Strategic Chemical Production Planner

Coast Southwest, Inc.; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coast Southwest, Inc. in Arlington, TX is seeking a Production Planner to develop, coordinate, and execute production plans for chemical manufacturing.

You will manage schedules, capacity planning, and inventory, while coordinating with manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality, maintenance, and sales to meet customer demand under safety and regulatory standards. This role requires strong analytical and organizational skills to optimize sequencing, reduce downtime, and align plans with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• 2–3 years in production planning, manufacturing operations, or supply chain roles within chemical-related industries.
• Strong understanding of chemical manufacturing processes, batch production, and plant operations.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar planning platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short-term and long-term production plans based on customer demand, inventory targets, production capacity, and business priorities.
• Create detailed production schedules for batch and continuous chemical manufacturing operations.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address changes in demand, raw material availability, equipment constraints, or operational issues.
• Optimize production sequencing to minimize changeovers, downtime, waste, and production losses.
• Ensure alignment between production plans, sales forecasts, and supply chain requirements.
• Analyze production capacity, equipment availability, labor requirements, and manufacturing constraints.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement improvement plans to increase productivity and throughput.
• Coordinate with operations teams to ensure efficient utilization of reactors, processing equipment, storage tanks, and packaging facilities.
• Support capacity expansion planning and operational improvement initiatives.
• Maintain appropriate raw material, intermediate, and finished goods inventory levels.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to ensure timely availability of chemicals, packaging materials, and critical supplies.
• Work closely with supply chain teams to improve inventory accuracy, reduce excess stock, and prevent material shortages.
• Support demand forecasting and supply planning activities.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Maintenance, EHS, Procurement, Logistics, and Sales teams.
• Participate in production meetings and provide updates on schedule adherence, risks, and recovery plans.
• Coordinate product changeovers, new product introductions, and process improvement projects.
• Communicate production constraints and recommend solutions to management.
• Ensure production planning activities comply with chemical industry safety standards, environmental regulations, and company procedures.
• Support compliance with EHS requirements, quality systems, and regulatory standards such as ISO, GMP, or other applicable industry requirements.
• Consider hazardous material handling, storage limitations, batch traceability, and process safety requirements during planning activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering / Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Coast Southwest, Inc. in Arlington, TX is seeking a Production Planner to develop, coordinate, and execute production plans for chemical manufacturing.

You will manage schedules, capacity planning, and inventory, while coordinating with manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality, maintenance, and sales to meet customer demand under safety and regulatory standards. This role requires strong analytical and organizational skills to optimize sequencing, reduce downtime, and align plans with