Manufacturing Planning & Scheduling Specialist
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Department: Manufacturing Operations
About AMPG
Accurate Manufactured Products Group (AMPG) is a family-owned U.S. manufacturer specializing in precision fasteners and engineered components. We continue to invest in advanced manufacturing technologies, automation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and data-driven production planning to improve customer service, manufacturing efficiency, and operational excellence. We're looking for a technically minded Manufacturing Planning & Scheduling Specialist who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and working across multiple departments to keep manufacturing running efficiently.
Position Summary
This role serves as the link between Sales, Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, and Operations to ensure production orders are accurate, manufacturing data is reliable, and customer requirements are translated into executable production schedules. This is much more than a scheduling position. You'll help improve the quality of our systems and identify issues before they impact production or customer delivery.
What You'll Do
- Create and maintain accurate production orders within our ERP system.
- Coordinate with multiple departments to ensure delivery commitments, manufacturing instructions, resource planning, and production data are complete and accurate.
- Review manufacturing schedules and investigate exceptions.
- Support and improve our automated production scheduling system.
- Review manufacturing costs, setup standards, labor standards, and material assumptions for accuracy.
- Identify planning issues before they impact production or customer deliveries.
- Work directly with manufacturing personnel to understand shop-floor processes and improve planning accuracy.
- Participate in daily production planning meetings and cross-functional problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- Associate degree or equivalent experience in Manufacturing Automation, Production Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, CNC Machining, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in manufacturing and materials planning, engineering support, continuous improvement methods, or similar operations experience.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both office personnel and frontline manufacturing employees.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Experience
Experience in one or more of the following:
- Precision machining, lathes or
- CNC turning or milling
- Materials resource planning (MRP) or
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
- Automated scheduling software
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Lean Manufacturing, efficiency, and continuous improvement methods and measurement, e.g., root cause analysis,
Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off
- Monthly Profit Sharing Program
- On-Site Clinic for you and your household members (age 2 and up)
- Health Insurance
- Health and Wellness Activities
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Dental insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
- Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness
- 401k Match – Traditional and Roth Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
Why Join AMPG?
At AMPG, you'll have the opportunity to work with modern manufacturing technologies and help shape how our business plans and delivers customer excellence. This role offers significant visibility across the organization and the opportunity to make a measurable impact on manufacturing performance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, monthly profit-sharing, paid time off and vacation time, health insurance, on-site health clinic, a 401k savings plan with company contributions, tuition reimbursement, and a culture of caring and trust without the hassle of micro-management. If you like to manage yourself, work with friendly people, and want to continually stretch and grow, AMPG may be right for you.
