Flow Dry Technology is seeking a full-time Production Planner/Scheduler to coordinate and plan production orders, balance available capacity, and support a smooth flow of materials and customer orders through the value stream. This role partners closely with Purchasing, Customer Service, Production, and management to create realistic plans, communicate changes, and strengthen our planning and scheduling processes.

What You’ll Do

• Review and plan production orders in SAP, including material availability, process requirements, and lead times.
• Schedule and release production orders to the shop floor in a way that balances capacity and optimizes workflow.
• Partner with buyers to understand material availability and supplier lead times so production plans remain accurate and achievable.
• Communicate with Customer Service regarding product availability, schedule changes, disruptions, and potential delays.
• Work closely with the Production team to balance workloads across operations and effectively use available capacity.
• Monitor planning priorities and adjust schedules as business needs, materials, or capacity change.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning systems, processes, data accuracy, and overall workflow.
• Support continuous-improvement initiatives that make planning and scheduling processes more reliable and user-friendly.
• Create and maintain training documentation for planning customer orders and troubleshooting ERP-related issues.
• Support key performance priorities, including safety, quality, on-time delivery, inventory, and productivity.

What You’ll Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or higher preferred.
• At least three years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Production planning or scheduling experience preferred.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and fundamental manufacturing operations; SAP experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement practices preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn and use business systems effectively.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, make sound decisions, and follow through on commitments.

How You’ll Succeed

The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative, integrity, respect, teamwork, organization, ownership, and a practical problem-solving mindset. You will be comfortable working across departments, communicating clearly, responding with urgency, and helping others understand and follow effective planning processes.

Additional Comments:

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

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