Production Planner

Viken Detection; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Viken Detection Corp. is seeking a highly organized Production Planner to optimize production schedules, material availability, and manufacturing workflow, ensuring on-time delivery and efficient operations.

The role requires strong ERP/MRP experience, BOM knowledge, and Lean manufacturing principles. You will collaborate with operations, purchasing, engineering, and finance to maintain a master production schedule and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and BOMs.
• Advanced Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with Power BI and BI tooling preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain master production schedule via material scenarios and BOMs.
• Create and manage build assemblies in ERP to ensure accurate production tracking.
• Lead production updates in cross-functional Teams meetings with material availability focus.
• Run weekly production status meetings to hit ship dates.
• Conduct monthly SIOP meetings.
• Support Lean manufacturing procedures, records, and reports.

Skills

Production planning

ERP/MRP systems

Lean manufacturing

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Multi-tasking

Communication

Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

CPIM/CSCP/ISM certification

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Viken Detection is seeking a highly organized and proactive Production Planner to manage and optimize production schedules, material availability, and manufacturing workflow. This role is critical to ensuring on-time delivery, maximizing efficiency, and supporting our growing production operations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment, strong ERP/MRP system knowledge, and the ability to collaborate across operations, purchasing, manufacturing, and engineering teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct material scenarios at top-level and sub-assembly stages to drive "clear to build" status and maintain the master production schedule.
• Create and manage build assemblies within the manufacturing ERP system to ensure accurate production tracking.
• Lead production updates in daily cross-functional Teams meetings, providing status on material availability and scheduling constraints.
• Run weekly production status meetings, with a focus on clear to build dates highlighting issues that need to be resolved to achieve ship dates.
• Run monthly SIOP meetings.
• Support the department in organizing procedures, records, and Lean manufacturing reports.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma required; professional certifications (CPIM, CSCP, or ISM) or higher education strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment with direct experience in MRP/ERP systems and Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel (data analysis); strong understanding of Lean manufacturing principles and multitasking.
• Experience with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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