Production Planner

Production Planner

About Us:

Founded in 1953, Electrical Components International (ECI) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of electrical distribution systems, control box assemblies, and other critical engineered components for diversified markets. With approximately 17,000 employees and 30 global manufacturing locations, ECI is a trusted partner to market leaders, serving over 450 customers. At ECI, we power smart, connected, and electrified solutions that help solve the most complex challenges.

Since 2020, we have embarked on a successful journey to transform the company, delivering significant value to our customers, investors, and employees. As part of our strategic plan, we have defined key pillars to support and accelerate our growth trajectory. One of these core pillars is focused on driving excellence through enhanced capabilities, tools, and processes.

The Role:

The Production Planner is responsible for developing, releasing, and maintaining the production schedule for the facility, converting customer demand into executable build plans that meet on-time delivery, quality, and cost objectives. This role balances customer orders, forecasts, plant capacity, labor, and material availability, and partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Customer Service to keep the production plan realistic, current, and aligned with business priorities.

This position will report to the Vice President/General Manager MRG.

This role is located on-site at MRG facility located in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, publish, and maintain the master production schedule, balancing customer demand, plant capacity, labor availability, and material supply.
• Convert customer orders and forecasts into executable build plans, releasing work orders to the production floor with the correct quantities, routings, and due dates.
• Analyze demand signals, order backlog, and inventory positions in the ERP/MRP system to determine material and labor requirements.
• Plan and monitor raw material, component, and work-in-process inventory levels to support the schedule while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Supply Chain to expedite critical parts, resolve shortages, and confirm supplier delivery commitments.
• Communicate schedule changes, priorities, and delivery risks to Operations, Engineering, Quality, Customer Service, and Sales.
• Maintain planning parameters in the ERP system, including lead times, safety stock, lot sizes, and routings, and ensure planning data accuracy.
• Monitor production progress against the schedule; identify bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and labor shortfalls, and re-sequence work to protect on-time delivery.
• Track and report key planning metrics, including on-time delivery, schedule attainment, past-due backlog, inventory turns, and cycle time.
• Support the sales, inventory, and operations planning (SIOP) process with capacity analysis, load projections, and demand reviews.
• Partner with Engineering to assess the production impact of engineering change requests (ECR) and non-conformance reports (NCR) and manage the cutover of revised part numbers.
• Coordinate the planning and staging of materials for new product launches, customer trials, and service or spare part orders.
• Support physical inventory and cycle counting activities; investigate and correct inventory and transaction discrepancies.
• Participate in continuous improvement and Lean initiatives to reduce lead time, setup time, and scrap.
• Assist on the production floor when necessary to meet on-time delivery to customers.
• Prepare production status, capacity, and delivery performance reports for the Vice President/General Manager MRG and plant leadership.
• Monitor material shortages and communicate with purchasing.
• Interface with production, quality, engineering, and shipping teams.
• Update ERP/MRP systems with job status and inventory transactions.
• Track on-time delivery and production performance metrics.
• Assist with customer delivery commitments and expedite urgent orders.
• Prepare production reports and management updates.
• Help resolve production bottlenecks and scheduling conflicts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience & Skills:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, operations, or a related field; equivalent manufacturing planning experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years of production planning, scheduling, or materials planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP systems for scheduling, work order management, and inventory control.
• Cable and wire harness experience a plus; understanding of IPC/WHMA-A-620, ISO 9001, and ISO 13485 a plus.
• Knowledge of Lean production techniques a plus; APICS/ASCM (CPIM) certification a plus.
• Previous experience working in a fast-paced and high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.
• Technical Skills: Understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning tools, ERP systems, and inventory management software; ability to read work orders, diagrams, bills of material, and wire lists to determine materials needed and sequence of assembly.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze production and inventory data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions; review production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel, material requirements, and priorities.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with different departments and stakeholders.
• Organizational Skills: Strong ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Critical-Thinking Skills: Use logic and reasoning to identify and troubleshoot production issues, evaluate alternative solutions, and implement corrective actions.      

Work Authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. ECI is not able to sponsor employment visas or take over sponsorship of an existing employment visa for this position at this time.

​​​​​​​ECI, and its subsidiaries are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all areas, including but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, selection, training, education, compensation, benefits, promotion, job transfer, upgrading, separation and recall regardless of the protected categories under all Federal, State, and local laws. For more information, please click on the following links: About the EEO law and EEO law supplement.

Electrical Components International is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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