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Production Planner
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What they do
A Production Planner plans and manages production and distribution processes for a company and identifies ways to improve efficiency. Analyzes work flows, plans and schedules orders, manages materials orders and monitors inventory; coordinates with suppliers and vendors.
$87,454 / year median in California
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary A growing food and beverage production organization is seeking a Production Planner to support efficient manufacturing operations in Fresno, CA. This direct hire opportunity is ideal for a planning professional who enjoys building production schedules, coordinating materials, analyzing inventory, and helping teams deliver consumer goods on time. The Production Planner will play a key role in aligning customer demand, forecasts, raw material availability, and production capacity. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative manufacturing environment where communication, process improvement, and cross-functional teamwork are valued. The role offers the chance to make a direct impact on production performance while continuing to build a career in supply chain, operations planning, and manufacturing leadership. Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain rolling production schedules of 8 or more weeks based on customer orders, forecasts, inventory levels, and production capacity.
- Optimize production plans to reduce changeovers, improve efficiency, and support on-time delivery goals.
- Partner with purchasing, operations, and warehouse teams to ensure materials are available for scheduled production runs.
- Maintain Bills of Materials, production planning data, batching documentation, formulas, and related production details.
- Use ERP or MRP systems to issue materials, track production activity, monitor inventory, and support accurate reporting.
- Analyze production performance, cost variances, yield results, OTIF metrics, and scheduling risks to support continuous improvement. Compensation and Benefits
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Pay range: $25 to $30 per hour + benefits.
Location:
Fresno, CA. How to Apply? Please send your resume to k a r l a m@appleone.com under the subject of "Production Planner" Required Qualifications and Skills- 3 to 5 years of experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, supply chain coordination, or a related operations planning role.
- Strong understanding of inventory management, demand planning, forecasting, and production scheduling.
- Experience working in a manufacturing or food and beverage production environment.
- Familiarity with batching, filling, packaging, and production workflow processes.
- ERP or MRP system experience required, with NetSuite experience strongly valued.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and follow-up skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with purchasing, production, warehouse, quality, and leadership teams.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and tight deadlines. Preferred Qualifications
- NetSuite ERP experience.
- Food and beverage production planning experience.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, process improvement, and efficiency optimization.
- Experience tracking OTIF metrics, KPIs, yield analysis, and production performance reports.
- Experience managing physical inventory counts and resolving inventory discrepancies.