Production Planner

Applicantz; Tualatin (OR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Applicantz, Inc. in Tualatin, OR is seeking a Master Scheduler to support manufacturing production planning. The role involves coordinating schedules, materials, and capacity across engineering, production, and marketing teams in a hybrid environment.

The candidate should have experience in manufacturing planning, strong communication, and a willingness to learn SAP and related tools. Regular in-office days are required, with some hybrid flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in MFG or production planning preferred but not required.
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to learn SAP and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, coordinate and monitor production for the full cycle.
• Develop schedules using engineering plans and specs; determine labor loading and capacity.
• Coordinate plans to ensure materials are available on time per schedule.
• Serve as Master Scheduler and liaise with management, marketing, sales, production and engineering.
• Resolve design changes-related labor/material shortages and schedule interruptions.
• Oversee master schedules and ensure materials requirements are met for manufacturing.

Skills

Cross-functional communication

Production planning

Problem solving

Willlingness to learn SAP

Tools

SAP

Quickbase

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hybrid opportunity at Tualatin OR, Wednesday is mandatory in office. Regular day shift Mon-Fri, 40 hrs/week | (8am-5pm)

Top Requirements:

• Communication, teamwork and problem solving.
• The position will be supporting groups like manufacturing and spares so being able to work collaboratively is important.
• Managing production orders and often have to make changes and updates that require a general readiness to solve somewhat complex problems.
• SAP experience and tech savvy-ness are nice to have, but we are confident in our ability to train the job as long as candidate have a willingness to learn it.

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.

Skills:

• This role frequently works cross-functionally with MFG, logistics and strategic order management teams. Need to be able to communicate clearly and comfortably in small to medium cross-functional group settings.
• Experience in MFG or production planning preferred, but not required
• Experience with below programs preferred, but not required (SAP, Quickbase, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI)