Scheduler/Production Planner
About The Position
The Machine Shop Scheduler/Production Planner is responsible for planning and coordinating the machine shop’s daily operations, including BOM transfers, prototype parts, and other assigned jobs. This role ensures that due dates, goals, and deadlines are established and maintained based on the shop’s overall capacity—both machines and personnel. Key responsibilities may include scheduling production activities to align with capacity and timelines, ordering raw materials, tooling, and packaging required for jobs from start to finish, reviewing part sequences to support time studies and costing analysis, and analyzing historical and current data to ensure accurate BOM scheduling for production departments. This role will collaborate with all levels of the machine shop and other business areas to ensure products are built on schedule and internal efficiency targets are met. The successful candidate will split time between the production floor and office, balancing hands-on oversight with data-driven planning. This role will be partner to the Director of Manufacturing and assist with tasks and initiatives as needed.
Responsibilities
- Planning and coordinating the machine shop’s daily operations, including BOM transfers, prototype parts, and other assigned jobs.
- Ensuring that due dates, goals, and deadlines are established and maintained based on the shop’s overall capacity—both machines and personnel.
- Scheduling production activities to align with capacity and timelines
- Ordering raw materials, tooling, and packaging required for jobs from start to finish
- Reviewing part sequences to support time studies and costing analysis
- Analyzing historical and current data to ensure accurate BOM scheduling for production departments.
- Collaborating with all levels of the machine shop and other business areas to ensure products are built on schedule and internal efficiency targets are met.
- Balancing hands-on oversight with data-driven planning.
- Partner to the Director of Manufacturing and assist with tasks and initiatives as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
