Production Planning Specialist II

Nordson Corporation; Clinton (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson Corporation is seeking a Production Planner in Clinton, SC to plan and maintain material levels, support the production schedule, and optimize inventory and delivery performance. The role involves coordinating new product introductions, sequencing production, and analyzing consumption and forecasts to improve KPI results.

Responsibilities include preparing production orders, purchase requisitions, and collaborating with engineering and shop floor teams to mitigate material issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with one year of work experience, or 10 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.
• APICS Certification is preferred.
• Manufacturing experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze MRP reports and take appropriate action.
• Create and release production orders daily to meet the production plan and delivery dates.
• Create daily purchase requisitions to meet the production plan and delivery dates.
• Coordinate with engineering and production teams on upcoming work and material availability issues.
• Schedule and reschedule production orders to mitigate changes.
• Plan new product materials and schedules.
• Use SAP to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Modify safety stock as required.
• Analyze lead-time and lot size continuously.
• Level load work centers and communicate load conditions to shop floor supervisors and manager.
• Escalate material short issues to Supply Chain Consumption and forecast KPI calculations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree + 1 year experience

10 years relevant experience in lieu of degree

APICS Certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Summary of the role

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected. The Production Planner is responsible for planning and maintaining appropriate material levels to support the production schedule and meet customer‑requested delivery dates. This role coordinates the introduction of new products into the factory and schedules production orders to achieve optimal levels of customer service, inventory efficiency, and asset utilization. The Production Planner also provides consumption and forecast analysis for their assigned area and uses this data to optimize inventory levels and key delivery performance metrics.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyze MRP reports and take appropriate action.
• Create and release production orders on a daily basis to achieve the production plan and customers requested delivery date.
• Create purchase requisitions on a daily basis to achieve the production plan and to meet our customers requested delivery date.
• Interaction and feedback with engineering and production teams on upcoming work and potential issues due to material availability.
• Schedule and re-schedule production orders to mitigate changes.
• Plan new product materials and schedules.
• Perform required functions within SAP to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Modify safety stock as required.
• Analyze on a continuous basis the product lead-time, lot size.
• Level load the work centers whenever possible, communicate under/over load conditions to the shop floor supervisors and manager.
• Based on current build schedule, escalation material short issues to Supply Chain Consumption and forecast analysis Management and calculation of KPI’s

Education & Experience Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree with one year of work experience required.
• If no degree, 10 years of relevant work experience required.
• APICS Certification preferred.

Preferred Skills & Abilities

• SAP experience required.
• Manufacturing work experience required.
• Analytical skills.
• Microsoft Office advanced skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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About Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions

Manufacturers rely on Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions equipment for the precise application and curing of powder coatings, liquid paint, ambient temperature adhesives and sealants, and food and beverage container production. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions is a global team that works to create industrial coating solutions that help our customers improve their manufacturing process, produce better products and become even more competitive. We offer supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson Industrial Coating Solutions. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career. At Nordson, we believe that anything is possible. We empower our global team of employees to engineer, manufacture, and market innovative products and systems that are essential to everyday life. These differentiated products and systems are used for precision dispensing and processing and serve a variety of end markets, including packaging, transportation, medical, and electronics. Founded in 1954, we are guided by our values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence. We care for our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work. Nordson is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 35 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization.