Senior Production Planner

States Manufacturing Corporation; Dayton, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/ESST

Paid holidays

Health insurance with $100 individual/

Paid Weekly

Vision and Dental Insurance

401K / Life Insurance / STD

Job summary

States Manufacturing Corporation is seeking a Senior Production Planner to develop and execute the assembly production schedule in an Engineer-to-Order environment. You will align customer orders, engineering releases, material availability, and plant capacity to meet delivery commitments.

As the primary liaison among planning, engineering, supply chain, and fabrication teams, you will translate complex project requirements into actionable shop-floor schedules and drive continuous improvement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Advanced ERP/MRP proficiency with BOM structures, routings, master scheduling, and capacity planning.
• Experience coordinating across Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Manufacturing.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate SIOP-driven master schedule into a rolling 12-week production plan aligned with plant capacity, ramp-ups, customer orders, engineering releases, and lead times.
• Monitor shop-floor progress and schedule adherence, adjusting priorities as needed.
• Own performance metrics, including schedule attainment, on-time delivery and WIP levels.
• Maintain scheduling data within Epicor.
• Recommend plans and actions to mitigate at-risk delivery commitments.
• Act as primary link between Site Master Scheduler and shop-floor execution.
• Manage schedule impact of ECOs, revisions, and supply disruptions; coordinate updates.
• Identify bottlenecks and constraints and coordinate cross-functional actions to resolve them.
• Escalate risks and propose recovery plans.
• Lead daily/weekly production scheduling reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve assembly flow, resource utilization, and planning processes.
• Mentor and develop production coordinators as the team grows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

APICS CPIM or CSCP certification

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Epicor ERP

Excel

Job description

Description

Job Summary

The Senior Production Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing the assembly production schedule within an Engineer-to-Order (ETO) manufacturing environment. The role aligns customer orders, engineering releases, material availability, and plant capacity to meet delivery commitments.

This role serves as the primary planning liaison between the Site Master Scheduler, Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and the Fabrication Planning team, translating complex project requirements into executable shop-floor schedules.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Assembly Scheduling & Execution

• Translate the SIOP-driven master schedule into a rolling 12-week production plan aligned with plant capacity, ramp-ups, customer orders, engineering releases, and lead times.


• Monitor shop-floor progress and schedule adherence, adjusting priorities as needed.


• Own performance metrics, including schedule attainment, on-time delivery to customer commitments, and WIP levels.


• Maintain accurate scheduling data within Epicor.


• Recommend / Propose plans & actions to mitigate at-risk delivery commitments.

Master Schedule Alignment

• Act as the primary link between the Site Master Scheduler and shop-floor execution.


• Manage the schedule impact of engineering changes (ECOs), customer revisions, and supply disruptions, and coordinate master schedule updates with the Master Scheduler and other stakeholders.

Capacity & Constraint Management

• Proactively identify bottlenecks and constraints (capacity, material, fabricated components, and engineering releases) and coordinate cross-functional actions to resolve them.


• Escalate risks to delivery commitments and recommend recovery or mitigation plans when needed.

Cross-Functional Planning & Communication

• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Project Management to align design releases, material availability, and manufacturing execution.


• Lead daily and weekly production scheduling reviews with production supervisors, PMO, and the fabrication team.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve assembly flow, resource utilization, schedule adherence, and planning processes.


• Support and Drive the development and standardization of production planning and scheduling processes.


• Mentor and develop production coordinators as the team grows.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.


• Advanced ERP/MRP proficiency with a strong understanding of BOM structures, routings, master scheduling, and capacity planning.


• Experience coordinating across Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Manufacturing.


• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make effective decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production scheduling tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an Engineer-to-Order (ETO), Make-to-Order (MTO), or project-based manufacturing environment.


• Experience with SIOP/S&OP and master scheduling processes.


• Epicor ERP experience.


• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification.

Benefits:

• PTO/ESST


• Paid holidays


• $100 individual deductible and $300 family deductible health insurance


• Paid Weekly


• Vision and Dental Insurance


• 401K / Life Insurance / STD

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