Production Planner & Scheduler: Optimize Capacity & On-Time Output

Talent HRizon; Rocky Mount (NC); In loco; USD 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Talent HRizon is partnering with a food manufacturing client to hire a Production Planner & Scheduler in Rocky Mount, NC. The role focuses on aligning demand, inventory, materials, and capacity to meet on-time, quality, and cost objectives.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in planning or manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel proficiency. You’ll partner with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to optimize plant operations in a fast-growing environment.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree required; Engineering, Business, Science, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of production planning, scheduling, supply chain, or manufacturing experience.
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with data.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across production and business functions.
• Ability to identify better ways of completing work and improving processes.
• Comfortable taking initiative and assuming additional responsibilities in a growing organization.

Mansioni

• Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand, inventory requirements, raw material availability, and plant capacity.
• Conduct longer-term capacity planning and identify potential production risks or bottlenecks.
• Partner closely with Production Managers and Team Leaders to evaluate capacity, shared resources, labor requirements, and production priorities.
• Provide production plans and forecasts to support accurate and timely raw material purchasing.
• Coordinate with Quality to help expedite job closures, incoming material inspections, and non-conformance resolution.
• Prepare inventory and production updates for weekly production meetings.
• Analyze operational metrics and prepare status and performance reports.
• Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials required to meet production demand.
• Monitor production progress to help ensure jobs are completed on time and within budget.
• Maintain subassembly planning and Material Requirements Planning processes.
• Track production output, including finished goods and defect rates.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across production and supply chain operations.
• Serve as a key liaison between Sales, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and other departments.
• Help optimize the smooth and cost-efficient flow of plant operations.

Conoscenze

Analytical thinking

Excel skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Strumenti

MRP/MRP II systems

ERP platforms

Microsoft Office

QuickBooks

Descrizione del lavoro

Talent HRizon is partnering with a food manufacturing client to hire a Production Planner & Scheduler in Rocky Mount, NC. The role focuses on aligning demand, inventory, materials, and capacity to meet on-time, quality, and cost objectives.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in planning or manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel proficiency. You’ll partner with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain to optimize plant operations in a fast-growing environment.