Shop Floor Production Planner - Cross-Functional Lead

MTU; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with employer matching

Job summary

MTU Fort Worth is seeking a hands-on Production Planner to drive shop-floor execution and align production priorities across functions. You will lead production control meetings, identify constraints, and coordinate actions to maintain flow and on-time delivery.

This role requires a 3+ year background in production planning or manufacturing operations, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong SAP/ERP skills. You will develop cross-functional relationships and own actions to resolve issues and improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Industrial Eng, Supply Chain, or Operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and control production priorities across functions.
• Lead cross-functional production control meetings with clear decisions.
• Monitor production status on the shop floor and address constraints.
• Identify schedule risks, bottlenecks, and coordinate recovery actions.
• Analyze sequencing, workload, and capacity to optimize flow.
• Track KPIs for turnaround time and on-time delivery.

Skills

Production planning

Production control

Scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering / Supply Chain / Operations Management

Tools

SAP

Job description

MTU Fort Worth is seeking a hands-on Production Planner to drive shop-floor execution and align production priorities across functions. You will lead production control meetings, identify constraints, and coordinate actions to maintain flow and on-time delivery.

This role requires a 3+ year background in production planning or manufacturing operations, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong SAP/ERP skills. You will develop cross-functional relationships and own actions to resolve issues and improve