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 States without requiring current or future sponsorship.
• Must be able to commute to Hobart, Indiana on a daily basis.
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.

Salary: $57,000K-$60,000K

Why You’ll Love Working With Us!

We take care of our team from day one — literally! Enjoy a competitive benefits package designed to support your health, happiness, and future:

• Day 1 benefits – no waiting period to access your health, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge, and enjoy life outside of work
• Short-Term Disability coverage for added peace of mind when you need it most
• 401(k) with company match to help you build your financial future
• General Bonus Opportunity based on performance and company success
• Comprehensive benefits that support your overall well-being — because we believe happy employees do their best work!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Converts all new sales orders from quote to production status; assigns shipping dates to sales orders that don’t require assembly
• Manages sales order change requests, including analyzing the effect on resources, costs, and schedule
• Works with Project Execution and Customer Service on schedules for major projects
• Communicates with Shipping and Traffic to ensure expected delivery to job sites
• Supports the Planning Manager to coordinate the Specials quoting process
• Ensures the production plan is met by monitoring demand and scheduling and working with Purchasing and Production Schedulers
• Processes bill of material revisions, evaluating and communicating the impact of changes to Production Control Management, Scheduling, Customer Service, and Project Execution
• Supports the Planning Manager with the returned merchandise process
• Supports the Shipping Scheduler by managing the conversion and ship dates for Wynparts orders
• Assists with metrics collection and reporting, including Plant Capacity report, Delivery key performance indicators and Supply and Operations Planning data collection
• Serves as back-up for the Planning Manager and helps train new production control employees
• Takes part in internal and external training in planning and business techniques
• Employees 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 satisfaction

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience 
• Minimum of 4 years of manufacturing experience 
• Minimum of 3 years of production planning or project scheduling experience 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:

• Knowledge 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 skills
• Self-motivated  and Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees 
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines 
• Highly detailed-oriented and organized  
• Must be able to speak, read and understand the English language