Production Planner

Reading Truck Group; Reading, Northern (Berks County, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

401(k) Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

10 Paid Holidays

Training and Development Programs

Job summary

Reading Truck Group is seeking a Planner to manage production scheduling, MRP generation, and inventory control at our Reading, PA campus. You will coordinate daily work for production cells, interface with sales, operations, purchasing and engineering, and maintain accurate data in planning systems.

The role focuses on ensuring high on-time delivery, leveling labor, and minimizing WIP, while supporting continuous improvement in planning processes and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience in planning/scheduling/MRP.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and functions is required.
• Training in Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Inventory control knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and generate manufacturing orders and work schedules for shop floor cells to maximize on-time delivery.
• Coordinate with Master Scheduler and production on schedule changes and expediting.
• Maintain production planning systems and lead-time data for internal cells.
• Review cycle counts and inventory balances to plan excess, obsolete items, replacements, or scrap.
• Collaborate with chassis pool and sales to keep chassis data up to date.
• Utilize ERP and supporting worksheets for planning, capacity and operations management.
• Provide input to management when rescheduling is needed due to changes or shortages.
• Liaise with shipping/receiving to ensure needed parts and inventory for OTD goals.
• Track KPIs for past-due orders and schedule attainment with countermeasures.

Skills

MRP planning

ERP systems

Inventory control

Data accuracy

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

201 Hancock Blvd, Reading, PA 19611, USA

Job Description

How You Will Make an Impact

The Planner is responsible for production scheduling, MRP generation, work order creation and maintenance, inventory management and other material planning functions. This position has responsibility for the scheduling of daily work for production cells, oversight for inventory control and looking into future demand to provide accurate forecasts to internal operations and procurement. This role has a regular interface with sales, operations, purchasing and engineering.

The Nuts and Bolts

• Plan, schedule and generate manufacturing orders and work schedules for the cells on the shop floor to achieve high on-time delivery, level loading of available labor, and to minimize WIP and finished goods inventory
• Work closely with Master Scheduler and production on schedule changes, customer expedite requests, etc.
• Maintain production planning systems and procedures with high data accuracy and integrity, including the required lead-time data for internal manufacturing cells
• Review/Oversight of cycle counts, inventory adjustments and on hand inventory balances to develop a plan for excess, obsolete, substitutions, return to supplier, re-sale or scrap resolution
• Collaborate with chassis pool and sales to maintain updated chassis data
• Utilize ERP software and supporting worksheets that support production planning, capacity planning, and operational management
• Provide input to management and/or interface with customers when rescheduling is required due to design changes, chassis delays, labor and material shortages, backlogs and, other potential schedule interruptions
• Liaison with shipping/receiving concerning needed parts, process or committed inventory as needed to meet OTD
• Track KPI’s for past due work orders, schedule attainment- with appropriate counter measures to improve metrics.

Required Credentials

• Five (5) years’ experience in planning/scheduling/MRP
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and functions is required
• Training in Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Inventory Control

How We Make an Impact

At Reading Truck, we have more than 65 years of industry leadership in the manufacture, distribution, and enhancement of work truck bodies. As the world’s largest upfitter of work trucks, we continue to experience rapid growth through our expanding network of more than 20 locations across North America. Take the next step in your career and come get paid to play with trucks!

Some of Our Total Rewards

We offer big company perks with small company culture:

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision and Life
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Tools Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Footwear, Eyewear, and Safety Equipment Discount Program
• Paid Training and Development Programs

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

201 Hancock Blvd, Reading, PA 19611, USA