Production Control Planner

Astemo Indiana • Monroe, GA

26d

About The Position

The Production Control Planner owns the master production schedule and day-to-day sequencing decisions to keep the plant aligned with customer demand. The role converts customer orders and forecasts into an executable build plan, balances capacity against material availability, and serves as an escalation contact for suppliers and internal teams when scheduled deliveries or build dates are at risk. Work is performed in both an office and plant environment. Safety glasses and steel-toe shoes are required for specific tasks or when working in designated manufacturing areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience.
• Three to five years of experience in production scheduling or production control in automotive or a comparably regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing customer demand and orders, including interpreting EDI orders and executing scheduling agreements.
• Hands-on experience using MRP in an ERP system such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, or equivalent, including resolving exception messages.
• Working knowledge of supplier planning principles and PCNL documentation and change.

Responsibilities

• Build, publish, and maintain the master production schedule across assigned lines, targeting at least 95% schedule adherence on a rolling four-week horizon.
• Translate customer EDI releases, forecasts, and scheduling agreements into firm and planned production orders, resolving demand-versus-capacity conflicts within 24 hours of identification.
• Run and interpret MRP exception messages daily, and reschedule or resequence orders to address material shortages and capacity overloads before they affect the production line.
• Coordinate with the Supply Planner to align inbound component timing with the build schedule and escalate supply risks at least 48 hours in advance.
• Process and route Production/Purchase Change Notice-Letters (PCNL), assessing and communicating schedule impacts within one business day of receipt.
• Model line capacity by shift and work center, flag constraints at least two weeks before the build week, and recommend overtime, offload, or resequencing options.
• Publish a weekly schedule attainment and risk report to plant leadership, quality, and customer-facing teams.
• Identify and lead scheduling process improvements, targeting a measurable quarter-over-quarter reduction in schedule change churn.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level