughput data becomes available.
Verify material availability, configuration specifications, work instructions, tooling, and labor readiness before scheduling work; coordinate resolution of pre-production gaps and escalate schedule risks.
Monitor schedule attainment, throughput, cycle times, labor utilization, and backlog to identify systemic causes of delay.
Maintain accurate planning parameters and standardized workflows, and use historical performance data to improve capacity models, staffing frameworks, and schedule accuracy.
Deliver routine executive reports on workload, risks, and operational performance.
Perform physical activities required in the warehouse environment, including equipment inspection, quality testing, device setup, cable connections, packaging, and moving equipment or materials as needed.