Senior Production Planner

Integra LifeSciences • Columbia, MD

6d • $81,650 - $112,700

About The Position

Changing lives. Building Careers. Joining us is a chance to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, our colleagues are challenging what’s possible and making headway to innovate new treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of care. The Senior Production Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing detailed production plans and schedules for assigned manufacturing sites and product portfolios. This role plays a critical part in translating supply plans and demand signals into executable production schedules while managing capacity, materials, and execution risks. The Senior Production Planner partners closely with Manufacturing, Global Supply Planning, Quality, and Procurement to ensure stable execution and consistent service performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, or supply chain roles.
• Strong understanding of MRP, capacity planning, and manufacturing execution concepts.
• Proficiency in ERP and planning systems such as Oracle, SAP, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage execution risk and prioritize effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules aligned with global supply plans, frozen horizons, and site-level constraints.
• Analyze capacity, labor, and material constraints; propose feasible schedule adjustments to maintain service levels.
• Execute near-term planning decisions to stabilize production flow and minimize schedule volatility.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for production scheduling within assigned value streams or manufacturing lines.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Inventory teams to ensure material availability for scheduled production.
• Monitor daily and weekly execution against plan; identify deviations and initiate corrective actions.
• Support scenario planning for demand changes, capacity constraints, and supply disruptions.
• Maintain accuracy of production-related master data including lead times, routings, BOMs, and calendars.
• Support adherence to planning governance, frozen windows, and escalation processes.
• Identify recurring planning and execution issues; lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Leverage ERP and planning systems to improve visibility, reporting, and exception management.
• Mentor junior production planners and schedulers through informal coaching and best-practice sharing.

Benefits

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance, and savings plan (401(k)).
• Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following https://jobs.integralife.com/total-rewards/

What This Job Offers

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