Production Planner

IMI Climate Control • Dallas, TX

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

IMI plc We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone. We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science and Fluid Control, and Transport. Our partnership approach breaks through problems and reduces complexity. We don’t invent in isolation – we collaborate with our customers. We listen closely and we think differently, creating space for diverse minds to innovate. We are working together to make businesses safer, more sustainable and more productive. Role Overview The Production Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving feasible production plans and schedules that balance customer demand, capacity, material availability, and inventory targets. This role partners closely with Production, Procurement, Customer Service, and Engineering to ensure on-time delivery, stable execution, and clear visibility of weekly targets and constraints.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2–3 years of experience in production planning/scheduling, supply planning, or manufacturing operations planning.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and planning concepts (MPS/MRP, lead times, capacity, backlog management).
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., JDE/SAP) strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM/CSCP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Production Planning & Scheduling Build and maintain finite/feasible production schedules aligned to demand, capacity, and material constraints; update schedules based on changing priorities, lead times, and shop-floor realities.
• Publish and maintain a short-interval production plan/targets view (e.g., a rolling “week-ahead” plan) and ensure weekly targets are clearly communicated to production teams.
• Facilitate and/or run the weekly Master Production Schedule (MPS) cadence (agenda, inputs, actions, decisions), capturing actions and ensuring follow-through.
• Review planning queues and system confirmations; correct the schedule where lead times or system signals are inaccurate and ensure plans remain executable.
• Maintain planning discipline by ensuring orders are planned promptly (e.g., within defined SLA windows) and drive visibility/closure of unplanned backlog.
• Material & Inventory Coordination Partner with Procurement/Buyers to align material release, shortages, and expedites with the production plan; communicate constraint-driven impacts to stakeholders.
• Monitor and report inventory health across RAW / WIP / FG, including periodic snapshots aligned to business cadence (e.g., M-2 / M-1 / month close).
• Support actions to reduce Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory through routine review, prioritization, and cross-functional disposition plans.
• Stakeholder Management & Customer Commitment Serve as a key planning interface between Production and Customer Service to protect customer delivery commitments; escalate risks early with clear options and tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with Operations leadership to support attainment of KPIs such as OTD/OTIF, schedule adherence, attainment vs plan, backlog, and inventory turns.
• Data Integrity, Systems & Continuous Improvement Maintain planning parameters and master data inputs (where applicable) to improve MRP/MPS reliability and schedule stability.
• Identify recurring planning issues (constraints, bottlenecks, poor signals, master data gaps) and lead/participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Contribute to standard work documentation for planning routines (MPS meeting rhythm, scheduling rules, escalation paths).

Benefits

• Multiple health plans to choose from: HMO, PPO, and High Deductible Health Plans with a low-cost share
• Best-in-class 401K plan with zero vesting and up to 6% contribution matching
• 14-week maternity leave at full pay following one year of service (Adoption benefits are equivalent)
• 4-week paternity leave at full pay following one year of service (Adoption benefits are equivalent)
• Employee Resource Groups that offer community and support, like our Pride Network and Network of Women groups
• PTO, encompassing inclusive holidays
• Career Development opportunities (IMI’s ‘Catalyst’ Program)
• Employer contribution for Health Savings Account, and in many cases free virtual telemedicine, and teletherapy.
• Mental Health and wellness programs to support you and your family
• Full suite of voluntary benefits to tap into, including but not limited to: Critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity, legal insurance, identity theft protection, and pet insurance or home & auto insurance through our discount advantage platform
• Short & long-term disability as well as basic life insurance at 2x your basic salary at no cost to the employee
• Free financial advisors, webinars, and classes through Charles Schwab
• Annual Employee Stock Purchase Plan with option to purchase IMI shares at a reduced employee only price - no opportunity to lose, only to profit or refund your investment 100%

What This Job Offers

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