Production Planner I: Schedule & Expedite Shipments

Roper Pumps; Commerce (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Roper Pumps is seeking a highly organized Production Planner to create and manage shop and production schedules. You will collaborate with production leadership and purchasing to ensure on-time orders and optimize material flow in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED with related experience and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office. On-site work Monday–Friday with potential for long hours as duties demand.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with at least 1 year of related experience and training.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Create shop orders and build orders based on item attributes and demand, and release shop orders to Production based on priority and material availability.
• Create or assist in creating production schedules based on priority and material availability.
• Create or assist in creating assembly schedules for each product line based on sales order priority and component availability.
• Collaborate with production leadership regarding work orders status.
• Collaborate with the Purchasing team to identify and expedite part shortages and provide updates to management and/or Customer Service.
• Recommend or initiate production rescheduling based on material availability, capacity and customer requests to mitigate late shipments.
• Support Sales/Customer Service with satisfying customer requests and provide an accurate recovery schedule for missed shipments.
• Map and track critical customer orders from production to shipping using the ERP system for updates.
• Suggest and implement improvements in workflow and production control to support continuous improvement.
• Work autonomously across multiple functional areas.

Skills

Production scheduling

ERP system

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Data governance

Autonomy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Roper Pumps is seeking a highly organized Production Planner to create and manage shop and production schedules. You will collaborate with production leadership and purchasing to ensure on-time orders and optimize material flow in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED with related experience and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office. On-site work Monday–Friday with potential for long hours as duties demand.