Manufacturing Production Planner

BWAY; York (York County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser Packaging Solutions is seeking a Production Planner to manage scheduling, forecasting, and supply planning. The role utilizes SAP and other approved tools to optimize production schedules, lead times, and inventory levels.

You will collaborate across functions, lead daily planning meetings, and support new programs while aiming for on-time delivery and efficient changeovers in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or related field.
• 1–3 years in a high-volume manufacturing environment with lean principles.
• Experience using SAP for planning and scheduling.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for scheduling, forecasting, and supply planning.
• Collaborate across functions to allocate resources to customer needs.
• Lead daily planning meetings with manufacturing operations and coordinate downtime/changeovers.
• Sequence the schedule to maximize output and minimize changeover time based on priority.
• Provide accurate lead times to Customer Service and Sales.
• Manage load leveling and identify bottlenecks in manufacturing.
• Engage in capacity planning with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate recurring and ad-hoc scheduling, demand, and supply meetings.

Skills

Lean methodology

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business management, supply chain/operations, or engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION The Production Planner is responsible for ensuring operating policies and procedures for managing their areas of production scheduling, forecasting, and supply planning. They will manage improvements by utilizing SAP and other company-approved programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact as it relates to their areas of responsibility for scheduling, forecasting, and supply planning.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to establish schedules and plans that allocate available resources to best serve customer needs.
• Act as the liaison between the business and manufacturing operations - leading daily planning meetings with them and coordinating downtime and changeovers, etc.
• Support production by sequencing the schedule to maximize output and minimize changeover time while taking into account customer priority.
• Provide accurate lead time to Customer Service and Sales.
• Manage load leveling and raise awareness of bottlenecks in manufacturing.
• Engage in capacity management with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate and participate in recurring and ad-hoc scheduling, demand, and supply meetings with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain appropriate planning parameters in SAP and other systems and tools.
• Support the launch of new programs/products.
• Optimize inventory levels, minimize excess and obsolete inventory, and strive for 100% on-time delivery to the customer as well as other plants.
• Monitor raw material consumption and develop plans to maintain production needs.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in business management, supply chain/operations, or engineering.
• Minimum 1-3 years of operations experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment with experience in the use of lean principles
• SAP experience
• Ability to work cross-functionally both internally and externally with customers.
• Ability to quickly and accurately analyze problems and provide viable solutions using proven lean methodology.
• Strategic thinker, strong analytical skills, able to synthesize considerable and complex data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills and willing to work in a team-oriented environment.

ABOUT US

Do you want to work with people who are dedicated to innovation and making the world a better place? Do you want to build a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and development?Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company.Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward-looking team.At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that's always striving to innovate and serve customers better-and help them be better stewards of the environment.Whether you're a seasoned professional-or just beginning your career-there's a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Join us!

Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.