Production Planner/Scheduler

USA Rare Earth, LLC • Stillwater, OK

40d

About The Position

We’re looking for a hands-on Production Planner/Scheduler to support a fast-growing manufacturing operation by planning and managing production schedules, capacity, and material flow in a dynamic, evolving environment. This role balances near-term execution with longer-term capacity planning, identifies constraints that impact output, and partners closely with operations, engineering, and commercial teams to support scale-up and performance improvement in a public-company setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related field; relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 2–4 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, production scheduling tools, and manufacturing KPIs.
• Strong analytical skills, adaptability, and ability to work cross-functionally in a lean organization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with evolving processes or scale-up activities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and adjust production schedules to align demand, inventory targets, and plant capacity.
• Monitor operating limits and capacity utilization, identifying gaps, constraints, or bottlenecks impacting throughput and on-time delivery.
• Forecast short- and mid-term capacity requirements and analyze variance against production plans, labor, and material availability.
• Partner with engineering, operations, sales, and supply chain to align production plans with customer demand, new products, and process changes.
• Analyze manufacturing and ERP data to track efficiency, production rates, schedule adherence, and other key performance metrics.
• Prepare clear, actionable reports to support operational decision-making and management reviews.
• Recommend and support process, workflow, and equipment improvements to increase capacity, reliability, and scalability.
• Operate effectively in a changing environment where processes, systems, and volumes are still being built and refined.

What This Job Offers

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