Production Planner

MDS Staffing; Champlin (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MDS Staffing is seeking a Production Planner to develop and maintain detailed production plans for custom-designed electric power transformers. This role requires coordinating with Marketing, Customer Service, Engineering, and Operations to translate orders into actionable schedules while balancing capacity, materials, and lead times.

The position emphasizes on-site work, close collaboration with multiple departments, and ongoing optimization of production plans to ensure customer commitments

Qualifications

• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed production plans for transformer products.
• Balance capacity, materials, and lead times to meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Attend daily on-site and communicate schedule changes to relevant departments.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Customer Service, Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing.
• Monitor schedules, backlog, and forecasts to adjust plans proactively.
• Maintain accurate ERP data and system-driven production signals.
• Monitor key metrics such as on-time delivery and lead times.

Skills

Production Planning

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Adaptability

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Job description

The Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining detailed production plans that ensure the efficient use of resources, on-time delivery, and alignment with customer requirements for custom-designed electric power transformers. This role works closely with Marketing, Customer Service, Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing to translate orders and forecasts into actionable production schedules while balancing capacity, materials, and lead times.

Essential Functions

• Daily On-Site Attendance.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed production plans for all transformer products.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Customer Service to understand customer priorities, delivery commitments, and project timelines.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing to plan for custom configurations, long-lead components, and capacity constraints.
• Monitor production schedules, backlog, and forecasts to proactively adjust plans.
• Communicate schedule changes and impacts to all relevant departments to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Maintain accurate production plan data within the ERP system and ensure system-driven production signals are timely and actionable.
• Support cross-functional planning processes including order entry reviews, customer promise date coordination, and S&OP activities.
• Monitor performance metrics such as schedule adherence, lead time variance, and on-time delivery to drive continuous improvement.
• Identify and resolve production planning conflicts between customer expectations and operational realities.
• Track and maintain inventory levels related to production requirements.

Competencies

• Production Planning Expertise
• Customer Orientated
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Strong Decision Maker
• Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability & Flexibility
• Communication & Influence
• Continuous Improvement Mindset