Production Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Production Planner Job Description

The Production Planner translates customer demand into clear, executable production plans, ensuring alignment between order intake, manufacturing capacity, and delivery commitments. This role operates in a high-mix, build-to-order environment and works closely with production leaders and customer support teams to manage schedules, optimize line utilization, and consistently achieve on-time delivery.

• Convert customer demand and system-generated MRP outputs from overnight runs into actionable production plans and planned orders.
• Schedule and sequence production activities across multiple production lines in a high-mix, build-to-order environment.
• Balance workload across lines based on capacity, order type, and priority to optimize utilization and throughput.
• Collaborate closely with production team leaders to execute schedules and resolve capacity or material constraints in real time.
• Manage a high volume of weekly customer orders, typically ranging from 100 to 200 individual equipment units.
• Prioritize and distribute orders appropriately across the production schedule to meet delivery commitments.
• Track and report schedule adherence on a daily basis, identifying root causes for deviations from the plan and recommending corrective actions.
• Maintain and update key production metrics, including lead times by production line, throughput, and build rates, aiming for an 8–10 day build-to-ship cycle.
• Support ongoing SAP implementation activities by ensuring production planning processes and data align with new system capabilities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on increasing efficiency, reducing lead times, and enhancing on-time delivery performance.

• 2–3 years of production planning experience
• ERP experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred (supply chain ideally)
• Ability to manage high volume, fast paced, production scheduling

"Nice to have" Skills & Qualifications

• Automotive environment OR order industry experience (machine build environment)
• SAP

This role is based in an office environment closely connected to the production floor. The environment is fast paced, high volume manufacturing production. The culture supports flexibility when needed, provided it is used responsibly and aligned with business demands.

Schedule:

--Start time: 8:00 a.m., with work hours generally running 9–10 hours Monday through Thursday

Fridays follow an early schedule, with production ending around 1:00 p.m. and the office day typically concluding between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Holland, MI.

The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $41.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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 Holland,MI.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 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.