Production Planner

Pay $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year Why This Is a Great Opportunity Take ownership of production planning for an established manufacturer serving mission-critical commercial and industrial markets. Make a direct impact on customer delivery, inventory performance, material availability, and manufacturing efficiency. Work closely with operations, procurement, engineering, quality, sales, and senior leadership. Join an environment where strong planners can improve processes, solve real production challenges, and expand their responsibilities. Receive a strong benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and tuition assistance. Location This is a fully onsite position in Denton, Texas, offering hands-on collaboration with manufacturing, operations, and supply chain teams. Note Candidates must have 3+ years of production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing supply chain experience, including planning in a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment. Strong ERP experience and advanced Excel skills are also required. About Us Confidential Employer. We are an established industrial manufacturer producing highly engineered equipment for commercial and industrial applications. Our team works together to deliver dependable products in environments where quality, reliability, and on-time execution matter. Job Description Create and maintain manufacturing production plans and release manufacturing orders based on customer demand and available capacity. Balance production requirements with materials, inventory, labor, capacity, and customer delivery expectations. Monitor daily supply and demand conditions, identify potential shortages or constraints, and resolve or escalated issues before they impact customers. Translate production plans into detailed schedules for components, materials, services, and manufacturing activities. Partner with procurement, operations, engineering, quality, warehouse, sales, and leadership to keep production running efficiently. Coordinate resolutions for rejected or defective materials to minimize production interruptions. Maintain accurate lead-time information and help ensure customer commitments align with manufacturing capabilities. Analyze planning data and supply chain metrics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Help improve planning processes, systems, reports, and tools that support future manufacturing performance. Qualifications 3+ years of production planning, production scheduling, or supply chain planning experience within manufacturing. Direct experience planning in a high-mix, low-volume or highly customized manufacturing environment. Strong ERP experience with systems such as SAP, S/4HANA, JD Edwards, or comparable manufacturing platforms. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP or similar functions. Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Distribution, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. Strong understanding of manufacturing capacity, supply and demand planning, material requirements, and production execution. Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving ability, communication skills, and cross-functional collaboration. APICS CPIM or Lean Six Sigma certification is a plus. Why You Will Love Working Here You’ll have visibility across the manufacturing operation and the opportunity to make improvements that directly affect customers and production performance. We value collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement, and people who proactively solve problems. You’ll also have opportunities to grow your supply chain expertise while working with experienced teams across operations, engineering, procurement, and leadership. JPC-2152 Benefits: Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Requirements Must-have: 3+ yrs manufacturing production planning, scheduling, or supply chain exp. Must have ERP systems exp. Required Years as Associate: 3+ #J-18808-Ljbffr