Production Planner

Description The Production Planner acts as the central point of contact for all responsibilities related to production planning and scheduling products. The Production Planner will report directly to the Director Manufacturing Operations and be responsible for the production planning process. The role will maintain the master schedule, troubleshoots technical issues, collaborates with cross functional team members, and reports department KPIs

- Prepare work orders for production of parts based on the master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements
- Performs shop order release/closure in the MRP System and reconcile parts
- Develop and monitor production schedules to meet customer demand and optimize resource utilization
- Perform rough-cut and validate capacity planning
- Provide detailed status of work in progress, and material availability, and communicate constraints to schedule
- Coordinate with cross functional team members including warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics, minimizing production disruptions
- Utilize daily production compliance reports for managing daily workloads and communicating manufacturing status
- Generate and maintain accurate production reports, including progress, delays, and performance metrics

Skills Planner, Production planning, HVAC, SAP, Manufacturing, Erp, Mrp, Logistics, Schedule planning, Production, Kaizen, Six Sigma Additional Skills & Qualifications

- Bachelors degree Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business Management, or related field preferred
- 3+ years production/planning/scheduling work experience in a manufacturing supply chain
- Manufacturing Planning experience with high-customization, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, make to order environment
- Strong analytical and decision-making ability
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks
- Sound understanding of MRP functional flows and requirement generations
- Experience with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
- Must have SAP experience

Experience Level Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Frederick, MD.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $65000.00 - $70000.00/yr. 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. 4% 401(k) match + three BCBS medical options + company-paid life/disability + 10 paid holidays/PTO.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Frederick, MD.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 27, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Frederick,MD.

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.

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