Production Planner - Nucor Towers & Structures

Nucor•Decatur, AL

About The Position

Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve. Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more. Basic Job Functions:The Production Planner will be responsible for creating, vetting, managing, and updating the weekly and monthly production planning tracker and schedules to meet customer deliveries and maximize throughput in the production facilities. The Production Planner will be actively involved with scheduling, project management, and other teams at the headquarters and site level to establish and maintain backlog capacities and maximize site performance. Further functions within this role include but are not limited to: cross-functional communication, supporting production team members daily, monitoring rework needs, process improvement development, and materials tracking to ensure site ability to hit set targets. Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times. Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience
Ability to interact well with internal and external customers
Excellent communication skills
College education or certification(s)

Responsibilities

Creating, vetting, managing, and updating the weekly and monthly production planning tracker and schedules to meet customer deliveries and maximize throughput in the production facilities.
Actively involved with scheduling, project management, and other teams at the headquarters and site level to establish and maintain backlog capacities and maximize site performance.
Cross-functional communication
Supporting production team members daily
Monitoring rework needs
Process improvement development
Materials tracking to ensure site ability to hit set targets.
Initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.