Production Planner

Why Choose Boon Edam?

Are you looking for a challenging career in a technology-driven industry? Boon Edam may be the entry to your future!

Boon Edam is a global market leader in entry solutions with offices across the world. Although we currently employ over 1400 people worldwide, we remain a family company at heart. We are proud that a large number of our people have been with us for over a decade. They have joined us at the start of their career and have developed themselves with us through our internal training and career development programs. We are characterized by our drive and dedication; drive to create the most premium entry solutions and dedication towards the company, our colleagues, and our customers. We take that extra step to make sure our clients are fully satisfied with our service and expect our staff to show the flexibility needed to achieve this.

Purpose / General Description:


The production planner will review, schedule and communicate orders to production; and will also coordinate all document control system procedures.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation with bonus potential
• Medical, Dental & Vision plans
• 100% company paid medical premiums for you and your family
• Life Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Generous PTO & Paid holidays
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Short- and Long-term disability
• Employee assistance programs
• & More

Our Values Matter

At Boon Edam Inc., we strive to live and breathe every day by our core values. They provide a platform that enables us to serve our customers to the best of our ability, treat each other with kindness, work cohesively as a team, improve processes as well as ourselves... deliver the best overall experience in the industry... and having a little fun along the way.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review all orders for completeness, accuracy and correct production configuration; work with sales to clarify customer desires and correct orders before release to production
• Organize and enter orders into the production schedule
• Communicate orders to production leadership
• Consistently update the production schedule to communicate priorities to all operations team personnel (Engineering, Supply Chain, Leadership, etc.)
• Work directly with sales in response to lead time questions and order status updates
• Prepare and distribute key performance measures and production reports
• Work to improve system and data streams to provide better insights into value stream processes and to eliminate waste from the planning process flow

Minimum Requirements:

• Associates degree (technical specialty) / Bachelors degree is a plus
• Minimum 5 year's experience in production environment (metal fab or assembly is a plus)
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• MS Access is a plus
• ERP Experience is a plus
• Demonstrated the ability to work in a team and contribute to the success of a team
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Demonstrate the ability to balance the needs of the organization and the needs of the customer
• Experience with lean manufacturing is a plus