Senior Production Planner

Job Description

Senior Production Planner
Location: Portland, OR
Pay: $30 an hour DOE
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Who We Are:
We are partnering with an established manufacturing company looking for an experienced Senior Production Planner who knows how to keep production moving!


This is a great opportunity for someone who understands the bigger picture of manufacturing and enjoys bringing together production schedules, materials, inventory, capacity, and customer demand. You will work closely with Production, Scheduling, Expediting, Engineering, and Project Management to make sure orders stay on track and customer commitments are met.

What You'll Do:
You will help coordinate production planning from order through shipment while identifying potential issues before they impact the manufacturing floor.
• Monitor production orders and overall order status
• Assess production capacity and upcoming demand
• Review short term forecasts and communicate changes in labor and capacity needs
• Coordinate released jobs with Production Scheduling and Expediting
• Monitor raw materials, Work in Progress, and finished goods inventory
• Identify material shortages and help determine solutions
• Review rework and scrap issues with Production and Manufacturing Engineering
• Review critical RFQs and RFPs for material and capacity requirements
• Prepare reports and track key production metrics
• Work across departments to keep schedules, priorities, and customer requirements aligned

What's In It for You:
• $30 an hour
• Monday through Friday schedule
• Consistent daytime hours
• Opportunity to play an important role in manufacturing operations
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Production, Engineering, and Project Management
• Opportunity to use your experience to solve problems and directly impact production performance

What You Need to Have:
• 3 to 5+ years of recent production planning experience in a fast paced, high volume manufacturing environment
• Strong MRP and ERP experience
• Experience with production planning and schedule management
• Understanding of capacity, inventory, and demand analysis
• Experience with material allocation and shortage resolution
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across multiple departments
• Advanced Excel and data analytics experience is a big plus
• Lean manufacturing knowledge is preferred

Next Steps:
Please respond with an updated resume and/or call Lauren at View phone number on click.appcast.io or Amber at View phone number on click.appcast.io!

Meet Your Recruiter

Amber O'Donnell
Branch Manager


My name is Amber O'Donnell and I am a born and raised Oregonian. I love the Pacific Northwest and have pretty much decided I will never live anywhere else!! I love to spend my time camping, riding my banshee in the sand and watching my youngest play softball! I am married to a wonderful man, who has taught me to love unconditionally and has been there for me and my girls. I have two daughters, 24 & 17 and am a grandmother of 2 spunky little girls. Most of all I love to make people laugh, it makes my day to put a smile on someone's face. Being the Branch Manager at Opti Staffing is very rewarding and never gets old!

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About Tigard, OR

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