Production Planner

Future Form Manufacturing•Sparks, NV

9d•$58,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Production Planner is responsible for leading and coordinating the daily production planning function at Future Form Manufacturing. This role manages work order creation and lifecycle, verifies material availability before jobs are released to production, and develops and maintains the production schedule. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure production priorities are aligned and customer delivery commitments are achieved. This is a hands-on, highly visible role that requires a strong presence on the production floor and close collaboration with manufacturing teams. Operating in a high-mix, fast-paced environment, the Production Planner must be comfortable adapting to frequent schedule changes driven by customer demand and shifting business priorities. The Production Planner is expected to maintain a clean understanding of shop floor activities and proactively identify and escalate issues before they impact production schedules or customer delivery commitments.

Requirements

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN SUPPLY CHAIN, BUSINESS, OPERATIONS, OR RELATED FIELD (OR EQUIVALENT WORK EXPERIENCE)
2+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PRODUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING, OR SUPPLY CHAIN WITHIN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH ERP / MRP SYSTEMS; ABILITY TO LEARN NEW SYSTEMS QUICKLY (OMEGACUBE EXPERIENCE A PLUS; NETSUITE EXPERIENCE PREFERRED)
STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF PRODUCTION PLANNING, WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT, AND SHOP FLOOR SCHEDULING PROCESSES
ABILITY TO MANAGE COMPETING PRIORITIES, ADAPT QUICKLY TO SCHEDULE CHANGES, AND MAKE SOUND DECISIONS IN A FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT
STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL AND TIME-MANAGEMENT SKILLS
STRONG CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS; COMFORTABLE COORDINATING DAILY WITH OPERATIONS, ENGINEERING, QUALITY, AND PLANNING
DETAIL-ORIENTED, PROCESS-DRIVEN, AND ABLE TO MANAGE MULTIPLE PRIORITIES SIMULTANEOUSLY
PROFICIENCY WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE, ESPECIALLY EXCEL

Nice To Haves

Experience in a custom, job shop, or contract manufacturing environment
Experience supporting or participating in an ERP implementation or system transition
Familiarity with demand planning, capacity planning, or forward/backward scheduling concepts
Knowledge of Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies
Experience identifying and implementing improvements to production planning processes or schedule accuracy
APICS / ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP)

Responsibilities

Create, release, and manage work orders across active production programs to support on-time delivery commitments.
Verify material availability to support production schedule; identify shortages, communicate risks, and coordinate with Material Planning and Purchasing to resolve gaps before they impact production.
Build and maintain the daily and weekly production schedule; proactively re-sequence and re-prioritize as customer requirements, engineering changes, or material availability shifts.
Maintain real-time awareness of shop floor status; know where each active job stands, what’s at risk, and what needs intervention.
Support demand and capacity planning by analyzing production load, identifying bottlenecks, and escalating constraints to the Planning Manager.
Participate in daily production and planning meetings; communicate schedule status, active risks, and priorities clearly to Operations and cross-functional stakeholders.
Coordinate with Engineering on drawing releases, engineering changes, and new product introductions to ensure production schedules reflect current design status.
Collaborate with Quality to understand hold status, inspection queues, and non-conformance disposition timelines that affect schedule execution.
Maintain accurate work order data and production planning parameters in the ERP system (Omegacube currently; transitioning to NetSuite within 6–9 months).
Track and report key production planning metrics including schedule attainment, on-time work order completion, and material-related delays.
Identify and escalate recurring scheduling disruptions; contribute to process improvements that reduce reactive planning and increase schedule predictability.
Optimize internal systems and assist in their integration with goals and objectives.
Maintain organized workspaces and digital records in accordance with company policy.
All other duties as assigned.