Three to seven or more years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
Proven experience making decisions in fast-paced production environments.
Strong understanding of material flow and part readiness, production sequencing and constraints, and short-term capacity management.
Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or material requirements planning (MRP) systems is required.
Responsibilities
Translate the master schedule into detailed daily and short-term production plans, and own execution within a 0–72-hour window.
Adjust production sequencing and priorities in real time to protect daily output, drive schedule adherence, and ensure production runs to plan on the floor.
Ensure material readiness for scheduled production 24–72 hours ahead; validate part availability before job release to prevent start-of-shift delays.
Identify material shortages early and drive immediate cross-functional resolution; coordinate with warehouse and logistics to stage and provide materials.
Identify production disruptions, including missing parts, sequencing conflicts, and capacity gaps; make real-time decisions to re-sequence production, adjust priorities, or swap or delay jobs as needed.
Resolve most execution issues independently and escalate only when necessary.
Serve as the primary connection between planning and the shop floor; communicate daily priorities to supervisors and team leads, validate plan versus actual execution on the floor, and participate in daily production meetings.
Drive alignment among planning, warehouse and inventory, inbound logistics, and production leadership; challenge inputs when the plan is not executable and communicate risks and changes.
Monitor schedule attainment, start-of-shift readiness, and mid-day disruptions tied to planning or material gaps; identify root causes of misses and drive corrective actions.
Support implementation of standard planning processes and visual controls.
Make short-term production sequencing and prioritization decisions, adjust plans in real time to protect throughput, and remain accountable for daily plan execution.
Desired Qualifications
Experience in assembly, high-mix, or build-to-order environments.
Advanced Excel skills.
Description
Description
At Premier Marine, we believe people come first and strong execution drives everything we do. As a Senior Production Planner, you will play a critical role in ensuring our production system runs at rate, every day. This is not a task-based planning role. This position is responsible for making the production plan executable and protecting it throughout the day. You will operate at the center of production, materials, and scheduling driving alignment and making real-time decisions to keep the operation moving.
Position Summary
The Senior Production Planner is responsible for translating the master schedule into a clear, executable daily plan and ensuring production runs without disruption. This role owns the 0–72 hour execution window, with decision-making responsibility for sequencing, prioritization, and adjustments needed to maintain throughput. Success in this role requires strong floor presence, urgency, and the ability to make decisions under changing conditions.
Key Responsibilities
Production Schedule Execution & Ownership
Convert the master schedule into detailed daily and short-term production plans
Own execution of the plan within a 0–72 hour window
Adjust sequencing and priorities in real time to protect daily output
Drive schedule adherence and ensure production runs to plan
This role is accountable for ensuring the plan runs successfully on the floor not just updating it in the system.
Material Readiness & Flow (Short-Term)
Ensure material readiness for all scheduled production within the next 24–72 hours
Validate part availability prior to job release to eliminate start-of-shift delays
Identify shortages early and drive immediate cross-functional resolution
Coordinate with warehouse and logistics to ensure materials are staged and available
Real-Time Problem Solving & Decision Making
Identify issues that will disrupt production (missing parts, sequencing conflicts, capacity gaps)
Make real-time decisions to:
Re-sequence production
Adjust priorities
Swap or delay jobs when needed
Escalate only when necessary — expected to own and resolve most execution issues independently
Floor Integration & Communication
Act as the primary connection between planning and the shop floor
Communicate daily priorities clearly to supervisors and team leads
Maintain strong presence on the floor to validate plan vs. actual execution
Participate in daily production meetings and align on plan performance
Cross-Functional Coordination
Drive alignment between:
Planning (MPS)
Warehouse & inventory
Inbound logistics
Production leadership
Challenge inputs when the plan is not executable
Proactively communicate risks and changes to maintain alignment
Execution Discipline & Continuous Improvement
Monitor key execution metrics:
Schedule attainment
Start-of-shift readiness
Mid-day disruptions tied to planning/material gaps
Identify root causes of misses and drive corrective actions
Support implementation of standard planning processes and visual controls
Decision Authority & Accountability
This role has decision-making responsibility for short-term production sequencing and prioritization
Expected to make real-time adjustments to protect throughput
Accountable for daily execution of the plan
Requirements
Qualifications
Experience
3–7+ years in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations
Experience in assembly, high-mix, or build-to-order environments preferred
Proven experience making decisions in fast-paced production environments