Strategic Production Planner: Capacity & Scheduling

LayerZero Power Systems, Inc.; Aurora (OH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Medical plan options

Employee Assistance Program

Health Savings Account

Retirement matching

Parental leave

Job summary

LayerZero Power Systems, LLC is seeking a Production Scheduler to translate customer demand, production requirements, and material availability into an executable schedule by machine and work center.

This role balances capacity, labor, tooling, and materials to meet due dates, coordinating with Operations, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, while maintaining accurate ERP/MRP data and driving scheduling improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning and scheduling in manufacturing.
• Experience with multiple machines/work centers and capacity constraints.
• Strong understanding of capacity, cycle/ setup times, routings and constraints.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis to translate demand into schedules.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong cross-department communication and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Translate demand, orders, forecasts, and production requirements into schedules by machine and work center.
• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly machine-loading schedules based on quantities and due dates.
• Review capacity and compare against current and future demand.
• Identify overloaded or underutilized machines and balance production.
• Sequence orders to maximize utilization while minimizing changeovers and downtime.
• Coordinate priorities with Operations, Materials, Mfg Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Confirm materials, tooling, programs, fixtures, drawings, and other requirements are available before scheduling.
• Monitor production performance against plan and adjust schedules as conditions change.
• Reschedule as needed for downtime, shortages, quality issues, or demand shifts.
• Maintain visibility of utilization, capacity, backlog, and schedule adherence.
• Escalate risks that could impact customer delivery.
• Support capacity planning with machine-hours data.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering on alternate machines or capacity.
• Maintain planning data in ERP/MRP systems.
• Participate in daily planning meetings and communicate changes.
• Support continuous improvement in scheduling, utilization, throughput, lead time, and flow.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Excel

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Capacity planning

Finite scheduling

CNC equipment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

SAP

Oracle

Epicor

Business Central

Microsoft Excel

Job description

LayerZero Power Systems, LLC is seeking a Production Scheduler to translate customer demand, production requirements, and material availability into an executable schedule by machine and work center.

This role balances capacity, labor, tooling, and materials to meet due dates, coordinating with Operations, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, while maintaining accurate ERP/MRP data and driving scheduling improvements.