Production Planner

Precinmac•Indianapolis, IN

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for scheduling and prioritizing customer orders and material requirements in a production manufacturing facility. Interact daily with all internal departments.

Requirements

1–5 years of production scheduling/planning experience in a manufacturing environment (job shop experience is a plus).
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; comfortable working in cross-functional teams within the organization.
Working knowledge of ERP/MRP concepts (Infor Visual Manufacturing experience is a plus).
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools (Project experience helpful).
Ability to translate data into clear priorities, recommendations, and updates for different audiences.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification is highly beneficial but not required.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Concepts beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain production plans in Visual Manufacturing (Infor) to support on-time customer shipments.
Analyze MRP to trigger raw material purchases and keep inventory positioned for production needs.
Communicate priorities, constraints, and schedule changes to manufacturing team leaders and cross-functional partners.
Partner with Inventory Control to ensure materials arrive on the floor when needed.
Collaborate with Supply Chain to resolve delivery issues and share vendor forecasts.
Coordinate scheduling agreements across customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
Work with Engineering and Manufacturing to keep routings clear, accurate, and execution-ready.
Facilitate planning conversations and help remove blockers that impact delivery performance.
Publish and adjust schedules and priorities for manufacturing teams.
Manage the flow of parts between departments to keep work moving.
Coordinate material delivery timing with Inventory Control.
Update purchase order details and release/ship dates in ERP based on supply and demand.
Provide weekly shipment lists and confirm order quantities and releases.
Attend weekly production meetings and present schedule risks/mitigation plans.
Review ship dates with Production Control and customer-focused teams; recommend adjustments.
Send updated vendor forecasts by part number and provide management forecasting summaries.
Provide monthly shipment forecasts to Management
Maintain lead times and MRP parameters and support planning/problem-solving meetings.