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Production Planner

Flowserve Corporation
Lynchburg, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/27/2025

Role Summary:

The role’s primary responsibility is to perform demand based planning functions including manufacturing planning to meet customer requirements, scheduling, expediting products through the manufacturing process, managing inventories to sufficient levels and coordinating with all support activities including purchasing, inventory control, production, quality, and shipping to support goal of 100% on-time delivery performance. Role requires a self- motivated team player with strong leadership, interpersonal, and communications skills.

This is a first shift position, Monday to Friday 6 AM - 3PM

Relocation assistance is provided.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and schedule assigned product lines based on production capacity & material availability.
  • Schedule and issue Assembly work orders to support manufacturing and spare parts requirements.
  • Conduct a final review of material availability prior to placing work orders into production.
  • Revise production schedule as necessary based on the availability of material and/or labor.
  • Ensure planning parameters and production capacity support projected demand within competitive lead times.
  • Assist Assembly Manager in preparing daily/weekly build plans to achieve monthly shipment goals.
  • Coordinate with Customer Service regarding delivery promises, new customer orders, past due orders and customer inquiries.
  • Evaluate production schedule to identify opportunities to shorten customer leadtimes.
  • Analyze demand patterns to identify trends that may require changes to capacity planning.
  • Monitor and process Engineering Change Notices that impact scheduled work orders.
  • Address demand/capacity/leadtime issues raised by Production, Sales, and/or Customer Service.
  • This job description in no way state or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. Qualified candidate will be required to follow any other instructions upon the request of his/her supervisor.
  • Maintain Item Master Data based on historical and forecasted data
  • Communicate and own product line(s) production schedule, changes, capacity issues, and supply/inventory issues with manufacturing and related departments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (Business, Supply Chain, or Operations Management preferred) or equivalent education and experience
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in related field (production planning, scheduling, materials management).
  • ERP/MRP expertise required
  • Proficient with MS office & excel in particular.
  • This position requires access to onsite locations managing government information, which contains Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals (NOFORN) data. Therefore, to meet NOFORN requirements, you will have to provide proof of US Citizenship and attest that you do not have dual citizenship .

Preferred Experience / Skills:

  • Good communicator and team member.
  • Machine Shop Experience (preferred)

Benefits Starting from Day 1:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance (including FSA and HSA options)
  • Life Insurance Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Retirement Planning, 401(k) plan, & Financial Wellness Resources
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Time off Policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and paid vacation)

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

Req ID : R-15429

Job Family Group : Logistics

Job Family : LO Production Planning

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans. Flowserve will also not discriminate against an applicant or employee for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co-workers. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access flowservecareers.com as result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to employment@flowserve.com. In order to quickly respond to your request, please use the words "Accommodation Request" as your subject line of your email. For more information, read the Accessibility Process.

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