Production Planner

Applicantz; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Applicantz, Inc. seeks a Master Scheduler to plan and coordinate materials and production in a hybrid Phoenix environment. The role aligns with engineering plans, drives labor loading, and ensures schedules meet manufacturing requirements.

The successful candidate will have a college degree or 3–5 years of equivalent Spares Ops experience and 2+ years in related fields, with strong collaboration across functions to resolve shortages and maintain on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 3–5 years of equivalent work experience in Spares Operations.
• 2+ years in Supply Chain, Warehouse Logistics, Manufacturing, or Spares Operations.
• Experience coordinating production plans and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely flow of materials and expeditie critical items from suppliers.
• Review open sales orders, forecast schedules, and stock inventory.
• Maintain material control data records and verify reports for accuracy.
• Represent the department in shipment status meetings and follow up on commitments.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate and monitor final approval of products through the production cycle.
• Coordinate production plans to ensure materials are provided per schedules.
• Provide input to management and interface with Marketing, Sales, Production and Engineering managers.

Skills

Spares Ops

Supply Chain

Production Scheduling

Education

College degree

Job description

Hybrid 24 months job in Phoenix (85085). Shifts are either Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST

Top Skills:

• College Degree or 3-5 years equivalent work experience in Spares Ops
• 2+ years’ experience working in Supply Chain, Warehouse Logistics, Manufacturing, or Spares Operations

Duties:

• Plans, schedules, coordinates and/or monitors final approval of products through the complete production cycle.
• Works from engineering plans and production specifications to establish production schedules, labor loading, and capacity requirements.
• Coordinates production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.
• Master Scheduler: Provides input to management, schedules and/or interfaces with marketing, sales, production and engineering managers.
• Works to resolve (in case of design changes) labor and material shortages, backlogs and other potential schedule interruptions.
• Oversees the master schedules and ensures comprehensive compliance with materials requirements for manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure a timely flow of raw materials, parts, subassemblies, assemblies, or finished goods from external and/or internal suppliers. Locates and expedites critical materials.
• Review and monitor open sales order reports, forecast schedules, and stock inventory.
• Maintain, update, and input material control data system or records and verifies reports for accuracy, adjusts material counts when discrepancies are noted.
• Represent the department in shipment status meetings and follows-up to ensure commitments are met.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate and/or monitor final approval of products through the complete production cycle.
• Coordinate production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.
• Provide input to management; schedules and/or interfaces with Marketing, Sales, Production and Engineering managers.