Production Planner & Buyer: Capacity & Scheduling

520 Barksdale, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Company. in the United States is seeking a Production Planner to develop and maintain production schedules, coordinate with procurement and operations, and ensure timely fulfillment of customer orders.

The role requires ERP/MRP experience, strong analytical ability, and collaboration across functions. Lean manufacturing knowledge and KPI tracking are essential; CPIM/CSCP/Six Sigma belts are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or a technical field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in production planning or related role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production schedules to meet customer orders and deadlines.
• Ensure resources are available when needed (materials, labor, WOs, equipment).
• Participate in WD3 planning (material, risk, pull-in opportunities).
• Forecast demand and align with Product Managers using sales data.
• Collaborate with Materials Manager to balance stock levels.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose process improvements.
• Plan daily, weekly, and monthly schedules by cell using capacity models.
• Provide recovery dates and address capacity spikes.
• Monitor material availability and coordinate with procurement.
• Track production progress and communicate status to cross-functional teams.
• Update schedules in QAD or Customer Care and publish to external teams.
• Maintain records of production activities, KPIs/TTIs, inventory, and usage.
• Collaborate with quality control to meet standards.
• Plan cells to minimize changeovers by grouping parts.
• Maintain item master data like lead times and routing.
• Lead production meetings to assess capacity and material.
• Identify pull-in opportunities via shortage reports with buyers.
• Communicate timelines and changes with stakeholders.
• Ensure ETDR processes with backflushing.

Skills

ERP/MRP systems knowledge

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Effective communication and cross-功能

Capacity planning, scheduling, KPI"

Lean manufacturing and continuous-impr

Kanban and pull system knowledge

Global sourcing and supplier collab

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, or technical field

CPIM/CSCP or Six Sigma Green Belt certification (plus)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

MS Project

Job description

Crane Company. in the United States is seeking a Production Planner to develop and maintain production schedules, coordinate with procurement and operations, and ensure timely fulfillment of customer orders.

The role requires ERP/MRP experience, strong analytical ability, and collaboration across functions. Lean manufacturing knowledge and KPI tracking are essential; CPIM/CSCP/Six Sigma belts are a plus.