Molding Production Planner & Scheduler (Onsite)

Ventek Solutions; Shelbyville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventek Solutions in Shelbyville, KY is seeking a Production Planner to plan and schedule all production activity across molding lines to meet customer demand while optimizing plant efficiency. This role handles raw material ordering, kanban management, inventory accuracy, and month-end close assistance, collaborating with sales, purchasing, maintenance, and finance.

You will enter production data, monitor schedule attainment, and support new product launches, ensuring timely and accurate

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in production scheduling, planning, or materials management.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems for scheduling, purchasing, and inventory.
• Strong Excel skills; comfort working with data to plan and troubleshoot schedule/material issues.
• Understanding of kanban/pull-based inventory systems and lean manufacturing principles.
• Basic understanding of inventory accounting concepts (cycle counts, variances, true-ups).
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Clear communicator, comfortable coordinating across production, purchasing, maintenance, and finance.
• Molding, plastics, or process manufacturing experience a plus.
• Must be authorized to work in the US without need for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule across all molding presses/lines and secondary operations based on customer demand, order due dates, and capacity.
• Sequence production runs to minimize changeover time while meeting on-time delivery targets.
• Adjust the schedule in real time to account for breakdowns, material shortages, quality holds, or rush orders.
• Communication schedule changes clearly and promptly to production, maintenance, and warehouse teams.
• Balance mold availability, press capacity, and labor/shift coverage when building the schedule.
• Monitor schedule attainment and flag risks to on-time delivery to plant leadership.
• Coordinate with sales/customer service on order changes, expedites, and delivery commitments.
• Support new product/mold launches by scheduling trial runs and initial production ramp-up.

Job description

Ventek Solutions in Shelbyville, KY is seeking a Production Planner to plan and schedule all production activity across molding lines to meet customer demand while optimizing plant efficiency. This role handles raw material ordering, kanban management, inventory accuracy, and month-end close assistance, collaborating with sales, purchasing, maintenance, and finance.

You will enter production data, monitor schedule attainment, and support new product launches, ensuring timely and accurate