Production Planner Assistant
About The Position
The Production Planner Assistant manages the flow of jobs on the production floor and supports timely, efficient execution of production plans. The role updates reports using the MRP system, tracks shipments and work in process, and provides status updates to internal stakeholders. Working with cross-functional teams, the assistant helps ensure shop orders are fully planned, released on time, and aligned with build strategies and customer delivery requirements. This is a full-time, onsite contract-to-hire role in a manufacturing and office setting in Richardson, Texas. Standard business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; the final schedule will be confirmed with the hiring manager. The role involves frequent interaction with production, planning, purchasing, program management, engineering, human resources, and supply chain teams. Work uses MRP systems, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and related business tools, with an emphasis on collaboration, accurate data management, and performance monitoring.
Requirements
- Experience in a production environment involving material planning, production planning, and/or master scheduling, including analysis within an MRP-based system.
- Proficiency with an MRP-based system, including accurate data entry, data interpretation, and understanding basic operations and interdependencies.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and related business tools.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across Production, Planning, Purchasing, Program Management, Engineering, and other internal teams.
- Ability to analyze bills of materials and production requirements to assess the feasibility of requested delivery dates.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail in planning and scheduling activities.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean practices.
- Experience with logistics, schedule planning, and production scheduling.
- Familiarity with shop floor control systems and capacity planning concepts.
- Comfort working with KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with Production/Manufacturing, Planning, Purchasing, Program Management, and Engineering to align build strategies and support tactical execution.
- Resolve problems or conflicts that could prevent the organization from meeting customer-requested delivery dates.
- Ensure shop orders are fully planned and released to the production floor on time.
- Coordinate priorities and schedules with production teams to support shop floor planning and execution.
- Support the Planner in sizing and scheduling new orders in line with capacity and resource constraints.
- Review assigned scheduling and rescheduling requests for existing orders by analyzing bills of materials and production requirements to assess requested delivery dates.
- Maintain capacity resources in the shop floor control system to support accurate demand planning and scheduling.
- Work with Human Resources and the Master Scheduler to update systems weekly to reflect actual manned equipment capacity.
- Help keep shop order start and due dates synchronized with Planning and other stakeholders.
- Work with Production Supervisors and support the Production Manager in managing priorities, capacity, and resource allocation.
- Maintain shop floor tracking for shop orders and kit management to provide accurate visibility of work in process.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure a steady, timely flow of kits to the shop floor.
- Monitor manufacturing KPIs, track daily performance, and provide feedback to support continuous improvement.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support production planning and shop floor execution.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, if eligible.
- Dental insurance, if eligible.
- Vision insurance, if eligible.
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage, if eligible.
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
- Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
- Transportation benefits, if eligible.
- Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
