What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr. Production Planner position at QuickCable Corporation?
Manufacturing Operations / Supply Chain | Franksville, WI | First Shift, Full-Time
Overview
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Jr. Production Planner to support QuickCable's production planning and reporting function s by converting customer demand into executable work on the floor. This role is ideal for an early career professional looking to build a strong foundation in production scheduling, ERP execution, and cross-functional manufacturing support. Working under the direction of the Senior Production Planner and Materials Manager , the Jr. Production Planner owns the daily release of travelers, pick tickets, and shop orders across departments, supports expedite and back order response, maintains accuracy in the Workwise ERP system, and partners with Operations, Purchasing, Finance, Sales , and Customer Service to keep material and information moving. This is a floor-facing role in a high-mix, make-to-order environment, and it is built as a training seat with a clear path to move up in the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Production Documentation & Order Release
Overview
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Jr. Production Planner to support QuickCable's production planning and reporting function s by converting customer demand into executable work on the floor. This role is ideal for an early career professional looking to build a strong foundation in production scheduling, ERP execution, and cross-functional manufacturing support. Working under the direction of the Senior Production Planner and Materials Manager , the Jr. Production Planner owns the daily release of travelers, pick tickets, and shop orders across departments, supports expedite and back order response, maintains accuracy in the Workwise ERP system, and partners with Operations, Purchasing, Finance, Sales , and Customer Service to keep material and information moving. This is a floor-facing role in a high-mix, make-to-order environment, and it is built as a training seat with a clear path to move up in the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Production Documentation & Order Release
- Print and distribute travelers for departments on a daily basis .
- Issue shop orders for stock cables, the diecast department, and finished goods, balancing quantities against available purchased and manufactured inventory.
- Issue nonstock shop orders in Workwise, identify the downstream demand they create, and raise the additional shop orders required to fulfill the customer order.
- Honor customer-specific requirements, including accounts that require shipping readiness in advance of the stated due date.
- Prepare and distribute the Custom Cable (“CC”) schedule report communicating lead times on CC orders.
- Support responses to expedite requests on diecast parts and CC orders, and assist distribution expedites where manufactured part availability is the constraint.
- Review and act on VLM requests in the CC department, approving or denying part pulls against competing order commitments.
- Attend daily production meetings and track priorities, constraints, and changes.
- Partner with Purchasing on component availability, and flag potential shortages .
- Provide back order status updates to Customer Service on request.
- Participate in cycle counts, inventory audits, and daily inventory transactions in support of inventory accuracy.
- Investigate and resolve work order, material, and count discrepancies.
- Maintain work orders, routings , material status, and production changes in Workwise.
- Correct shop order reporting errors when identified.
- Treat data accuracy as a planning duty rather than clerical work, recognizing that MRP output is only as reliable as the data it runs on.
- Communic