Description

Role Overview

The Production Planner ensures that production orders have the required materials, are scheduled realistically, and are finished on or before their committed dates. This role links Operations, Supply Chain, and Customer Service by managing material shortages, prioritizing inventory allocation, and maintaining accurate order data within the ERP system. The planner plays a key role in shifting the organization from reactive expediting to proactive planning to support growth and on‑time delivery performance.

Core Responsibilities

Material Readiness & Scheduling

Review daily ERP shortage and exception reports to identify material constraints affecting current and upcoming production orders.

Evaluate component availability and lead times to set realistic start and completion dates, updating order schedules in the ERP.

Allocate and reassign materials across production jobs based on priorities, customer commitments, and capacity, escalating trade‑offs when needed.

Work closely with Procurement to expedite, reschedule, or substitute components for material‑constrained jobs and provide clear priority guidance.

Coordinate with internal manufacturing or sub‑assembly teams on “make” items that impact job readiness.

Maintain detailed job notes in the ERP, including shortage status, planned completion dates, assumptions, and constraints.

Track and report which jobs are fully kitted and material‑clear versus those blocked by shortages, ensuring visibility for production leaders.

Support production managers in sequencing work and balancing the schedule to ensure material‑ready jobs move first while respecting capacity limits.

Adjust production order dates as material or capacity conditions change and communicate any delivery impacts.

Cross‑Functional Communication

Provide timely updates to Customer Service and Sales when committed dates are at risk, including cause codes (e.g., supplier issues, engineering changes, yield impacts) and revised timelines.

Collaborate with Sales/Customer Service to factor in customer priorities, historical demand, and forecast data when aligning production runs.

Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Program Management when engineering changes, NPI builds, or qualification lots affect material or scheduling plans.

ERP & Data Ownership

Utilize the ERP system as the primary planning tool, ensuring production orders, dates, statuses, and material allocations are always current.

Maintain expected completion dates based on incoming materials, labor requirements, and production capacity.

Help define, validate, and maintain key ERP reports (e.g., job shortages, material‑clear status, late components vs. due dates).

Identify data errors such as incorrect lead times, BOM issues, or missing planning parameters and collaborate with the appropriate teams to resolve them.

Continuous Improvement & Metrics

Support tracking of metrics such as on‑time delivery to promise date, percent of jobs material‑clear by planned start, and volume of expedited orders.

Recommend improvements to shortage management, job release processes, and material allocation as the planning function grows.

Contribute to standard work and playbooks for shortage review, job dating, and communication workflows to ensure consistent processes for future planners.

Skills

erp, mrp, material planning, Scheduling, Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Engineering, WIP Alignment, Reporting tools, Production planning, Production scheduling, Purchase order, Sap, Ordering, Inventory, Logistics, Schedule planning, Supply chain management, Inventory management

Top Skills Details

erp,mrp,material planning,Scheduling,Supply Chain,Procurement,Customer Service,Manufacturing,Engineering,WIP Alignment,Reporting tools,Production planning,Production scheduling,Purchase order

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience with advanced scheduling tools, MES, LIMS, PowerBI, SQL, or other analytics platforms

Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, CI methodologies, or Kaizen practices

Exposure to manufacturing environments with complex assemblies (semiconductor, electronics, robotics, or high‑mix/low‑volume environments)

Understanding of capacity modeling, utilization analysis, and OEE concepts

Experience with vendor management or supporting external manufacturing partners

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Austin, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $31.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job\n classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be\n subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits\n available for this temporary role may include the following:\n\n • Medical, dental & vision\n • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital\n • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available\n • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)\n • Short and long-term disability\n • Health Spending Account (HSA)\n • Transportation benefits\n • Employee Assistance Program\n • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Austin,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 13, 2026.

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\n\nAbout Aston Carter:\n

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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