Production Planner

Soulshine Farms; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Paychecks

Six Paid Holidays

Earned Vacation

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

SoulShine Farms is seeking an experienced Production Planner to create and optimize production schedules that meet customer demand while enhancing plant efficiency, inventory control, product freshness, and profitability. The role links Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, Plant Operations, Warehousing, Logistics, Finance, and Supply Chain leadership.

Key responsibilities include converting orders into actionable plans, balancing capacity with demand, and driving continuous improvement through

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience in production planning or related field.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP/planning systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate across departments without direct authority.
• English communication skills are essential.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and long-range production schedules.
• Convert orders and forecasts into executable production plans.
• Balance demand with plant capacity and resources.
• Adjust schedules as conditions change.
• Communicate priorities, changes, risks, and recovery plans.
• Monitor inventory to minimize shortages and waste.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Warehousing, and Logistics.
• Develop planning reports and KPI dashboards.

Tools

ERP software

Inventory management systems

Excel

Job description

Founded in 2018, SoulShine Farms has quickly grown to be a local further-processing poultry industry leader. Our work revolves around our values, our people, and our dedication to quality.

SoulShine Farms is seeking an experienced Production Planner to develop production plans and schedules that meet customer demand while supporting plant efficiency, inventory goals, product freshness, and profitability. This role connects Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, Plant Operations, Warehousing, Logistics, Finance, and Supply Chain leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and long-range production schedules.
• Convert customer orders and demand forecasts into executable production plans.
• Balance customer demand with plant capacity, labor, raw-material availability, inventory needs, and operating constraints.
• Adjust schedules when demand, staffing, equipment, or supply conditions change.
• Communicate production priorities, schedule changes, risks, and recovery plans.
• Monitor finished-goods and work-in-process inventory to help minimize shortages, excess inventory, waste, aging, and obsolescence.
• Coordinate with Procurement to ensure ingredients, packaging, labels, and raw materials are available.
• Partner with Warehousing and Logistics to support product movement, storage, and customer commitments.
• Develop planning reports, dashboards, and KPI scorecards and recommend improvements based on performance trends.

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in production planning, supply chain planning, operations planning, scheduling, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of production-scheduling and inventory-management principles. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience using ERP, planning, inventory, or production systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, project-management, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond quickly to changing conditions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate across departments without direct authority.
• Ability to hear, speak, read, and comprehend communications in English.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food manufacturing, poultry processing, high-volume production, demand planning, capacity planning, multi-facility operations, or continuous improvement.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills.

Work Environment

This position is based in Gainesville, Georgia with occasional travel between production facilities. The role also requires periodic visits to manufacturing areas and use of required personal protective equipment.

Benefits

• Weekly Paychecks
• Six (6) Paid Holidays
• Earned Vacation
• Medical, Dental, and VisionInsurance (a portion of the premiums is paid by SoulShine Farms)

SoulShine Farms is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.