Production Planning Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Greenwood Fabricating & Plating, LLC

First Shift | Full-Time Salaried Position
$70,000 – $85,000/year (based on experience)

Greenwood Fabricating & Plating is seeking a highly organized and customer-focused Production Planning Manager to lead scheduling and production coordination activities in our fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing customer priorities, production schedules, materials planning, and cross-functional communication to keep operations running smoothly and customers satisfied.

If you thrive in manufacturing, enjoy solving scheduling challenges, and can confidently coordinate between operations, sales, supply chain, and customers - we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Manage production scheduling and planning activities to meet customer delivery commitments
• Coordinate with Operations, Sales, Purchasing, and Supply Chain teams to ensure material availability and production readiness
• Monitor production timelines and proactively address scheduling delays or bottlenecks
• Communicate lead times, order updates, and scheduling information to customers and internal teams
• Maintain and adjust production schedules based on changing priorities and customer demands
• Help drive efficiency improvements within production planning and scheduling processes
• Coordinate outside services and vendors to ensure project timelines stay on track
• Support inventory control and material flow activities
• Assist with special projects, rework scheduling, and production issue resolution
• Participate in production and scheduling meetings with internal teams and customers

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing scheduling, production planning, customer service, or operations coordination, other levels of experience may be evaluated
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as Sage, Syteline, Visual, Oracle, or similar
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Prior experience with inventory control and production planning preferred
• Microsoft Office proficiency required

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary: $70,000 – $85,000
• First shift schedule
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off / Paid Leave
• Stable, team-oriented manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to make a direct impact on operations and customer success

Why This Role Matters

This position plays a critical role in ensuring customer orders move efficiently through production while keeping communication flowing across departments. You'll be at the center of operations, helping the company deliver quality products on time and keeping production running smoothly.