Manufacturing Production Planner | Manufacturing Operations | Direct Hire
Location: Leeds, AL
Salary Range: $67,000 - $85,000 + Overtime Eligibility
Employment Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire | On-Site
MS Companies is partnering with a well-established manufacturing organization to identify a Production Planner for a critical direct-hire opportunity in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama area.
This position plays a vital role in ensuring production schedules, materials, and manufacturing resources align with customer demand and delivery commitments. The ideal candidate will bring experience planning production within a manufacturing environment, strong SAP knowledge, and the ability to collaborate effectively across operations, purchasing, scheduling, and customer service teams.
This is not a logistics, transportation, or route-planning position. The focus is manufacturing production planning, scheduling, inventory coordination, and supporting efficient shop floor operations.
- Minimum 3 years of production planning experience within a manufacturing environment
- Minimum 3 years of SAP experience related to production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations
- Experience developing and maintaining production schedules to support customer demand
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions
- Experience working cross-functionally with production, purchasing, inventory, and customer service teams
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management abilities
- Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing operations
- Experience reporting to a Master Scheduler, Planning Manager, or Operations leadership team
- Exposure to inventory planning and material requirements planning (MRP)
- Experience expediting materials and managing supplier-related production constraints
- Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement exposure
- Experience prioritizing production work centers and shop floor dispatching
- ERP experience beyond SAP
- Manufacturing scheduling experience supporting multiple product lines
- Develop and maintain production schedules to meet customer demand and manufacturing deadlines
- Coordinate with production, purchasing, logistics, and inventory teams to ensure material availability
- Analyze and adjust production schedules based on changing priorities, equipment constraints, and raw material availability
- Work with purchasing teams to expedite materials when necessary
- Prioritize work centers and shop floor production activities to support on-time delivery
- Communicate schedule changes, delays, and production risks to operations leadership
- Manage production-related parts orders and inventory requirements
- Partner with customer service teams regarding shipment schedules and customer commitments
- Provide production updates and planning support to the Master Scheduler
- Participate in team meetings and continuous improvement initiatives
- Primarily office-based within a manufacturing facility
- Frequent interaction with production, warehouse, and operations personnel
- Ability to walk the manufacturing floor as needed
- Ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods
- Occasional overtime may be required to support business needs
- Competitive salary with overtime eligibility (1.5x pay over 40 hours)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement program
- Flexible vacation policy with manager approval
- Optional FSA/HSA programs with employer contribution
- Voluntary life, disability, and pet insurance options
- Stable manufacturing environment with strong operational leadership
- Opportunity to make a direct impact on production performance and customer satisfaction
If you have experience planning production within a manufacturing environment and enjoy working in a fast-paced operation where your work directly impacts customer delivery and plant performance, we'd love to speak with you.
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