Production Planner

United States

Full Time

Experienced

OVERVIEW: The Production Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, and maintaining production schedules to ensure timely manufacturing and delivery of products. This role works closely with production, engineering, purchasing, and sales teams to balance customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity while supporting Ideal Electric’s quality, safety, and delivery commitments.

IDEAL ELECTRIC CONFORMANCE STATEMENT
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following:

Represent the company with respect by conducting business in a professional and ethical manner
Interact professionally and respectfully with customers, suppliers, and other employees
Complete assigned work in compliance with policies and procedures, and within deadlines, with or without direct supervision; when required, record and maintain accurate records pertaining to work performed
Apply job knowledge and safety and quality training in all aspects of work
Closely adhere to safety and security standards and procedures
Work effectively as a team contributor and, work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations
Provide world-class customer service and customer-facing skills
"This position requires access to, or development of, technology or technical data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The successful candidate must be a "U.S. Person" as defined by the ITAR (22 C.F.R. § 120.62) or be able to obtain the appropriate U.S. government authorization (export license) to access such technology or technical data. U.S. Person status is required for this position."

"U.S. Person definition: A U.S. Person includes a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident alien (Green Card holder), a refugee, or a person granted asylum”

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop, govern, and communicate detailed production schedules for manufacturing operations.
Coordinate with production supervisors to ensure schedules are achievable and aligned with labor and equipment capacity.
Monitor material availability and work closely with Purchasing to avoid shortages or delays.
Adjust schedules as needed due to changes in customer demand, priorities, or production constraints.
Track production progress and updating schedules to reflect actual performance.
Communicate schedule changes and priorities clearly to internal teams.
Support on-time delivery goals by identifying and resolving potential bottlenecks.
Maintain accurate scheduling data in ERP/MRP systems.
Participate in production meetings and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
Lead capacity planning and long-range scheduling as needed.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

Proven experience in production scheduling or planning within a manufacturing environment.
Strong proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office (especially Excel).
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve scheduling conflicts and bottlenecks.
Effective communication skills to coordinate across departments (Engineering, Sales, Production).
Understanding supply chain management, inventory control, and manufacturing workflows.
Ability to remain adaptable when production priorities shift.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND WORK HOURS

Daily minimum of 8 hours. Weekly 40 hour minimum. Overtime is required, subject to production schedules and may vary based upon specific customer needs
May be exposed to confined spaces
Must be willing to work flexible hours and overtime, and occasional weekends, holidays, and nights

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

is regularly required to talk and hear

is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and enter small and/or confined spaces
is occasionally required to sit, climb, and/or balance
must be able to lift 50-75 pounds, climb ladders and scaffolding to heights of 30 feet with regularity
must be able to exhibit specific vision abilities required by this job which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

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