Production Planning Specialist

Job Description:

Now hiring for a Production Planning Specialist

Location: Frankfort, KY

Pay Rate: Based on experience

Schedule: Day Shift | 8 AM - 5 PM (Flexibility needed)

Employment Type: 3 - 6 months | Temporary

Keep the Line Rolling and the Pay Coming.

Join a team that runs on effort and pride. This Production Planning Specialist job in Frankfort keeps you moving, learning, and earning. If you like seeing results from what you do, this is your kind of work.

Looking for Production Planning Specialist jobs in Frankfort where hard work drives every shift? This opportunity lets you help manufacture quality products, support production goals, and contribute to a team that keeps operations running safely and efficiently.

If your skills and experience are a good match for this role please apply today.

Education Requirements

• 5+ years of production planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, inventory management, capacity planning, and demand forecasting.
• Experience with ERP, MRP, or APS planning systems.
• Experience training, coaching, or mentoring production planning teams is highly preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and manufacturing business systems.
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Automotive manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Bilingual Japanese and English is required.
• APICS/CPIM certification is a plus.

Job Duties

• Evaluate current production planning and scheduling processes.
• Train and mentor employees on production planning best practices, demand forecasting, capacity planning, and inventory management.
• Develop and support long-term, monthly, weekly, and daily production plans.
• Monitor production schedules and adjust priorities to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Collaborate with production, materials, logistics, and customer service teams to resolve planning and scheduling issues.
• Identify planning gaps, capacity constraints, and delivery risks, and recommend process improvements.
• Help establish standardized planning procedures and sustainable best practices.

Benefits

• Competitive Weekly Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and Disability Insurance for added peace of mind.
• Optional 401(k) Plan to help you prepare for the future.
• Safety-Focused Manufacturing Environment with opportunities for advancement and skill development.

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What You Will Do

As a Production Planning Specialist you will support daily manufacturing operations by assembling products, operating production equipment, inspecting finished goods, packaging materials, maintaining production standards, and following established work instructions. You will help keep production areas clean and organized, monitor product quality, meet production goals, and contribute to safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

The Production Planning Specialist helps keep manufacturing operations running efficiently by supporting production, quality, and material movement throughout the facility. This role requires strong work habits, flexibility, and commitment to workplace safety.

Successful Production Planning Specialist professionals understand manufacturing processes, quality standards, and production expectations while maintaining productivity and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. Dependability contributes directly to operational excellence.

This career offers meaningful opportunities for individuals who enjoy production environments.

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