Production Planner

Sunny Delight Beverages Company; Verona (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Hill Beverage Company in Verona, PA is seeking a Production Planner to plan, schedule, and coordinate production activities to ensure on-time delivery and optimized workflow. You will work with production, purchasing, engineering, and quality to balance demand, materials, and plant capacity.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity while maintaining ERP/MRP data and communicating changes across teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on orders, inventory, and capacity.
• Coordinate with production, purchasing, and warehouse teams to secure materials for schedules.
• Monitor progress and adjust schedules for downtime, shortages, or changing priorities.
• Analyze capacity, workflow, and lead times to maximize efficiency and reduce bottlenecks.
• Communicate schedule changes and priorities to plant leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Track KPIs such as schedule attainment.
• Maintain accurate production planning data in the ERP/MRP system.
• Collaborate with customer service and sales to provide delivery dates.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for inventory, waste reduction, and process efficiency.

Skills

Production planning

ERP/MRP

Excel

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Team player

Job description

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Production Planner

Full Time Verona, PA, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1621

About Harvest Hill:

Harvest Hill has grown into one of the leading beverage companies in the U.S. Our family of iconic brands, including Juicy Juice ® , SunnyD ® , Fruit 2 O ® , Little HUG ® , Daily’s Cocktails ® , and Nutrament ® will continue to delight families for years to come. Harvest Hill fosters a high-energy, collaborative environment where creative problem-solving and driving continuous improvement are highly valued. The company is in an exciting phase of growth, focused on channel expansion and new product distribution. Harvest Hill Beverage Company® is headquartered in Stamford, CT and owned by Castillo Hermanos, a consumer products company based in Guatemala. For more information, visit harvesthill.com.

Position Summary:

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities to ensure on-time delivery, efficient resource utilization, and optimal workflow throughout the manufacturing process. This role works closely with production, purchasing, engineering, quality, and shipping to balance customer demand, material availability, and plant capacity while driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity.

Primary Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer orders, inventory levels, and production capacity.
• Coordinate with production, purchasing, and warehouse teams to ensure raw materials and components are available to support schedules.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address equipment downtime, labor availability, material shortages, or changing customer priorities.
• Analyze capacity, workflow, and lead times to maximize efficiency and minimize bottlenecks.
• Communicate schedule changes and production priorities to plant leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as schedule attainment.
• Maintain accurate production planning data within the ERP/MRP system.
• Collaborate with customer service and sales to provide realistic delivery dates and respond to changing customer requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, waste reduction, and process efficiency.

Position Qualifications:

• 3+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
• Works well in a team environment in addition to being able to work independently.