Master Planner and Scheduler

Polywater Corporation•Stillwater, MN

9h•$90,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Polywater is seeking a proactive, solutions-focused planning professional to take ownership of production planning in a growing, employee-owned manufacturing organization. The Master Planner and Scheduler develops, maintains, and executes production schedules in a high-mix, high-volume operation, coordinating across Customer Service, Sales, Manufacturing, Packaging, Purchasing, Quality, Warehouse, and Logistics to support production flow, inventory availability, capacity utilization, and on-time customer delivery. The role uses analytical and organizational skills and ERP/MRP expertise to align demand, forecasts, inventory, capacity, and daily production needs. The successful candidate anticipates and adapts to changing requirements, builds productive cross-functional relationships, and contributes within a small, innovative team environment. The position is primarily performed in a professional office environment and includes extended computer-based work.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of production planning, scheduling, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
Expertise with ERP/MRP systems, advanced scheduling tools, Excel, and reporting dashboards.
Proven ability to work as a team player with a can-do attitude and minimal supervision once fully trained.
Communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with others.
English language skills required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.
Experience in chemical manufacturing, blending, batch processing, packaging, or related process industries.
Experience scheduling high-mix, high-volume operations with multiple work centers.
Ability and interest in thriving in a small, innovative team environment.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimize master production schedules for manufacturing and packaging operations, aligning customer demand, forecasts, inventory levels, capacity, and daily production requirements.
Schedule, sequence, and adjust production orders across multiple work centers, balancing labor, equipment, and material constraints in partnership with production leadership.
Analyze production capacity, labor availability, equipment utilization, and material requirements; develop short- and long-term plans, identify constraints, and recommend solutions to maximize work center performance.
Develop finite schedules to balance manufacturing and packaging resource loads and support annual budgeting and capacity planning through data-driven analysis.
Collaborate with Purchasing and Inventory Control to ensure raw materials, packaging materials, and intermediates are available for production while optimizing inventory turns and customer service levels.
Monitor inventory performance and ERP transactions to improve inventory accuracy and minimize stockouts, excess inventory, and obsolete or expired materials.
Maintain accurate ERP planning data, including lead times, work center capacities, and scheduling parameters; use ERP/MRP tools to release, manage, and track production orders.
Maintain data integrity across planning, inventory, and production transactions; generate performance and capacity reports; and support ERP enhancements, testing, and user training.
Re-prioritize schedules as customer requirements, material availability, equipment issues, or production conditions change.
Perform other duties as assigned.