Production Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Production Planner

Job Description

The Production Planner plays a critical role in ensuring an efficient and timely production flow by developing, coordinating, and maintaining comprehensive supply and production plans. This role supports the successful execution of demand forecasts and ensures the availability of components and materials to meet customer delivery schedules. The Production Planner reviews and executes MRP signals, optimizes inventory levels, and collaborates closely with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, and quality assurance teams to support reliable and on-time production performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive production and supply plans that support customer delivery schedules and demand forecasts.
• Review, interpret, and execute MRP signals to convert them into accurate and timely production orders.
• Coordinate closely with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, and quality assurance to ensure material availability and smooth production flow.
• Optimize inventory levels by balancing supply and demand, minimizing excess stock, and preventing material shortages.
• Use ERP systems daily to manage production orders, material requirements, and scheduling activities.
• Apply advanced Excel skills to analyze data, including inventory levels, forecasts, capacity, and trends, and to support data-driven decision-making.
• Develop and evaluate “what if” scenarios to assess the impact of changes in demand, capacity, or supply constraints on production plans.
• Support production scheduling activities to ensure efficient use of capacity and on-time completion of customer orders.
• Monitor and adjust production plans as needed to respond to changes in demand, material availability, or operational constraints.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues related to inventory, scheduling, and material flow, and to continuously improve planning processes.

Essential Skills

• 3–4+ years of production planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to convert MRP signals into accurate production orders.
• Strong experience working daily in ERP systems for production and materials planning.
• Advanced Excel skills, including vlookups and formulas, to support analysis and reporting.
• Deep understanding of production scheduling principles and practices.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management concepts and methods.
• Experience with demand planning inputs and how they influence production and supply plans.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to perform analysis around inventory levels, forecasts, capacity, and trends.
• Ability to develop and interpret “what if” scenarios to support planning decisions.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP platforms for production and inventory control.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a growing manufacturing organization that is scaling operations.
• Background in supply chain, production control, or related disciplines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, and quality teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfort working with data and using it to drive continuous improvement in planning and scheduling processes.

Work Environment

This is an on-site role based in a manufacturing environment in Melville. The standard schedule is either 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a 45-minute lunch break or 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break.

This is a Contract position based out of Melville, NY.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Melville,NY.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 24, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.