Senior Production Planner

Aston Carter•Fort Worth, TX

7d•$40 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Production Planner supports manufacturing operations in a fast-paced production environment by managing production flow, overseeing work orders and manufacturing travelers, coordinating outside processing activities, and contributing to accurate customer and vendor quotations. This role is primarily computer-based and requires strong ERP expertise, solid production planning knowledge, and the ability to quickly integrate into an active manufacturing setting with minimal training.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of experience in production planning, production control, materials planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
Hands-on experience working within ERP systems such as Quantum, SAP, or similar platforms.
Manufacturing industry experience with a strong understanding of production processes and workflows.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications for data analysis, reporting, and documentation.
Experience creating work orders, travelers, routings, or other production documentation in a manufacturing environment.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and a significant production backlog.
Effective communication skills for collaborating with production supervisors, purchasing, leadership, vendors, and customers.
Solid problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly learn processes and contribute with minimal supervision.
Ability to manage production control activities, materials management tasks, and vendor communication in a fast-paced setting.
Experience supporting quoting activities, including gathering labor, material, and outside processing costs.

Responsibilities

Manage production schedules and workflow for active manufacturing orders to ensure timely completion and on-time delivery.
Create, release, and maintain work orders and manufacturing travelers, ensuring they are accurate, properly sequenced, and distributed to the shop floor and production supervisors.
Monitor production backlog, including approximately $1M in existing orders, and prioritize jobs to meet customer delivery requirements and reduce bottlenecks.
Coordinate outside processing (OSP) activities, including communication with vendors, scheduling outsourced work, and tracking timelines for processes not performed in-house.
Collaborate closely with production supervisors, purchasing, and leadership to maintain smooth production flow and resolve scheduling or capacity constraints.
Support inventory visibility and material requirements planning to ensure the right materials are available at the right time for production.
Assist with customer and vendor quotations by gathering and analyzing labor hours, material costs, and outside processing expenses, and by collaborating with supervisors on estimates and markups.
Maintain accurate production and planning data within the ERP system, including work orders, routings, and other production documentation.
Generate travelers and work orders in the proper order, distribute them to the shop floor, and follow up to ensure execution aligns with the production plan.
Communicate effectively with vendors and internal stakeholders to manage production status, resolve issues, and support quoting and estimating activities.