Senior Production Planner | Master Scheduling, Lean & Equity

Red Cat Holdings; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Cat Holdings in Valdosta, GA seeks a Production Planner II to optimize master schedules aligning demand, capacity, and material availability.

You will collaborate with production, materials, engineering, and quality teams to maintain reliable plans in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes on-time delivery, continuous improvement, and data-driven scheduling with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple schedules, priorities, and deadlines with accuracy.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Epicor, or similar) preferred.
• Ability to interpret sales forecasts, capacity data, BOMs, routings, and production metrics.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across multiple departments.
• Familiarity with manufacturing or production environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an organized digital log of all current projects, tasks, schedules, and priorities.
• Create and maintain production schedules, including daily, weekly, and long-range plans based on demand forecasts, sales orders, and capacity constraints.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align on timelines, material readiness, machine time, labor availability, and production priorities.
• Analyze capacity and resource requirements to evaluate labor, equipment, tooling, and operational constraints, ensuring balanced and efficient schedules.
• Manage MRP/ERP planning parameters, ensuring accurate lead times, lot sizes, BOMs, routings, and related data to support stable system planning.
• Create, release, and manage work orders, verifying accuracy and ensuring timely completion on the shop floor.
• Resolve scheduling conflicts such as shortages, equipment downtime, engineering changes, priority shifts, or unexpected production issues.
• Support inventory management and collaborate with materials teams to prevent shortages, minimize excess, and maintain optimal stock levels.
• Communicate schedule updates, changes, and production impacts clearly and proactively to teams, customer service, and leadership.
• Analyze production data, evaluating KPIs such as adherence, throughput, and cycle times to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, supporting workflow optimization, standardization, and lean manufacturing practices.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Schedule management

Cross-functional collaboration

Production metrics

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

Epicor

Job description

Red Cat Holdings in Valdosta, GA seeks a Production Planner II to optimize master schedules aligning demand, capacity, and material availability.

You will collaborate with production, materials, engineering, and quality teams to maintain reliable plans in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes on-time delivery, continuous improvement, and data-driven scheduling with ERP systems.