Value Stream Planner: Master Production Scheduler

GTI Fabrication; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO and paid holidays

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

GTI Fabrication in the United States is seeking a Value Stream Planner to own the 12-week production and material requirements plan for a key value stream. You will collaborate with Production Operations and Materials Management to translate demand into an executable schedule, manage WIP, and pre-position capacity and materials to avoid misses.

The role emphasizes embedded partnership, pull replenishment, and data-driven reporting using ERP/MRP systems like SAP or MRPeasy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of combined experience across Production Planning/Scheduling and Materials Planning/MRP, ideally in contract manufacturing, engineered-to-order, or high-mix production environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of a production schedule and the material plan supporting it — not solely a transactional or expediting background.
• Strong ERP/MRP system experience (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, MRPeasy, IFS, Epicor, or similar); MES / shop-floor execution system experience a plus (StartProto or equivalent).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis); comfort building and maintaining KPI dashboards.
• Strong analytical, cross-functional communication, and prioritization skills; able to operate with real decision authority in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and publish the rolling 12-week production plan for the assigned value stream / customer program.
• Manage the plan in two bands: weeks 1-4 at execution-grade detail (daily/weekly sequencing, work-center loading), weeks 5-12 at capacity- and material-pre-positioning detail.
• Translate customer demand, program milestones, and business priorities into an executable schedule across the value stream’s work centers.
• Continuously reconcile the plan against actual performance; e.g. schedule attainment, WIP, throughput (and adjust ahead of a miss, not in response to one).
• Evaluate capacity against demand for the value stream in partnership with the Production Operations Manager/lead on staffing, overtime, and shift needs.
• Hold sequencing and release authority within the agreed freeze window and escalates to the Production Control Manager.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

ERP/MRP systems

Excel proficiency

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

MRPeasy

StartProto

IFS

Job description

GTI Fabrication in the United States is seeking a Value Stream Planner to own the 12-week production and material requirements plan for a key value stream. You will collaborate with Production Operations and Materials Management to translate demand into an executable schedule, manage WIP, and pre-position capacity and materials to avoid misses.

The role emphasizes embedded partnership, pull replenishment, and data-driven reporting using ERP/MRP systems like SAP or MRPeasy.