Production Planning Manager

About Komline

As a pioneering leader in advanced separation technologies, Komline has established a global reputation for engineering excellence. Through our combination of innovative design, cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities, and decades of industry experience, we consistently deliver the highest quality equipment from our integrated manufacturing facilities. Serving our core markets of Water & Process, Agricultural & Renewables, and Industrials, we pride ourselves on providing comprehensive separation solutions precisely tailored to our clients' requirements. With a strong track record of strategic growth and acquisitions, Komline continues to expand its solution portfolio and technical capabilities while maintaining our commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.

This Opportunity

The Production Planning Manager is responsible for coordinating and controlling production activities to ensure efficient manufacturing operations, on-time delivery, and effective utilization of resources. This role serves as a key link between planning, purchasing, inventory, engineering, production, and shipping functions, ensuring that materials, schedules, work orders, and production priorities are aligned to meet customer and business requirements. The Production Control Specialist maintains accurate production data, monitors work-in-process, supports inventory accuracy, and proactively identifies opportunities to improve production flow, scheduling, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage production schedules to support customer delivery commitments, capacity requirements, and operational objectives.
• Create, issue, print, and maintain work orders, job travelers, and related production documentation to ensure accurate shop floor execution.
• Review Bills of Material (BOMs) and develop production travelers, organizing work into logical subassemblies or manufacturing sequences when appropriate.
• Verify material availability prior to releasing jobs and coordinate with purchasing and suppliers to resolve delivery issues or material shortages.
• Monitor and control the flow of materials between inventory, staging, and production areas to prevent shortages, delays, and disruptions. Track work-in-process (WIP) and provide timely visibility into production status, priorities, bottlenecks, and schedule adherence.
• Release jobs to production based on material availability, labor capacity, production priorities, and sequencing requirements.
• Monitor production progress through regular shop floor presence to assess build status, material availability, inventory, floor utilization, and production priorities.
• Support inventory accuracy through ERP transactions, cycle count activities, inventory reconciliations, and discrepancy resolution.
• Monitor inventory levels for stocked and non-stocked materials and coordinate replenishment activities with the appropriate departments.
• Review remaining materials upon job completion and coordinate appropriate disposition, including transfers to inventory, supplier returns, reassignment to future jobs, or resolution of shortages.
• Maintain accurate data within ERP/MRP systems, including job status updates, material consumption, inventory transactions, and production completion reporting.
• Analyze production performance and identify scheduling conflicts, material constraints, capacity limitations, and process inefficiencies; recommend practical solutions to minimize production disruptions.
• Assist in evaluating production flow and shop layout to optimize floor space utilization and manufacturing efficiency.
• Prepare and organize production documentation, drawings, specifications, and related information to support internal manufacturing or external suppliers as needed.
• Support production ramp-ups, new product introductions, and business growth initiatives by establishing effective production control processes and operational discipline.
• Generate and maintain reports related to production schedules, inventory status, work orders, and key operational metrics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
• 3+ years of experience in production control, manufacturing planning, scheduling, inventory control, or a related manufacturing environment.
• Experience reading and interpreting Bills of Material (BOMs), engineering drawings, and manufacturing documentation preferred.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, inventory control, material planning, and manufacturing operations.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Ability to identify scheduling conflicts, material constraints, and production bottlenecks while developing effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities, including interaction with suppliers and multiple manufacturing locations.
• Attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and process compliance.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Use of hands and manual dexterity for computer operation and office equipment; visual acuity required to review drawings, production documentation, ERP systems, and reports.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Komline is an EEO employer – M/F/Vets/Disabled