Production Planner & Capacity Optimizer

Flowserve Corporation; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement planning and financialwell‑

FSAs & HSAs

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Life insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) plan

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation in Raleigh, NC seeks a Production Controller to manage production capacity, coordinate shop floor activity, and support the daily production plan. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering to resolve work order issues, remove constraints, and improve production flow.

Your work will support on-time delivery, efficient use of capacity, and clear communication of production priorities and risks across the Raleigh site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing operations, production coordination, scheduling, planning, or shop floor support.
• Understanding of production flow, work orders, capacity planning, and manufacturing execution.
• Experience collaborating with manufacturing, quality, engineering, or supply chain teams to resolve issues.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to analyze production metrics and identify risks to schedule, output, or capacity.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production capacity and workload to support customer demand and site schedules.
• Coordinate work order execution and help resolve shop floor issues that affect production flow.
• Partner with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to address production constraints, nonconformances, and corrective actions.
• Track production and planning metrics to identify performance gaps, schedule risks, and recovery needs.
• Communicate production priorities, constraints, and recovery actions with operations and support teams.
• Maintain visibility of open shop floor issues and coordinate follow-up through resolution.
• Support daily production meetings and cross-functional coordination activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow, throughput, capacity utilization, and schedule execution.
• Provide regular updates to site leadership on capacity, production performance, and execution risks.

Skills

Production scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in operations, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Flowserve Corporation in Raleigh, NC seeks a Production Controller to manage production capacity, coordinate shop floor activity, and support the daily production plan. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering to resolve work order issues, remove constraints, and improve production flow.

Your work will support on-time delivery, efficient use of capacity, and clear communication of production priorities and risks across the Raleigh site.