Production Planner: Optimize Schedules & Capacity

The-Visual-Pak-Companies; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life & AD&D Insurance

401(k)

401(k) match

Paid time-off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Subsidy

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Disability Insurance

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Visual Pak Companies is seeking a Production Planner to serve as a key liaison between Client Service Coordinators and the plant, ensuring orders are executed on time. You will establish production priorities, monitor progress, and resolve scheduling issues within the MRP system.

You will enter forecasts into Navision, align weekly schedules with the production team, and generate capacity reports to optimize line utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• APICS certification preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience in contract manufacturing planning.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between CSCs and the plant to relay data and meet delivery dates.
• Establish production priorities by evaluating capacity and line capabilities.
• Track production progress and compare with the plan.
• Enter, monitor, and maintain data in the MRP/Navision system.
• Release orders weekly according to the production schedule.
• Collaborate with schedulers to finalize weekly outputs.
• Generate weekly capacity reports to balance line utilization.
• Input customer forecasts into Navision and align schedules for campaigns.
• Maintain facility requirement matrices for blends, batch sizes, limits.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Effective communication

Team player

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

APICS certification preferred

Tools

Navision (Dynamics NAV)

Microsoft Excel

MS Access

MS Word

Job description

Visual Pak Companies is seeking a Production Planner to serve as a key liaison between Client Service Coordinators and the plant, ensuring orders are executed on time. You will establish production priorities, monitor progress, and resolve scheduling issues within the MRP system.

You will enter forecasts into Navision, align weekly schedules with the production team, and generate capacity reports to optimize line utilization.