Planner

Winchester Interconnect • San Marcos, CA

3d • $78,000 - $88,000

About The Position

The Production Planner is responsible for coordinating and optimizing production
schedules to ensure efficient operations and on-time delivery of products. This
role involves analyzing demand forecasts, managing inventory levels, and
collaborating with procurement, manufacturing, sales and logistics teams to
align resources with production needs. The Production Planner monitors workflow,
resolves scheduling conflicts, and implements process improvements to maximize
efficiency and minimize downtime. A successful candidate will have strong
organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to dynamic
production environments.

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent with Bachelor’s in Business Administration or related field highly preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of planning/purchasing experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Must have excellent communication, both oral and written, as well as team-building skills.
• Maintaining confidentiality of company sensitive and proprietary information is also required.
• Knowledge in ERP/MRP, Epicor ERP preferred.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary company information is required.

Nice To Haves

• APICS certification is also highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• driving operational excellence by ensuring on-time delivery (OTD), optimizing productivity, and managing labor/material variances
• Ensure work order due-date accuracy and develop production plans aligned with capacity and SIOP processes
• Overseeing work orders to ensure timely material supply while championing Winchester’s culture of collaboration, efficiency, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate across departments using DVS meetings to address value stream challenges and partner with operations, engineering, quality, sales, and buyers to deliver accurate SIOP forecasts
• Develop production schedules, set inventory levels, and prioritize tasks with the production floor
• Collaborate with sales, purchasing, and the warehouse to enhance OTD, productivity, and manage labor and material variances.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED