Production Planner - US
Watlow
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- Pay
- $65K to $75K
- a year
- Location
- Winona, MN
- Work style
- On-site
- Posted
- Nov 5
- Today
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About the company
Watlow
Mechanical or industrial engineering · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand and capacity
- Review forecasts, inventory, and material availability to create achievable production plans
- Monitor schedule attainment and adjust priorities as business needs change
- Coordinate with Purchasing to ensure material availability
- Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Customer Service, and Quality to resolve production constraints
- Maintain planning data within ERP/MRP systems
- Analyze KPIs including on-time delivery, inventory, and schedule adherence
- Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives
What you need
- ERP/MRP experience required
- Associate degree preferred or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years of planning/supply chain/manufacturing experience (preferred)
- Oracle (preferred)
- Lean experience (preferred)
Key skills
Production planning and schedulingERP/MRP systemsAnalytical problem solvingAdvanced ExcelCross-functional communicationCustomer focusOracleLean experience
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Production Planner
Position Summary
The Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining production schedules that balance customer demand, manufacturing capacity, inventory, and material availability. This role partners with Manufacturing, Customer Service, Purchasing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure on-time delivery while optimizing inventory, improving schedule attainment, and supporting operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand and capacity.
Review forecasts, inventory, and material availability to create achievable production plans.
Monitor schedule attainment and adjust priorities as business needs change.
Coordinate with Purchasing to ensure material availability.
Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Customer Service, and Quality to resolve production constraints.
Maintain planning data within ERP/MRP systems.
Analyze KPIs including on-time delivery, inventory, and schedule adherence.
Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
Core Competencies
Production planning and scheduling
ERP/MRP systems
Analytical problem solving
Advanced Excel
Cross-functional communication
Customer focus
Qualifications
Associate degree preferred or equivalent experience.
3-5 years of planning/supply chain/manufacturing experience preferred.
ERP/MRP experience required.
Oracle
is
preferred.
Lean experience preferred.