Senior Production Planner

Daifuku is the nation’s leading independent, U.S.‐based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in‐house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intralogistics solutions. We provide leading‐edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light‐directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.If you want to join a team of industry leading experts and who want to create an impact on the future of material handling solutions, we want to hear from you!Position Summary:The Senior Production Planner manages the initiation of sales orders into the production plan. Responsible for project schedule execution through the production process, executing change requests and engineering revisions.Ideal Candidate Requirements:Work Authorization:Must be legally authorized to work in the United Stateswithout requiring current or future sponsorship.Commute:Must be able tocommute to Hobart, Indianaon adaily basis.Communication Skills:Possessesexcellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.Salary: $57,000K-$60,000KConverts all new sales orders from quote to production status; assigns shipping dates to sales orders that don’t require assemblyManages sales order change requests, including analyzing the effect on resources, costs, and scheduleWorks with Project Execution and Customer Service on schedules for major projectsCommunicates with Shipping and Traffic to ensure expected delivery to job sitesSupports the Planning Manager to coordinate the Specials quoting processEnsures the production plan is met by monitoring demand and scheduling and working with Purchasing and Production SchedulersProcesses bill of material revisions, evaluating and communicating the impact of changes to Production Control Management, Scheduling, Customer Service, and Project ExecutionSupports the Planning Manager with the returned merchandise processSupports the Shipping Scheduler by managing the conversion and ship dates for Wynparts ordersAssists with metrics collection and reporting, including Plant Capacity report, Delivery key performance indicators and Supply and Operations Planning data collectionServes as back-up for the Planning Manager and helps train new production control employeesTakes part in internal and external training in planning and business techniquesEmployees are responsible to comply with all requirements of policies and procedures. Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfactionBachelor’s Degree or equivalent experienceMinimum of 4 years of manufacturing experienceMinimum of 3 years of production planning or project scheduling experienceKnowledge of MRP systems and experience with advanced user functionality;SAP (MM/PP/PS) experience preferred.Strong Microsoft Excel Knowledge; ability to perform V-look ups, X-Look ups, Pivot Tables, Formulas, etc.Good verbal and written communication skillsSelf-motivated and Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employeesAbility to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlinesHighly detailed-oriented and organizedMust be able to speak, read and understand the English languageUSD $57,000.00USD $60,000.00

Created: 2025-11-15