Manufacturing Production Planner

Mauser Packaging Solutions; York (York County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser Packaging Solutions is seeking a Production Planner in the United States to manage scheduling, forecasting, and supply planning. The role leverages SAP and other approved programs to optimize manufacturing operations and inventory levels for on-time delivery.

The position requires collaboration across functions to balance resources, lead daily planning meetings, and support new program launches while driving continuous improvements in efficiency and lean processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business management, supply chain/operations or engineering.
• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment with lean principles.
• Proficiency with SAP and supply planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for scheduling, forecasting, and supply planning.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to establish schedules that allocate resources to serve customer needs.
• Lead daily planning meetings with manufacturing operations and coordinate downtime and changeovers.
• Sequence schedules to maximize output and minimize changeovers while considering customer priority.
• Provide accurate lead times to Customer Service and Sales.
• Manage load leveling and highlight bottlenecks in manufacturing.
• Engage in capacity management with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate scheduling, demand, and supply meetings with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain planning parameters in SAP and other systems and tools.
• Support the launch of new programs/products.
• Optimize inventory levels and strive for 100% on-time delivery.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

The 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 through the use of 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.


• Collaborates cross-functionally to establish schedule 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.


• Facilitates and participates in re-occurring and ad-hoc scheduling, demand, and supply meetings with cross-functional teams.


• Maintains 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.


• Monitors raw material consumption and develops 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 be 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.