Production/Manufacturing Planner

About Advanced Illumination

Advanced Illumination is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative machine vision lighting solutions serving industrial automation, inspection, and imaging applications worldwide. Our team is committed to engineering excellence, operational performance, and delivering high-quality solutions that help customers solve complex imaging challenges across diverse industries.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules to support customer delivery requirements and operational priorities.
• Coordinate production sequencing and scheduling based on labor capacity, machine availability, material supply, and order urgency.
• Monitor manufacturing progress and adjust schedules as needed to address changing priorities, supply constraints, or operational disruptions.
• Collaborate closely with production leadership to ensure schedule attainment and workflow efficiency.

Materials & Inventory Coordination

• Work with Supply Chain and Purchasing teams to ensure raw materials, components, and subassemblies are available to support planned production.
• Monitor inventory levels and identify shortages, excess inventory, and potential supply risks.
• Support inventory accuracy initiatives through transaction verification, cycle count coordination, and ERP system discipline.
• Assist in managing safety stock levels and material replenishment strategies.

ERP & Data Management

• Maintain accurate planning data within the ERP/MRP system, including lead times, BOMs, routings, work orders, and scheduling parameters.
• Release and manage production work orders in alignment with operational priorities.
• Analyze production and inventory data to support planning decisions and operational improvements.
• Generate reports and KPIs related to schedule adherence, inventory performance, backlog, and on-time delivery.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as a key communication link between Production, Engineering, Customer Service, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.
• Participate in production meetings and operational reviews to communicate priorities, risks, and recovery plans.
• Support engineering change implementation activities and coordinate production transitions for new or revised products.
• Assist customer service teams with realistic lead times and delivery commitments.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, production flow, inventory management, and operational efficiency.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, throughput, and delivery performance.
• Assist in developing standardized planning procedures and operational best practices.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 3 years of production planning, manufacturing scheduling, materials planning, or related operations experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working within ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to operational accuracy.

Preferred

• Experience in electronics manufacturing, industrial technology, engineered products, or configurable manufacturing environments.
• APICS/CPIM certification or similar supply chain/planning certification.
• Understanding of BOM structures, production routings, and demand forecasting principles.
• Must have advanced Excel skills, and familiarity with BI systems (Power BI)
• Lean Manufacturing experience-manufacturing processes and inventory replenishment methods such as Kanban, VMI, Consignment, etc.
• Experience working with ERP preferably Syteline Experience

Key Success Metrics

• On-time delivery performance
• Production schedule attainment
• Inventory accuracy and turns
• Backlog management
• Work order accuracy and closure
• Reduction in material shortages and production interruptions
• ERP data integrity and planning accuracy

Core Competencies

• Planning & organization
• Analytical thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Sense of urgency
• Operational discipline
• Problem-solving
• Communication skills
• Continuous improvement mindset

Enjoy our company's comprehensive benefits package offering

which includes: 

- Medical insurance (90% paid by company)

- Dental insurance

- Vision coverage

- 401 company match up to 4%

- Short Term and Long Term Disability 

- Life insurance

- Paid holidays 

- Paid Time Off