The Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining detailed production plans that ensure the efficient use of resources, on-time delivery, and alignment with customer requirements for custom-designed electric power transformers. This role works closely with Marketing, Customer Service, Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing to translate orders and forecasts into actionable production schedules while balancing capacity, materials, and lead times.

Essential Functions

• Daily On-Site Attendance.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed production plans for all transformer products.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Customer Service to understand customer priorities, delivery commitments, and project timelines.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing to plan for custom configurations, long-lead components, and capacity constraints.
• Monitor production schedules, backlog, and forecasts to proactively adjust plans.
• Communicate schedule changes and impacts to all relevant departments to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Maintain accurate production plan data within the ERP system and ensure system-driven production signals are timely and actionable.
• Support cross-functional planning processes including order entry reviews, customer promise date coordination, and S&OP activities.
• Monitor performance metrics such as schedule adherence, lead time variance, and on-time delivery to drive continuous improvement.
• Identify and resolve production planning conflicts between customer expectations and operational realities.
• Track and maintain inventory levels related to production requirements.

Competencies

• Production Planning Expertise 
• Customer Orientated
• Cross-Functional Collaboration 
• Strong Decision Maker
• Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis 
• Attention to Detail 
• Adaptability & Flexibility 
• Communication & Influence 
• Continuous Improvement Mindset