Production Planner Scheduler Supervisor

Goodwill of Colorado

Job Description

Pay: $70,000 - $90,000

JOB SUMMARY:

The Production Planner Scheduler Supervisor 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 Supervisor plays a strategic role in capacity planning, material requirements planning (MRP), and continuous process improvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.

Experience:

• 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.

Other:

• Familiarity with demand planning tools and forecasting techniques.
• Advanced Excel or data analytics experience (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

Physical Requirements

Attachment to Job Description

Job Title: 1106 - Director/Manager/Supervisor Dept Number: 5450

*Specific job descriptions will be made available upon meeting with the Goodwill Staffing Recruiter.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Guide to Physical Requirements:

• Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Occasionally (1-2 hours)
• Never

LIFTING: (as defined by ADA)

Heavy: 45 lbs & over - NEVER

Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY

Light: 14 lbs & under - OCCASIONALLY

CARRYING:

Heavy: 45 lbs & over - NEVER

Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY

Light: 14 lbs & under - OCCASIONALLY

PUSHING/PULLING - OCCASIONALLY

REACHING:

Above Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

At Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

Below Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

TWISTING - OCCASIONALLY

BENDING - OCCASIONALLY

KNEELING/CRAWLING - OCCASIONALLY

SQUAT - OCCASIONALLY

CLIMBING:

Use of legs only (stairs) - OCCASIONALLY

Use of arms & legs (ladders) - NEVER

HEARING - CONTINUOUSLY

VISION:

Visual, close - CONTINUOUSLY

Visual, distant - CONTINUOUSLY

Visual, depth perception - CONTINUOUSLY

HANDS/FINGERS:

Simple grasping - CONTINUOUSLY

Fine Manipulation - CONTINUOUSLY

Repetitive Movements - CONTINUOUSLY

WALKING - CONTINUOUSLY

STANDING - CONTINUOUSLY

SITTING - CONTINUOUSLY

SPEAKING - CONTINUOUSLY

OTHER, please describe -