Planner - Manufacturing

Materials Solutions is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Planner.

If you have a passion for planning, a keen eye for detail, and a commitment to excellence, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to our manufacturing success and continuous improvement initiatives.

$80k to $95k Position Summary: Responsible for the production planning, scheduling, material requirements, and inventory activities to ensure materials and production orders are available to meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• The Planner will play a critical role in coordinating and optimizing manufacturing schedules, ensuring efficient use of resources, and meeting production deadlines.
• Works closely with Supply Chain, Purchasing, Production, Customer Service, and Engineering while developing knowledge of planning systems, processes, and manufacturing operations.
• Assist with developing and maintaining production schedules based on customer demand, available capacity, material availability, and production priorities.
• Monitor production orders and communicate potential delays or shortages to the appropriate departments.
• Assist in determining material requirements from engineering information, production schedules, and customer demand.
• Coordinate material availability with Purchasing, Production, Customer Support, and Engineering.
• Maintain accurate planning records and monitor inventory levels, material usage, and replenishment requirements.
• Assist with purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and other documentation needed to support material requirements.
• Monitor on-time delivery, inventory levels, and production performance against established goals.
• Identify potential material shortages, excess inventory, slow-moving inventory, and scheduling issues and escalate concerns as appropriate.
• Communicate planning requirements and schedule changes to Operations and provide status updates to Customer Support and other stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate data in the MRP/ERP system and develop proficiency in planning tools and processes.
• Support continuous improvement activities focused on reducing inventory, improving flow, eliminating waste, and increasing on-time delivery.
• Develop production plan based on customer forecast and manufacturing capacity.
• Ensure the timely completion of orders to meet customer requirements.
• Minimize inventory and reduce production bottlenecks, overtime and inefficiencies.
• Determines material requirements from Engineering and production schedules.
• Coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production, customer support and engineering Education and Experience Associate degree, or relevant experience in a Manufacturing environment.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft office applications and data entry.
• MRP/ERP systems, production planning, and scheduling processes.
• Strong customer service, communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrates a commitment to safety, quality, Lean/6S, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of manufacturing planning experience Required Skills and Competencies Detail-oriented with strong organizational and follow-up skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze information, identify issues, and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Flexible and willing to learn new processes and systems.

This is a full-time, on-site role based in our Attleboro, MA facility