Master Production Planner

Rhino•Maple Lake, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Known for some of our larger brands - Wave Armor, Otter Outdoors, Beavertail, and Rhino Tuff Tanks - we are a 30 year old international company located in a small town, and we are booming with growth. This family owned, face paced, company is looking for career-oriented, self-motivated and positive team players to help lead our growth. We appreciate an "I Can" attitude, a willingness to pick up a shovel and enjoy a simplistic "mundane" task today and a challenging and creative one tomorrow, and understand they all need to get done. Rhino is a place for people who care about their work, care about their co-workers and know how to have fun! We have a passion to be the best in an environment that fosters growth. Every day we embrace challenges and celebrate achievements! We are committed to employee success and support a core set of values and behaviors that reward and recognize your efforts and talent. Check out our website at www.rhinomade.com! We are looking for a Master Production Planner to own all Forecasting, Scheduling and Planning to help drive on-time delivery across our operation. This role is responsible for planning, prioritizing, and balancing our production schedules across the Tool shop, Production floor and Warehouse ensure orders move efficiently from production through shipment. You will play a critical role in labor planning, optimizing capacity, and daily decision-making that directly impacts our ability to deliver to customers. Your performance will directly impact on-time delivery and overall operational efficiency. You will work closely with production, warehouse, logistics, and inventory teams to solve problems in real time and improve how we operate.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience in Production planning in a Manufacturing environment with a minimum of 3 years in Master Planning
CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent certification through APICS (or similar)
Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
Solid communication skills with a focus on proactive, cross departmental communication
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Comfortable making decisions and adjusting plans in real time
Robust history with ERP/MRP systems – adjusting data to get the system to drive accurate work order planning timelines
Strong comfortability with Excel and other Microsoft products

Nice To Haves

Owns outcomes – takes responsibility for results, not just tasks
Thinks ahead – plans proactively instead of reacting
Strong with data – able to analyze inventory, schedules, and priorities
Comfortable with urgency
Communicates clearly and proactively – works effectively across teams to get things done
Problem solver – identifies issues and takes action quickly
Appetite for growth – wants to learn, improve, and make bigger impact over time

Responsibilities

Own Company Planning
Develop, Maintain, Communicate the master production schedule across all brands and departments
Plan ahead to balance workload, labor, and priorities based on customer demand.
Host Sales and Operations (S & OP) Meetings to consistently update forecast
Maintain accurate ERP data including lead time, must start dates, safety stock, etc.
Ensure work is aligned to meet on-time delivery goals
Communicate with Customer Service, Sales, Procurement, Inventory, and Shipping teams to create a smooth order to fulfillment process.
Proactively identify issues that impact delivery, inventory, or efficiency and resolve them or elevate issues for further support
Take action to resolve problems quickly and prevent recurrence
Track schedule performance using KPIs, Dashboards and reporting tools to understand successes and gaps