Lead Production Planner & Scheduler

Electric Machinery Company; Columbia Heights (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp., in Minneapolis, MN, is seeking a Production Planner Supervisor in the PPC Department. This role leads scheduling and staffing to ensure efficient, safe, and high-quality production that meets customer delivery.

You will coach teams, analyze capacity, collaborate with warehouse and finance on inventory, and maintain robust master schedules while monitoring KPIs. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years in manufacturing are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in planning/operations/business.
• Strong initiative, problem solving, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Computer literate; familiar with MRP software, SAP and Microsoft Office.
• Proven leadership with ability to influence and guide teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops and trains staff to coordinate production across the facility for on-time, quality output.
• Collaborates with Warehouse and Finance to manage inventory levels and turns.
• Provides coaching and day-to-day guidance to production and commercial departments.
• Develops and maintains summary schedules to meet customer demand.
• Performs schedule analysis: critical path, risk, variance, level-loading, expediting.
• Monitors capacity and resolves constraints using leveling and outsourcing.
• Acts as information conduit between operations and commercial teams.
• Ensures operations align with budget guidelines.
• Analyzes KPIs and visual management indicators to drive improvements.

Skills

Initiative

Problem solving

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

Leadership

Cross-functional communication

Self-starting

Results oriented

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Operations, Business, or similar

Tools

MRP software

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp., in Minneapolis, MN, is seeking a Production Planner Supervisor in the PPC Department. This role leads scheduling and staffing to ensure efficient, safe, and high-quality production that meets customer delivery.

You will coach teams, analyze capacity, collaborate with warehouse and finance on inventory, and maintain robust master schedules while monitoring KPIs. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years in manufacturing are expected.