Lean Manufacturing Production Planner

Duravant; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

FMH Conveyors, part of the Duravant family, seeks a Production Planner to coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials across departments according to daily and weekly production schedules. The role collaborates with Supervisors to determine progress, inventory levels, and completion dates while solving production problems.

The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of production planning experience in manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Requires capacity analysis and production scheduling
• Expedites and prioritizes work orders daily
• Tracks production orders and material supply to floor
• Analyzes sales orders for capacity and material requirements
• Interfaces with manufacturing and purchasing on planning issues
• Maintains production item master and daily production entries
• Monitors safety procedures and records production metrics
• Supports cycle counts and labor analysis on daily reports

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and expedite daily/weekly production schedules.
• Issue, track, and adjust production orders and materials.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Finance, and HR to align plans.
• Monitor KPI performance and production efficiencies.
• Maintain item master data and update production entries daily.
• Ensure adherence to safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Production planning

Lean concepts

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Education

Associates Degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

FMH Conveyors, part of the Duravant family, seeks a Production Planner to coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials across departments according to daily and weekly production schedules. The role collaborates with Supervisors to determine progress, inventory levels, and completion dates while solving production problems.

The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of production planning experience in manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and hands-on leadership.