Production Planner

Applicantz; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Applicantz, Inc. is seeking a Master Scheduler for a hybrid role in Phoenix, AZ. The position focuses on planning and coordinating the full production cycle, ensuring materials and capacity meet production needs.

The successful candidate will work with engineering, production, and supply chain teams to maintain schedules, resolve shortages, and optimize material flow. This 24-month assignment offers exposure to manufacturing operations and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Must have a college degree or 3–5 years of equivalent work experience in spares operations.
• At least 2 years of experience in supply chain, warehouse logistics, manufacturing, or spares operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, coordinate and monitor final approval of products through the production cycle.
• Develop production schedules from engineering plans and production specs, including labor loading and capacity planning.
• Coordinate production plans to ensure materials are available as scheduled.
• Provide input to management and interface with marketing, sales, production and engineering managers.
• Identify and resolve shortages, backlogs, or interruptions to the schedule.
• Oversee master schedules and ensure material requirements are met.

Skills

College Degree or 3-5 years experience

2+ years experience in Supply Chain/Sp

Education

College Degree or equivalent

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.