PRODUCTION PLANNER

Spherion; Tallassee (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K plan

Dental insurance

Job summary

Spherion Staffing, LLC is seeking a detail-driven Production Planner in Tallassee, AL. You will coordinate with engineering, purchasing, and logistics to maximize production efficiency while meeting customer requirements for availability and quality.

The role involves creating schedules, managing material availability, tracking WIP, and delivering data-driven updates to leadership. Strong ERP experience and appetite for continuous improvement are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with aerospace/composites or regulated sectors is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of production processes, capacity planning, and shelf-life materials.

Responsibilities

• Create production schedules and align with engineering and procurement.
• Manage customer demand, capacity, and on-time delivery (OTD).
• Collaborate with Commercial, Logistics, and Site teams on planning and updates.
• Generate KPI reports and monitor planning performance against targets.

Skills

Production planning

MRP/ERP systems

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High School

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Spherion is currently recruiting for an exciting career opportunity with a dynamic, cutting-edge composite manufacturing company in Tallassee, AL. At the forefront of advanced manufacturing, our client utilizes proprietary technology to help manufacturers turn environmental and sustainability goals into cost-saving realities, building a more efficient and sustainable industrial future worldwide. We are seeking a detail-driven and proactive Production Planner to coordinate all aspects of production in close collaboration with engineering, purchasing, and logistics teams. Your primary objective will be to maximize production efficiency while strictly adhering to customer requirements regarding availability and quality. Consistently meeting and exceeding expectations.

Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the Manufacturing Manager and Site Lead to align capacity and workload by work center.
• Align demand nesting with engineers and build it directly into the production plan.
• Generate production schedules to ensure sufficient materials and capacity are available for short and long term orders.
• Produce a production plan covering structural and process kits, taking process flows, capacity, and work centers (cutting machines, collation, kitting) into account.
• Manage customer demand, review demand fluctuations, and assess their impact on materials, capacity, and the production plan.
• Manage and maintain the customer order book to ensure delivery commitments are achieved and on-time delivery (OTD) performance is maintained.
• Handle customer site correspondence relating to demand, production plans, order status, and delivery performance on a regular, data-driven cadence.
• Support the Site Lead and Planning and Supply Chain Manager with weekly customer updates, tracking performance against budget and highlighting upsides, downsides, risks, and recovery actions.
• Release manufacturing orders (MOs) in paper or digital form aligned with the approved production plan.
• Monitor and manage material shelf life to minimize expiry risk, waste, and production disruption, raising risks in a timely manner.
• Plan and produce production, material shortage reports, and inform the Site Leader of any capacity/work shortages to build action plans.
• Track work-in-progress (WIP) and finished goods stock levels.
• Work closely with procurement to ensure materials are procured and purchased, maintaining inventory levels required to execute the production plan.
• Support procurement activities including supplier liaison, purchase-order follow-up, expediting materials, and resolving supply issues.
• Collaborate with the commercial team to ensure orders are raised correctly to generate accurate requirements from the MRP/ERP system.
• Ensure all relevant parties are fully updated on production status so work planning is integrated and communicated.
• Produce KPI reports and metrics based on planning performance delivery.
• Set and continually monitor KPIs and targets to ensure planning goals are achieved.
• Analyze manufacturing data and lessons learned to improve the accuracy and reliability of the planning process.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes, strengthen planning controls, increase operational efficiency, and minimize waste with a continuous improvement mindset.

Skills

Aerospace composite production planning preferred.

Education

High School

Experience

1-4 years

Qualifications

• Experience: Previous production planning experience within a manufacturing environment; experience in aerospace, composites, or another highly regulated sector is highly advantageous.
• Process Knowledge: Good understanding of production processes, capacity planning, work-center constraints, material availability, and managing shelf-life-controlled materials (expiry risk, stock rotation, and traceability).
• Systems Proficiency: Good working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems (order-book management, manufacturing-order release, material requirements, and production scheduling) and advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, for generating schedules, reports, KPIs, and customer updates.
• Analytical & Technical Competence: Strong analytical skills to interpret demand, capacity, inventory, and manufacturing data; awareness of quality, traceability, and documentation standards associated with aerospace manufacturing and AS9100 environments.
• Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Commercial, Logistics, and multi-site Supply Chain teams; clear, professional communication confidence for managing customer correspondence.
• Work Ethic & Mindset: Ability to prioritize competing demands, work under pressure, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision; a proactive, self-motivated team player with strong attention to detail, a sense of ownership, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Benefits

• Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
• medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Spherion, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].