Production Planner

Now Hiring: Production Planning Specialist in Oak Ridge, TN Are you a detail-driven planning professional who loves solving the puzzle of a high-mix manufacturing environment? We are looking for a Production Planning Specialist to join our team in Oak Ridge, TN. If you’re a proactive thinker who thrives on cross-functional collaboration and is ready to help champion our transition to SAP, this is the role for you!

The Opportunity

• Compensation: $65,000–$75,000 annually + annual bonus potential

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm

What You’ll Do As a key driver of our production success, you will:

• Master the Schedule: Develop and maintain production schedules based on demand, capacity, and material availability.
• Drive ERP Excellence: Perform transactions within QAD and play a pivotal role in our upcoming migration to SAP.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and commercial teams to ensure on-time delivery and material readiness.

• Problem Solve: Identify delays or discrepancies, find the root cause, and implement corrective actions.

• Manage Change: Review engineering changes (ECFs) and adjust plans to keep production moving smoothly.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: 3+ years in production planning, master scheduling, or operations planning (high-mix manufacturing preferred).

• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred, OR 8+ years of equivalent experience.

• Technical Chops: Excel skills and ERP experience (QAD or similar). Experience with SAP transitions is a major plus!

• Mindset: A strategic thinker with high initiative who acts as an agent for change.

• Certification: APICS/CPIM certification is a plus.  

Ready to plan your next career move? Apply today!

salary: $65,000 - $75,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4:30 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the production schedule based on demand, capacity, and material availability.
• Plan and sequence production orders; prepare and audit work order packets.
• Track production throughout the process, identify delays, and adjust schedules as needed.
• Perform planning and material movement transactions within QAD or the supported ERP system
• Communicate schedule changes, constraints, and material needs to manufacturing, engineering, commercial, and all internal cross-functional teams
• Monitor and support schedule adherence, quality, and cycle time metrics.
• Identify root causes of discrepancies and implement corrective actions

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Schedule Adherence
• ERP system
• Planning

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 3 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.