Production Planner I

thyssenkrupp Materials NA; Brook Park (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

thyssenkrupp Materials NA is seeking a Production Planner to develop schedules, materials lists, and production plans on the factory floor. The role involves coordinating with Sales, Materials, and Shipping to align demand with capacity and order intake, while ensuring on-time material flow and output.

The ideal candidate has 0–3 years in production planning, reads engineering drawings, and is proficient with ERP/MRP tools including Job Boss and SAP.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in production planning or scheduling in manufacturing
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Ability to create and read reports to support planning decisions
• Basic math and reading skills (high school diploma or equivalent)
• Proficiency with computers
• Strong interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to understand equipment tolerances

Responsibilities

• Analyze production specifications to determine processes, tools, and personnel requirements
• Ensure material flow and production activity are aligned
• Prepare work orders
• Recommend schedule changes due to shortages, design changes, or backlogs
• Update capacity calendar from reports
• Collaborate with Sales and Materials to forecast demand and adjust plans
• Coordinate with Customer Service and Materials to align with orders
• Plan jobs across machines prioritizing by lead time, capacity, and customer needs
• Balance production loads and assess resource availability
• Reschedule workloads due to maintenance or breakdowns
• Create/verify transfer of material pick orders for each machine
• Monitor order flow and flag delays (stockouts, bottlenecks)
• Maintain daily Delivery Schedule to align actual vs planned
• Expedite orders by reprioritizing tasks
• Coordinate with Production, Procurement, and Shipping to expedite orders
• Release PPAPs with Quality/Engineering as applicable
• Work on the warehouse floor around heavy machinery
• Meet TKMA employee attributes and competencies

Skills

Production planning

Reading engineering drawings

Report creation

Cross-functional collaboration

Mathematical skills

Computers proficiency

ERP/MRP systems

Job Boss

SAP

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management/Engineering

Tools

Job Boss

SAP

ERP/MRP system

Job description

Job Summary

This position performs tasks and duties associated with product manufacture planning, including producing schedules, materials lists, and production plans.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

• Helps to analyze production specifications to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and personnel requirements.

• Ensures material flow and production activity are aligned.

• Prepares work orders.

• Recommends schedule changes resulting from material or labor shortages, design changes, or backlogs when necessary.

• Utilize Job BOSS or other software generated reports to update the capacity cutoff calendar.

• Work with Sales and Material teams to generate accurate demand forecasts and adjust production plans based on forecast changes.

• Coordinate with Customer Service and Materials teams to align production with order intake for both regular and rush jobs.

• Work closely with the Programming/Operations teams to plan jobs across various machines, prioritizing orders based on lead time, capacity, and customer requirements.

• Balance production loads

• Assess manpower, machine, and material availability to optimize production efficiency.

• Reassign or reschedule workloads as needed due to scheduled maintenance or machine breakdowns.

• Creating/Verifying and arranging transfer of material pick orders for each machine.

• Maintain visibility of order flow and proactively flag potential delays, such as material stockouts, overutilized machines, or tooling issues.

• Maintain the daily Delivery Schedule report to ensure alignment between actual production and the planned schedule.

• Respond to expedite requests by reprioritizing and rescheduling tasks to meet urgent order requirements.

• Coordinate with Production, Procurement, and Shipping teams to execute expedited orders efficiently

• Ensure timely release of PPAPs in collaboration with Quality and Engineering teams as applicable

• This is a position that works directly on the warehouse floor on or around heavy machinery.

• Meets TKMNA Employee Attributes and Competencies.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

This position has been identified as “safety sensitive” by thyssenkrupp under applicable laws. Accordingly, any application for this position that is considered for employment with thyssenkrupp requires successful completion of pre-employment drug testing, which may include testing for marijuana in accordance with any applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Zero (0) to 3 years of experience in a production planning or scheduling role within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings as applicable.
• Must know the different processes involved in manufacturing parts.
• Ability to create and understand reports to make production planning decisions.
• Basic math and reading skills obtained by a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Proficiency with computers.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with plant manager, sales staff, and warehouse personnel.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast -paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Possess the ability to understand equipment and tolerances.

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering or a related field
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP system; experience with Job Boss and SAP is a plus
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with a proactive problem-solving mindset

Job Compensation

$55K-Up

Benefits Overview

We offer competitive company benefits to eligible positions, such as:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Voluntary Wellness Programs
• 401(k) or RRSP programs with Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• And more!

Benefits may vary based on job, country, union role, and/or company segment. Please work with your recruiter or tk representative for applicable benefits information.

Equal opportunity employer, including people with disabilities and veterans.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. For those requiring assistance completing the application or the application process and request information relating to the need for accommodation, please contact [e-mail].