Production Planner

Confidential; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a proactive Production Planner to develop and manage production schedules, ensuring alignment with customer due dates and capacity. The role requires independent judgment, strong ownership, and coordination with Production, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Shipping, Receiving, and customer-facing teams.

The ideal candidate has experience in low-volume, high-mix manufacturing and can anticipate constraints, drive recovery actions, and maintain ERP data accuracy to support

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production planning, scheduling, or related manufacturing experience
• Experience in a low-volume, high-mix or job-shop environment
• Knowledge of manufacturing workflows, routings, work centers, setup/run times, capacity planning, and constraints
• Understanding of raw-material specs, stock forms, quantities, and lead times
• Hands-on ERP/MRP experience creating, releasing, scheduling, and tracking work orders
• Strong data-analysis, documentation, and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain realistic production schedules based on due dates, capacity, setup/run times, material availability, tooling, and outside-processing
• Review open sales orders, work orders, routings, and WIP to set priorities and achievable dates
• Create and release manufacturing work orders in the ERP system ensuring materials and resources are ready
• Sequence jobs across work centers and shifts considering shared resources, inspection, and downstream steps
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Receiving on raw-material requirements, availability, and receipt dates
• Monitor progress, identify stalled work, and take action to maintain material flow and on-time delivery

Skills

ERP/MRP experience

MS Excel

Cross-functional communication

Independent worker

Scheduling and prioritization

Education

CPIM certification (preferred)

Tools

JobBOSS ERP

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a proactive, deadline-driven Production Planner to develop and manage production schedules, coordinate material readiness, and support on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has experience planning in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment and understands how customer requirements, available capacity, raw materials, work orders, and outside processing affect production timelines.

This role requires strong ownership, independent judgment, and consistent follow-through. The successful candidate anticipates constraints, takes initiative to resolve issues, and works autonomously while communicating effectively with Production, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Shipping and Receiving, and customer-facing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain realistic production schedules based on customer due dates, machine and labor capacity, setup and run times, material availability, tooling, and outside-processing requirements.
• Review open sales orders, work orders, routings, and work-in-process (WIP) to establish priorities and achievable completion dates.
• Create and release manufacturing work orders through the ERP system, confirming that materials, documentation, and required resources are ready.
• Sequence jobs across work centers and shifts, accounting for shared resources, inspection, assembly, and downstream operations.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Receiving to confirm raw-material requirements, quantities, availability, and expected receipt dates.
• Anticipate material shortages, capacity conflicts, and supplier delays; initiate follow-up and escalates risks with recommended recovery actions.
• Monitor job progress and quantities at each process step, identify stalled work, and coordinate action to maintain material flow and delivery commitments.
• Adjust schedules for changing priorities, equipment downtime, quality holds, rework, and supplier delays, clearly communicating the impact to affected teams.
• Provide timely updates on production progress, shortages, backlog, and delivery risks, including action owners and expected resolution dates.
• Maintain accurate ERP scheduling, work-order, routing, material-status, and completion information.
• Participate in production meetings, communicate priorities across shifts, and follow action items through completion.
• Improve planning processes, ERP data accuracy, and reporting to strengthen schedule reliability and on-time delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of production planning, scheduling, or related manufacturing experience.
• Direct experience in a low-volume, high-mix or job-shop manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing workflows, routings, work centers, setup and run times, capacity planning, and production constraints.
• Understanding of raw-material specifications, stock forms, quantities, and lead-time considerations.
• Hands-on experience using an ERP/MRP system to create, release, schedule, and track manufacturing work orders.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, data-analysis, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing deadlines, maintain accurate schedules, and follow through on commitments.
• A proactive approach to identifying problems and driving resolution without constant supervision.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain priorities, constraints, and delivery risks clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with JobBOSS or a comparable manufacturing ERP system.
• Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) certification is strongly preferred, but not required.
• Aerospace manufacturing experience.
• Experience coordinating production across multiple shifts and a variety of work centers.
• Experience establishing or improving planning processes, ERP data accuracy, and production-status reporting.

This is an on-site role requiring regular interaction with production-floor and office teams. The employee must follow applicable safety, quality, and information-security procedures while performing planning and coordination activities.