Highlights
This role is directly responsible for analyzing material requirements, managing inventory levels, and maintaining optimal capacity across manufacturing and assembly operations. Review open sales orders and Bills of Materials (BOMs) to verify material availability and plant capacity prior to job release.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA |
| Job Type | Temporary |
| Industry | Business Services - Other |
| Salary | $28–$32 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Website | https://www.pridestaff.com/ |
Description
Production Planner - $28-$32/hr
Schedule: 6am-4:30 pm
Location: Asheville NC
Schedule: 6am-4:30 pm
Location: Asheville NC
The Role
Our client, a leading manufacturing facility, is seeking a Production Planner to develop daily and weekly production schedules that ensure customer requirements are met on time and to quality standards. This role is directly responsible for analyzing material requirements, managing inventory levels, and maintaining optimal capacity across manufacturing and assembly operations.
What You Will Do
Release and monitor work orders for manufacturing and assembly departments to satisfy production requirements.
Utilize ERP/MRP systems for accurate routing, job release, data reporting, and reconciliation of inventory cycle counts.
Coordinate with department leads to track production status, address bottlenecks, and resolve schedule delays.
Generate and distribute daily production control reports, including WIP status, backlogs, and material shortages.
Review open sales orders and Bills of Materials (BOMs) to verify material availability and plant capacity prior to job release.
Serve as a key liaison for Commercial, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Warehouse, and Receiving teams to manage inventory flow.
Proactively identify and escalate critical material or schedule constraints to key stakeholders.
Support additional operational duties as assigned by leadership.
What You Will Bring
Associate degree preferred (not required).
2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or production control environment working with scheduling and supply chain parameters.
Demonstrated experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.
Clear understanding of Bills of Materials (BOMs), routings, manufacturing processes, and technical drawings.
Strong organizational, time-management, detail orientation, and cross-departmental communication skills.
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Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $28.00 - $32.00 Per Hour
About Company
We make it all about you. Our focus is to “Consistently Provide Client Experiences Focused on What They Value Most”. We operate on three fundamental principles: exceptional client service, quality candidates, and a great marrying of the two. PrideStaff does this by tracking and measuring our performance in the following ways: 1) We track results We proudly follow the NetPromoter methodology by continually measuring, tracking & responding to feedback. In addition to industry-best NPS scores, we are consistently recognized with “best of the best in staffing” awards from the American Staffing Association. We are recognized in Forbes Magazine 2) We make it personal We don’t believe in cookie cutter solutions or that all clients are alike. We treat each Client and Candidate as the individuals that they are. 3) We build loyalty The core of PrideStaff’s success is relationships with candidates we place. Our candidates are crucial to delivering our Mission & they deserve to be treated fairly during the employment process. 4) We celebrate success PrideStaff has received the staffing industry’s highest honor for client service: the Best of Staffing award from Inavero, Inc., our industry's leading provider of independent client & job candidate surveys. This award is earned by fewer than 1% of the top firms in North America.