Production Control Planner - Lean Scheduling & ERP

Dynavac; Rockland, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account match

Job summary

Dynavac, located in Hingham MA, seeks an experienced Production Control Planner to bridge Project Management and Operations, ensuring efficient material flow and production scheduling across Rockland and Hingham locations.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5 years in manufacturing planning, with Epicor experience a plus; strong Lean principles and MS Office/Project skills are essential. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5 years’ planning / scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Epicor a plus.
• Understanding of Lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience in a project-based schedule planning and management in a manufacturing environment a plus.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office/Project.
• Advanced ability to evaluate project progress and facilitate interventions.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning, scheduling, and material flow across the factory based on material availability, capacity and customer promise date.
• Identify schedule constraints and potential delays; seek expedites and escalation paths to avoid timeline impact.
• Drive job setup methodology and planning work structure to leverage Epicor functionality.
• Establish Planning BOMs and forecast repetitive parts bought to stock for standard product lines.
• Set and monitor schedule need dates for all manufacturing (make jobs) to plan production needs for all projects.
• Communicate updates to project schedules and adjust as needed.
• Develop labor capacity model to identify bottlenecks and plan around capacity constraints.
• Provide input to finance, sales, estimating, and project management on schedules, costs, capacity and lead times.
• Report on project material and factory performance; balance delivery with inventory costs.
• Collaborate with Engineering to ensure timely BOM and align with ECOs and new product introductions.
• Lead production meetings and manage ERP for Supply Chain and Operations teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Planning & scheduling

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Decision making

Team orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Epicor

MS Office/Project

Job description

Dynavac, located in Hingham MA, seeks an experienced Production Control Planner to bridge Project Management and Operations, ensuring efficient material flow and production scheduling across Rockland and Hingham locations.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5 years in manufacturing planning, with Epicor experience a plus; strong Lean principles and MS Office/Project skills are essential. Competitive salary and benefits offered.