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C & C Power Inc
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.
$82,950 / year median in Illinois
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Production Planner C & C Power Inc Carol Stream, IL Job Details Full-time $100,000 - $150,000 a year 13 hours ago Qualifications Data visualization software proficiency MRP Business intelligence tools Production management software Technical Proficiency Mechanical knowledge Data analysis software Full Job Description Production Planner Job Summary The Production Planner is responsible for maintaining an accurate production schedule within IFS for finished goods and manufactured subassemblies. This position ensures shop orders are scheduled based on material availability, manufacturing capacity, and customer priorities. The planner proactively identifies shortages and scheduling risks, works closely with Purchasing to obtain accurate supplier delivery dates, adjusts production schedules when required, and communicates schedule impacts to Customer Service and Project Management. The planner serves as the central coordination point between Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Shipping to ensure customer commitments remain realistic and achievable. Primary Responsibilities Production Planning Create and maintain production schedule within IFS Schedule top level and subassemblies shop orders Review shop orders for readiness to ensure all components and documentation are available before release Release and maintain shop order dates and statuses Monitor shop order progress Monitor production labor capacity Coordinate with Customer Service for date changes and status updates Review completed shop order performance to ensure routings times and steps are accurate Material Planning Create and maintain material shortage reports Coordinate with Purchasing on supplier dates and commitments Recommend alternate components and coordinate with Engineering for substitutions Identify recurring part shortages or supplier delivery issues Daily Tasks Review customer order priorities, overdue shop orders, and shortage reports Update shop order dates Attend production meetings Notify Customer Service of delivery impacts Review work center loading Weekly Tasks Review all upcoming customer orders Analize work center capacity Analize supplier performance and component shortages Update Sales with product line lead times Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Schedule Performance o Schedule adherence (%) On-time completion of shop orders Material Performance o Open shortages Critical shortages Labor Capacity Accuracy Actual labor vs planned labor Required Skills Technical Skills Tier 1 ERP experience, IFS preferred ERP production planning experience Understanding of