Onsite Strategic Production Scheduler & Inventory Optimizer

MiTek; Tolleson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

13 holidays

Volunteer time off

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Parental Leave

Job summary

MiTek is seeking a Production Planner in Tolleson, AZ to plan, schedule, and coordinate manufacturing activities. You will maintain schedules, monitor inventory, and work with manufacturing, purchasing, customer service, and logistics to ensure on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

The role requires an associate's degree or 1–4 years of related experience, strong ERP/MRP and Excel skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required or 1–4 years related experience in production planning/scheduling.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems is essential.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis ability.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Ability to work overtime when needed.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules for manufacturing operations using ERP/MRP systems.
• Schedule customer orders based on capacity, materials, lead times, and requirements.
• Coordinate production priorities across processes to ensure on-time delivery.
• Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and purchased components.
• Review demand, forecast and capacity to establish lead times and commitments.
• Communicate daily with manufacturing, purchasing, customer service, quality, and shipping teams.
• Identify and resolve shortages, capacity constraints, scheduling conflicts.
• Participate in cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, year-end processes.
• Analyze production performance and inventory trends to support improvements.
• Generate and maintain reports on production schedules and performance metrics.
• Support new product introductions and engineering changes in planning.
• Ensure data accuracy in ERP/MRP systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety

Quality

Dependability

Initiative

Problem Solving

Analytical

Planning

Adaptability

Communication

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MS Excel

Job description

MiTek is seeking a Production Planner in Tolleson, AZ to plan, schedule, and coordinate manufacturing activities. You will maintain schedules, monitor inventory, and work with manufacturing, purchasing, customer service, and logistics to ensure on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

The role requires an associate's degree or 1–4 years of related experience, strong ERP/MRP and Excel skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment.