Production Planner/Scheduler Supervisor
Skyline Products
Full-time
On-site
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
$70,000 - $90,000 USD yearly
Skyline Products is a leading manufacturer of innovative electronic signage solutions for the transportation and fuel retailing industries. With over 50 years of proven success and a commitment to engineering excellence, we’re looking for driven, collaborative professionals to help us shape the future of intelligent signage. Be part of a team that values quality, innovation, and long-term customer partnerships, all within a company that’s built to last.
Job Summary:
The Production Planner/Scheduler III is a senior-level role responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing detailed production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations. This role coordinates cross-functionally with procurement, operations, logistics, and quality to meet customer delivery requirements, minimize inventory, and optimize resource utilization. The Planner/Scheduler III plays a strategic role in capacity planning, material requirements planning (MRP), and continuous process improvement.Key Responsibilities:
Job Summary:
The Production Planner/Scheduler III is a senior-level role responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing detailed production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations. This role coordinates cross-functionally with procurement, operations, logistics, and quality to meet customer delivery requirements, minimize inventory, and optimize resource utilization. The Planner/Scheduler III plays a strategic role in capacity planning, material requirements planning (MRP), and continuous process improvement.Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage mid- to long-term master production schedules based on sales forecasts, customer orders, and inventory targets.
- Translate demand into production work orders, ensuring availability of materials and labor.
- Collaborate with procurement and inventory teams to ensure material availability for production. Identify material supply issues and communicate with management potential schedule impacts and develop recovery strategies.
- Optimize production workflows by leveling workloads across work centers and resolving capacity constraints.
- Monitor production performance daily, identifying delays or bottlenecks.
- Analyze and Maintain schedules using ERP/MRP system.
- Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
- Lead scheduling meetings with cross-functional teams to align priorities and address conflicts.
- Implement best practices and continuous improvement initiatives in scheduling and planning processes.
- Create reports and dashboards on key KPIs (e.g., schedule adherence, capacity utilization).
- Support new product introductions by integrating requirements into production plans.
- Train and mentor junior planners or schedulers.
- 5+ years of experience in production planning/scheduling in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, M2M).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, lead times, and capacity planning.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Familiarity with demand planning tools and forecasting techniques.
- Advanced Excel or data analytics experience (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
- Office and manufacturing floor environments.
- May require occasional travel to supplier or customer
Benefits:
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401k with company match
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary and AD&D) Paid Time Off
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Training and Development
Compensation: $70,000 - $90,000
Skyline Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.