Senior Production Planner

Job Title: Senior Production Planner Job Description The Senior Production Planner supports manufacturing operations in a fast-paced production environment by managing production flow, overseeing work orders and manufacturing travelers, coordinating outside processing activities, and contributing to accurate customer and vendor quotations. This role is primarily computer-based and requires strong ERP expertise, solid production planning knowledge, and the ability to quickly integrate into an active manufacturing setting with minimal training. Responsibilities

- Manage production schedules and workflow for active manufacturing orders to ensure timely completion and on-time delivery.
- Create, release, and maintain work orders and manufacturing travelers, ensuring they are accurate, properly sequenced, and distributed to the shop floor and production supervisors.
- Monitor production backlog, including approximately $1M in existing orders, and prioritize jobs to meet customer delivery requirements and reduce bottlenecks.
- Coordinate outside processing (OSP) activities, including communication with vendors, scheduling outsourced work, and tracking timelines for processes not performed in-house.
- Collaborate closely with production supervisors, purchasing, and leadership to maintain smooth production flow and resolve scheduling or capacity constraints.
- Support inventory visibility and material requirements planning to ensure the right materials are available at the right time for production.
- Assist with customer and vendor quotations by gathering and analyzing labor hours, material costs, and outside processing expenses, and by collaborating with supervisors on estimates and markups.
- Maintain accurate production and planning data within the ERP system, including work orders, routings, and other production documentation.
- Generate travelers and work orders in the proper order, distribute them to the shop floor, and follow up to ensure execution aligns with the production plan.
- Communicate effectively with vendors and internal stakeholders to manage production status, resolve issues, and support quoting and estimating activities.

Essential Skills

- Minimum of 3 years of experience in production planning, production control, materials planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
- Hands-on experience working within ERP systems such as Quantum, SAP, or similar platforms.
- Manufacturing industry experience with a strong understanding of production processes and workflows.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications for data analysis, reporting, and documentation.
- Experience creating work orders, travelers, routings, or other production documentation in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and a significant production backlog.
- Effective communication skills for collaborating with production supervisors, purchasing, leadership, vendors, and customers.
- Solid problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly learn processes and contribute with minimal supervision.
- Ability to manage production control activities, materials management tasks, and vendor communication in a fast-paced setting.
- Experience supporting quoting activities, including gathering labor, material, and outside processing costs.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Fort Worth, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Fort Worth,TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.