Senior Production Planning Manager

090 CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc.; Alsip (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Holdings, Inc. in Alsip, Illinois, is seeking a Manager, Production Planning to lead the master scheduling, material control, and inventory management for a state-of-the-art facility. You will develop schedules from forecasts and capacity data while coordinating with production, sales, and purchasing to keep commitments.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivering on-time results with cost control in a busy manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production control experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience planning components from various suppliers to support plant assembly operations.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with strong communication.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Access; computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Develop Master Schedule requirements from forecast, capacity and data.
• Coordinate with production and sales to update progress and developments.
• Monitor inventories to minimize costs and meet plant goals.
• Oversee tools that enhance production planning capability for the division.
• Coordinate with purchasing on material status and planning issues.
• Plan and schedule production orders based on priorities and capacity.

Skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Oral and written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in related discipline

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Access

Job description

Crown Holdings, Inc. in Alsip, Illinois, is seeking a Manager, Production Planning to lead the master scheduling, material control, and inventory management for a state-of-the-art facility. You will develop schedules from forecasts and capacity data while coordinating with production, sales, and purchasing to keep commitments.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivering on-time results with cost control in a busy manufacturing environment.