Production Planner

Viken Detection is seeking a highly organized and proactive Production Planner to manage and optimize production schedules, material availability, and manufacturing workflow. This role is critical to ensuring on-time delivery, maximizing efficiency, and supporting our growing production operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment, strong ERP/MRP system knowledge, and the ability to collaborate across operations, purchasing, manufacturing, and engineering teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conduct material scenarios at top-level and sub-assembly stages to drive "clear to build" status and maintain the master production schedule. Create and manage build assemblies within the manufacturing ERP system to ensure accurate production tracking. Lead production updates in daily cross-functional Teams meetings, providing status on material availability and scheduling constraints. Run weekly production status meetings, with a focus on clear to build dates highlighting issues that need to be resolved to achieve ship dates. Run monthly SIOP meetings. Support the department in organizing procedures, records, and Lean manufacturing reports. Requirements: High School Diploma required; professional certifications (CPIM, CSCP, or ISM) or higher education strongly preferred. 5+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment with direct experience in MRP/ERP systems and Bill of Materials (BOM). Advanced Microsoft Excel (data analysis); strong understanding of Lean manufacturing principles and multitasking. Experience with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric preferred. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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