ETO Production Scheduler & Master Plan Lead

States Manufacturing LLC; Dayton (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/ESST

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Paid weekly

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401K / Life Insurance / STD

Job summary

States Manufacturing LLC is seeking a Senior Production Planner to develop, maintain, and execute the assembly production schedule in an Engineer-to-Order environment. The role aligns customer orders, engineering releases, material availability, and plant capacity to meet delivery commitments.

This role serves as the primary planning liaison between the Site Master Scheduler, Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and the Fabrication Planning team, translating complex project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Advanced ERP/MRP proficiency with BOM structures, routings, master scheduling, and capacity planning.
• Experience coordinating across Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Manufacturing.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make effective decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate the SIOP-driven master schedule into a rolling 12-week production plan aligned with plant capacity, ramp-ups, customer orders, engineering releases, and lead times.
• Monitor shop-floor progress and schedule adherence, adjusting priorities as needed.
• Own performance metrics, including schedule attainment, on-time delivery to customer commitments, and WIP levels.
• Maintain accurate scheduling data within Epicor.
• Recommend / Propose plans & actions to mitigate at-risk delivery commitments.
• Act as the primary link between the Site Master Scheduler and shop-floor execution.
• Manage the schedule impact of engineering changes (ECOs), customer revisions, and supply disruptions, and coordinate master schedule updates with the Master Scheduler and other stakeholders.
• Proactively identify bottlenecks and constraints (capacity, material, fabricated components, and engineering releases) and coordinate cross-functional actions to resolve them.
• Escalate risks to delivery commitments and recommend recovery or mitigation plans when needed.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Project Management to align design releases, material availability, and manufacturing execution.
• Lead daily and weekly production scheduling reviews with production supervisors, PMO, and the fabrication team.
• Identify opportunities to improve assembly flow, resource utilization, schedule adherence, and planning processes.
• Support and Drive the development and standardization of production planning and scheduling processes.
• Mentor and develop production coordinators as the team grows.

Education

Bachelor's degree

APICS CPIM or CSCP certification

Tools

Epicor ERP

Microsoft Excel

Production scheduling tools

Job description

States Manufacturing LLC is seeking a Senior Production Planner to develop, maintain, and execute the assembly production schedule in an Engineer-to-Order environment. The role aligns customer orders, engineering releases, material availability, and plant capacity to meet delivery commitments.

This role serves as the primary planning liaison between the Site Master Scheduler, Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and the Fabrication Planning team, translating complex project