Strategic Production Planner & Scheduler

Piovan S.p.A.; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Bonus plans

401(k) with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance

Job summary

Piovan Group is seeking a Production Planner/Scheduler in Niles, IL to create and manage production schedules, optimize capacity, and coordinate with Purchasing, Engineering, and Production to ensure on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include reviewing orders, establishing routings, staging orders for release, and monitoring material constraints to maintain efficiency and accuracy in the manufacturing process.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, scheduling, materials planning, or a related manufacturing role.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems; Made2Mange and SAP experience is a plus
• Ability to read and interpret bills of materials, routings, production schedules, job travelers, and related manufacturing documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Review customer orders and create new job orders in the Made2Manage ERP system.
• Load standard bills of materials as required and understand bill of material structures.
• Create estimates and establish operation routings for engineered-to-order jobs.
• Create internal orders as needed.
• Capacity plan new orders against the current production schedule.
• Schedule capacity based on delivery dates, expedite requests, late orders, and production priorities.
• Review capacity loading and communicate the need for overtime for production to stay on schedule.
• Stage standard, pre-engineered orders for release by the Planning department.
• Stage engineered-to-order jobs received from the Engineering department.
• Provide drawings, manuals, job travelers, and pick lists to Production as part of daily releases.
• Review release requests from supervisors and confirm schedule readiness before work is released to production.
• Review material constraints on new orders and advise the Purchasing/Planning Manager of any issues that may affect schedule or delivery.
• Maintain finished goods and subassembly stocking levels as required.
• Schedule repair orders in the system so they do not negatively impact customer orders for new equipment.
• Create job orders for service repairs and startups as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned or as the situation indicates.
• Communicate material constraints on new orders before customer delivery dates are acknowledged.
• Communicate shortages of critical-path items that may affect scheduled delivery of customer orders.
• Coordinate with Engineering on new orders and required release dates for Production.
• Notify Engineering when release dates are at risk or have been missed and coordinate next steps to support the production schedule.
• Communicate with supervisors regarding documents included in production packets by Planning.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Materials planning

Communication

Problem-solving

Prioritization

Excel

Word

Tools

Made2Manage

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Piovan Group is seeking a Production Planner/Scheduler in Niles, IL to create and manage production schedules, optimize capacity, and coordinate with Purchasing, Engineering, and Production to ensure on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include reviewing orders, establishing routings, staging orders for release, and monitoring material constraints to maintain efficiency and accuracy in the manufacturing process.