Production Planner

The Production Planner is responsible for creating and managing production schedules for bakery products to ensure timely fulfillment of customer orders while minimizing waste and maintaining product freshness. This role coordinates closely with production, procurement, sales, and quality teams to balance demand, labor, ingredients, and equipment capacity in a fast-paced bakery environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop daily and weekly production schedules for fresh and frozen bakery items
• Plan production based on demand/supply plan, customer orders, ingredient availability, and labor capacity
• Coordinate with purchasing to ensure timely availability of ingredients and packaging
• Adjust schedules in response to equipment downtime, staffing changes, or demand fluctuations
• Monitor production output and communicate changes to production, QA, and warehouse teams
• Maintain accurate production plans and data in ERP/MRP systems
• Complete MTS/MTO analysis to manage inventory levels to reduce waste, shortages, and overproduction
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to efficiency, yield, and on-time delivery
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, and sanitation standards

Qualifications / Minimum Requirements

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or related field preferred
• 2 years of production planning or scheduling experience in a bakery or food manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of bakery operations, including batch sizes, bake times, and shelf life constraints
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Work Environment

• Bakery manufacturing facility
• Combination of office work and production floor interaction
• Exposure to warm production areas and cold storage

Please submit your resume for immediate consideration.