Senior Production Planner

ManpowerGroup; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

PTO/Vacation

401k with company match

Job summary

Manpower Engineering is seeking a Senior Production Planner to coordinate multi-site production, monitor KPIs, and optimize schedules for steel fabrication. You will work with cross-functional teams to balance capacity, materials, and delivery windows, driving efficiency and on-time performance in a demanding manufacturing environment.

The role requires strong planning, analytical skills, and experience with MRP systems, CAD tools, and BI reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or 6+ years scheduling/demand planning experience.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and teamwork traits.
• Outstanding planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively present information, data, and recommendations to all organizational levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (focus on Excel and Project) and Power BI.
• Working knowledge of CAD software (AutoCAD and/or similar).
• SIOP/S&OP knowledge
• ASCM (formerly APICS) Certification in CPIM or CSCP (preferred, but not required)
• Knowledge of structural steel materials and welding processes (preferred, but not required)
• Ability to pass a background and drug screen

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Plant/Shop Leadership to ensure adequate backlog of cut sheets to meet production schedule.
• Coordinate with maintenance and manufacturing teams to schedule preventive maintenance and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Monitor KPIs related to production planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Communicate KPIs to stakeholders and propose corrective actions as needed.
• Create detailed production schedules considering capacity, resources, and constraints.
• Recommend capacity expansion or improvements to meet future demand.
• Generate reports and analyses to assess planning strategies.
• Develop system reports to analyze data on materials, capacity, lead times.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align schedules with business objectives.
• Monitor and adjust schedules for demand changes, drops, disruptions, or breakdowns.
• Identify capacity constraints and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Conduct regular capacity planning assessments.

Skills

Scheduling & demand planning

Analytical abilities

Leadership & teamwork

Excel & Project

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations/Supply Chain/Business

6+ years scheduling/demand planning experience

Tools

AutoCAD

MRP systems

Job description

Manpower Engineering is partnering with a leader in the steel manufacturing industry for a Senior Production Planner.

Job Title: Senior Production Planner

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Pay: $75,000 - $90,000, plus bonus up to 10%

Duration: DIRECT HIRE

We are seeking a Senior Production Planner eager to join the construction sector and revolutionize the fabrication process of large-scale steel structures. The Senior Production Planner is responsible for scheduling, organizing, and guiding multi-facility/site production across the company. An understanding of best practices in scheduling, MRP systems, and data/metric analysis are essential for this role to be successful. The Planner is expected to monitor current production status, make necessary adjustments to long-term production priorities, and proactively address capacity constraints by recommending scopes of work suited for intra-plant transfer or outsourcing. The Senior Production Planner will collaborate with other Production Planners and cross-functional teams to align production schedules with overall business objectives and construction site activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Plant/Shop Leadership to ensure adequate backlog of cut sheets to meet production schedule
• Coordinate with maintenance and manufacturing teams to schedule preventive maintenance and minimize unplanned downtime
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to production planning, scheduling, and execution
• Communicate KPIs to relevant stakeholders and propose corrective actions as needed
• Create detailed production schedules with consideration to production capacity, resource availability, machine constraints, and internal/external customer delivery requirements
• Provide recommendations for capacity expansion or improvements to meet future production requirements
• Generate reports and analyses to assess the effectiveness of planning strategies and identify areas for improvement
• Develop and maintain system reports to analyze and interpret data related to materials, production capacity, plan-to-actual reports, and lead times
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams; including Production, Structural Engineering/Detailing, Procurement, Project Management, and Logistics, to align production schedules with overall business objectives
• Monitor and adjust schedules as necessary to accommodate changes in demand, customer drop-in requests, supply chain disruptions, unplanned absences, or equipment breakdowns
• Collaborate with production and manufacturing functions to identify capacity constraints and develop/implement risk mitigation plans
• Conduct regular capacity planning assessments to ensure production capabilities align with demand forecasts
• Other duties as assigned by leadership

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or 6+ years scheduling/demand planning experience
• Strong analytical, leadership, and teamwork traits
• Outstanding planning and organizational skills
• Ability to effectively present information, data, and recommendations to all organizational levels
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (focus on Excel and Project) and Power BI
• Working knowledge of CAD software (AutoCAD and/or similar)
• SIOP/S&OP knowledge
• ASCM (formerly APICS) Certification in CPIM or CSCP (preferred, but not required)
• Knowledge of structural steel materials and welding processes (preferred, but not required)
• Ability to pass a background and drug screen

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• PTO/Vacation
• 401k with Company Match to secure your financial future.

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:

Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions

Experis® is a global leader in technology services and part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands. We connect skilled technology professionals with meaningful opportunities where they can grow their careers, expand their expertise and make a real impact. Guided by the belief that it takes Human Ingenuity to unlock the true potential of technology, Experis helps people gain experience with leading organizations, build sought-after skills and take the next step toward a brighter future. Backed by ManpowerGroup's 75+ years of workforce expertise and global reach across more than 70 countries and territories, Experis brings the scale, insight and opportunity to help people and businesses thrive. ManpowerGroup is consistently recognized for its commitment to inclusion, ethics and responsible business, including being named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. Learn more at Experis.com.