Strategic Production Planner & Scheduler

Reading Truck Group; Claremore, Northern (OK, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

10 holidays

Discount program

Training programs

Job summary

Reading Truck Group is seeking a Production Planner & Scheduler to develop and maintain production plans that ensure on-time delivery while optimizing labor, materials, and capacity across multiple departments.

The role requires 3–5 years in production planning, ERP/MRP experience, and a manufacturing background. The successful candidate will collaborate with Operations, Sales, Purchasing, Materials, Engineering, and Customer Service to drive scheduling accuracy and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations management, business, manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of production planning experience.
• Manufacturing industry background experience preferred.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production planning functions required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and adjust production schedules and manufacturing orders to support on-time delivery, level available labor, and maintain efficient production flow.
• Maintain the accuracy of the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and/or Build Plan, incorporating production requirements, labor hours, capacity, and operational priorities.
• Perform capacity planning by evaluating backlog, incoming customer orders, established lead times, labor availability, material availability, and production capacity; coordinate appropriate redating and coding of orders as needed.
• Track production progress through the value stream daily, identify scheduling constraints or disruptions, and promptly elevate at-risk units, anticipated misses, delays, design changes, and labor or material shortages to Leadership and Customer Service.
• Serve as the primary planning owner for on-time delivery performance, including monitoring results, identifying risks, conducting root-cause analysis of misses, and coordinating corrective actions with appropriate teams.
• Manage chassis assignments and upfit scheduling, collaborating with Sales and chassis pool resources to maintain accurate chassis information.
• Partner with Purchasing, Materials, and Operations to monitor equipment delivery dates, inventory, material, and kit availability and adjust production schedules as necessary.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Materials, Continuous Improvement, and Customer Service to support production requirements and operational goals.
• Provide Customer Service with accurate and timely production and scheduling information and coordinate the planning, changing, and advancement of loads in preparation for customer shipment.
• Monitor backlog holds and workflow releases and incorporate Parts Only customer orders into the production schedule to support on-time delivery commitments.
• Interpret Bills of Material (BOMs), SKUs, drawings, and related production information to support effective scheduling and production flow.
• Utilize and maintain accurate information within ERP/MRP, production scheduling and reporting systems, including JDE, Orchestrator, Excel, Tuitiv, ReportsNow, LMS, and other applicable systems.
• Participate in relevant production, planning, operational, and cross-functional meetings and calls as required.

Skills

Production planning

ERP/MRP

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain/related field

Associate degree in related field

Tools

JDE

Orchestrator

Excel

ReportsNow

LMS

Job description

Reading Truck Group is seeking a Production Planner & Scheduler to develop and maintain production plans that ensure on-time delivery while optimizing labor, materials, and capacity across multiple departments.

The role requires 3–5 years in production planning, ERP/MRP experience, and a manufacturing background. The successful candidate will collaborate with Operations, Sales, Purchasing, Materials, Engineering, and Customer Service to drive scheduling accuracy and continuous improvement.