Production Control Buyer/Planner

WASEYABEK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC•Muskegon Charter Township, MI

16h

About The Position

The Production Control Buyer/Planner is the operational link between customer demand, purchasing, production, outside processing, inventory, and final shipment. This position owns the flow of material and information through the manufacturing process to support on-time delivery while minimizing inventory, shortages, schedule disruptions, and expediting. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and comfortable coordinating daily priorities across multiple departments and suppliers.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in production planning, buying, scheduling, manufacturing operations, or supply chain management.
Working knowledge of manufacturing flow, production schedules, inventory control, purchasing, and outside processing.
Experience working with ERP/MRP or production-planning systems and proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
Ability to manage changing priorities, follow up on details, and keep multiple jobs, suppliers, and deadlines moving at the same time.
Ability to recognize schedule risks and bottlenecks, determine practical next steps, and coordinate recovery plans.
Clear and professional communication skills for working with suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience in machining or a job-shop environment is preferred.
Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, or a related field is preferred; equivalent manufacturing experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Manage customer releases, delivery schedules, promise dates, past-due orders, forecasts, and schedule changes, including pull-ins and push-outs—to keep production plans aligned with customer requirements.
Develop and maintain production schedules that balance customer priorities, material availability, machine capacity, labor, and outside processing requirements.
Participate in daily production meetings prepared to identify machine downtime, missing material, outside-process delays, expedites, customer emergencies, capacity constraints, and recovery plans.
Plan and purchase raw materials and components based on forecasts, customer demand, safety stock levels, and production schedules while balancing inventory investment and machine utilization.
Coordinate outside processing—including anodize, chem film, heat treat, black oxide, hydrogen bake, plating, and grinding—through purchase order creation, supplier scheduling, shipment timing, and return-date follow-up.
Identify and resolve material shortages, routing issues, capacity constraints, supplier delays, and administrative bottlenecks before they disrupt production or customer delivery.
Maintain accurate planning data, including routers, lead times, inventory parameters, work orders, purchase orders, and production schedules, so departments are working from reliable information.
Monitor supplier quality, delivery, responsiveness, and lead times; work directly with suppliers to resolve shortages and improve performance.
Obtain supplier quotations, material pricing, outside-processing costs, and lead-time information to support estimating and quoting activities.
Partner closely with Production, Quality, Logistics, Sales, Engineering, and Customer Service/Fulfillment to communicate priorities, schedule risks, material status, and recovery actions.
Track schedule attainment, on-time delivery, shortages, inventory, and other key measures; recommend practical improvements that strengthen production flow and customer service.