Job Title: Production Planner
Job Description
As a Production Planner, you will play a crucial role in managing customer orders and coordinating production processes. You will ensure that all production requirements are accurately documented and released to the floor, acting as a liaison between the production and engineering teams.
Responsibilities
• Develop, implement, and maintain the production schedule for the assigned work centers as generated through the demands of the Master Production Schedule.
• Communicate directly with Work Center Leads or Floor Lead to ensure schedules are understood and issues are addressed
• Analyze capacity demands within assigned areas and communicate issues as needed.
• Communicate production status and schedule changes with Production management and Sales.
• Manage production expedites, rescheduling, and re-planning, when required, in support of Customer priorities.
• Analyze materiel requirements for the assigned work centers and communicate with the Purchasing team directly to ensure material is available in support of the production plan.

• Review all new customer orders with management to determine commit dates and quantities.
• Enter Top Level and Component inventory jobs for all production requirements.
• Print and prepare all job documentation, including Traveler and Drawings, for release to the floor.
• Act as a production liaison to the engineering team, reviewing job drawings and documents to ensure proper revision levels, work center locations, and material call outs are correct.
• Coordinate the release of materials to the floor by reviewing job start dates.
• Manage updates and redistribution of job documentation when revision changes are initiated.

Essential Skills

• 1 to 3 years' experience in planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with formal ERP systems; Epicor 10 experience is preferred.
• Ability to interpret customer engineering specifications and drawings to determine product and quality requirements.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English fluently.
• Analytical skills with the ability to skillfully plan and organize functions.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• An Associate's or Bachelor's degree is a plus.
• Must have experience in a manufacturing environment.

Work Environment
You will work in a family-oriented environment with an accommodating schedule based on needs and performance. The role requires you to be fully in the office from 8 AM to 4 PM. You will report to and work closely with team members to train on Epicor.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Fairfield, NJ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $100000.00/yr.
Benefits will be provided throughout the course of the interview process
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Fairfield,NJ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 13, 2026.