Production Planner Scheduler Supervisor

Goodwill of Colorado

    Job Description

Pay:  $70,000 - $90,000

JOB SUMMARY:

The Production Planner Scheduler Supervisor is a senior-level role responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing detailed production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations.

This role coordinates cross-functionally with procurement, operations, logistics, and quality to meet customer delivery requirements, minimize inventory, and optimize resource utilization.

The Planner/Scheduler Supervisor plays a strategic role in capacity planning, material requirements planning (MRP), and continuous process improvement.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:


* Develop and manage mid- to long-term master production schedules based on sales forecasts, customer orders, and inventory targets.


* Translate demand into production work orders, ensuring availability of materials and labor.


* Collaborate with procurement and inventory teams to ensure material availability for production.

Identify material supply issues and communicate with management potential schedule impacts and develop recovery strategies. 


* Optimize production workflows by leveling workloads across work centers and resolving capacity constraints.


* Monitor production performance daily, identifying delays or bottlenecks.


* Analyze and Maintain schedules using ERP/MRP system.


* Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders while maintaining optimal inventory levels.


* Lead scheduling meetings with cross-functional teams to align priorities and address conflicts.


* Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives in scheduling and planning processes.


* Create reports and dashboards on key KPIs (e.g., schedule adherence, capacity utilization).


* Support new product introductions by integrating requirements into production plans.


* Train and mentor junior planners or schedulers.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education:


* Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.

 

Experience:


* 5+ years of experience in production planning/scheduling in a manufacturing environment.


* Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, M2M).


* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.


* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.


* Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, lead times, and capacity planning.

 

Other:


* Familiarity with demand planning tools and forecasting techniques.


* Advanced Excel or data analytics experience (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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