Production Planner

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions • Rockwall, TX

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About The Position

The Production Planner develops, maintains, and executes shop schedules that align customer demand, material availability, and production capacity. The role prints and releases production orders, monitors order readiness, and works closely with production to support timely execution and completion. The planner proactively identifies and resolves material shortages, capacity constraints, and other issues that could disrupt the schedule, using problem-solving, disciplined follow-through, and clear cross-functional communication.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• Demonstrated experience in shop scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with production planning, production order management, material planning, or supply chain coordination.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including identifying constraints, assessing tradeoffs, and coordinating corrective action.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with production, purchasing, supply chain, inventory, customer care, shipping, and other stakeholders.
• Clear and proactive written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adjust schedules in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and data accuracy.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, production workflows, material availability, and capacity constraints.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, or a related field.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and communicate shop schedules based on customer demand, production capacity, labor availability, material readiness, and business priorities.
• Print, review, and release production orders to the shop floor in accordance with the approved schedule and established planning parameters.
• Monitor production orders from release through completion, identify schedule risks, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Partner with production supervisors and shop teams to confirm priorities, sequence work, address execution barriers, and support timely order completion.
• Review material availability, identify shortages, and coordinate with purchasing, supply chain, inventory control, and production to resolve constraints.
• Reschedule or reprioritize work as conditions change while balancing customer commitments, operational capacity, and material availability.
• Communicate schedule status, order priorities, shortages, recovery plans, and delivery risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with customer care, sales, shipping, and warehouse teams to support accurate delivery commitments and on-time fulfillment.
• Analyze planning and execution issues, determine root causes, and drive cross-functional solutions.
• Maintain accurate planning data and production order status in the enterprise system.
• Support inventory planning, production performance, and on-time delivery objectives.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to scheduling, material flow, production execution, and customer service.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance
• Matching 401(k) contribution
• Health Savings Account
• Up to 3 weeks of starting vacation, which may increase with tenure
• 12 paid holidays
• Annual bonus eligibility
• Educational reimbursement
• Matching Gift Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED