Production Planner

National Machinery LLC; Connecticut; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

National Machinery LLC is seeking a Production Planner for an on-site role to translate approved engineering data into controlled PDM/ERP records and coordinate shop-order plans for material availability and on-time completion.

You will review drawings, BOMs, routings, and engineering changes, maintain part records, and ensure data accuracy across planning functions while supporting revision control and data-quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Ability to read engineering drawings and multilevel BOMs.
• Experience with ERP systems and data integrity in PDM/PLM.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, problem solving, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Review drawings, BOMs, routings, and engineering changes for accuracy.
• Create and maintain PDM/ERP part records and multilevel BOMs.
• Verify product structures match approved docs and complete planning fields.
• Process engineering changes while maintaining revision control.
• Maintain shop-order schedules and monitor material requirements.
• Track progress, identify risks, and communicate actions.
• Release complete product structures and ensure clear handoff to planning.

Skills

Excel proficiency

ERP systems

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Communication skills

Reading engineering drawings

Revision control

BOM understanding

Education

Associate degree in manufacturing/engineering technology

Tools

IFS Cloud

PDM/PLM

ERP systems

Job description

At National Machinery we take pride in our skilled workforce and are continuously seeking eager individuals to join our innovative team. National Machinery is a world-class middle market company that designs and manufactures cold forming machinery. It takes many dedicated positions to make our global company excel as an industry leader in the metal forming market. If you are interested in pursuing a career with a company that is well capitalized and privately held by an ownership group that is focused on long term growth, please consider applying.

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PRODUCTION PLANNER--***THIS IS AN ON-SITE POSITION***

Own the accuracy and readiness of product structures and production planning data, translating approved engineering information into controlled PDM/ERP records and coordinating shop-order plans to support material availability, production execution, and on-time completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review approved drawings, BOMs, specifications, routings, and engineering changes; identify missing, conflicting, duplicated, or outdated information and coordinate corrections with Engineering.
• Create and maintain PDM/ERP part records, multilevel BOMs, assemblies, component relationships, revisions, quantities, units of measure, document links, routings, and required planning data.
• Verify product structures match approved engineering documentation and that mandatory manufacturing, sourcing, and planning fields are complete or assigned to the responsible function.
• Process approved engineering changes while maintaining revision control and consistency between PDM and ERP; do not independently change design intent or approve engineering revisions.
• Maintain daily and weekly production shop-order schedules; review shop orders and material requirements, monitor shortages, and coordinate actions affecting material availability and schedule attainment.
• Track production progress and identify schedule risks, quality-related impacts, data errors, and other constraints; communicate issues and recommended actions to the Production Scheduler and appropriate functions.
• Release only complete, validated product structures; document unresolved constraints, notify the Production Scheduler when structures are ready, and ensure the planning handoff is clear.
• Maintain data-quality checks, track recurring errors, support root-cause analysis, and recommend improvements to data-entry, release, planning, and scheduling processes.
• May return incomplete information, hold product-structure release when required data or approvals are missing, and escalation discrepancies.
• Accountable for product-data accuracy through the scheduling handoff and for maintaining accurate production-planning data.
• Must follow approved engineering revisions and required release controls.
• Any additional required duties

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency with Excel and ERP systems
• Strong organization, attention to detail, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills
• Ability to read engineering drawings and multilevel BOMs and understand revision control and engineering changes
• Able to demonstrate proficiency and knowledge in Excel, and ERP systems.
• Ability to work independently and make independent decisions while using creative problem solving and decision skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Manufacturing, engineering technology, associate degree, or equivalent experience
• BOM, ERP/PDM/PLM, and IFS Cloud experience preferred
• Goal-oriented with high attention to detail.
• Ability to organize and prioritize
• Associate degree or equivalent manufacturing experience.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Office environment with frequent shop interaction.