Production Planner Supervisor: Lead Schedules & Capacity

WEG Electric Corp. (USA); Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Electric Machinery Company, a Division Of WEG Electric Corp. in Minneapolis, MN, seeks a Production Planner Supervisor in the PPC Department to optimize production scheduling and ensure on-time delivery. You will develop schedules, coordinate with warehouse and finance, and lead a team to meet demand.

The role requires 3–5 years in manufacturing, strong leadership, and expert use of MRP and SAP. Collaboration across departments and budget awareness are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in planning/operations/business.
• Three to five years in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient computer skills; SAP and MS Office knowledge preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence teams toward goals.
• Strong communication across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develops and trains individuals to ensure facility-wide coordination for on-time production.
• Collaborates with Warehouse and Finance on inventory levels and turns; verifies safety stock and slow-moving items.
• Coaches, guides, and supports production and commercial departments daily.
• Develops, implements, and maintains summary schedules to meet customer demand.
• Performs schedule analysis including critical path, risk, variance, level-loading, expediting, and outsourcing.
• Monitors capacity and analyzes constraints using best-practices like level-loading and outsourcing.
• Acts as primary information conduit between operations and commercial departments.
• Coordinates with other supervisors and staff to achieve goals.
• Ensures operations align with budget guidelines and KPIs.

Skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal communication

Leadership

Team player

Self-starting

Results oriented

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Communicate across levels

Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Operations, Business, or similar

Tools

MRP software

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Electric Machinery Company, a Division Of WEG Electric Corp. in Minneapolis, MN, seeks a Production Planner Supervisor in the PPC Department to optimize production scheduling and ensure on-time delivery. You will develop schedules, coordinate with warehouse and finance, and lead a team to meet demand.

The role requires 3–5 years in manufacturing, strong leadership, and expert use of MRP and SAP. Collaboration across departments and budget awareness are essential for success.