Production Planning and Project Manager
An industrial manufacturing company is seeking a Production Planning and Project Manager to oversee production plans from demand receipt through customer delivery. The role coordinates engineering, procurement, supply chain, quality, warehouse, and production teams while driving delivery performance
Responsibilities
- Plan and control end-to-end production programs
- Lead manufacturing-side projects, including milestone, risk, and blocker tracking
- Coordinate engineering, procurement, supply chain, quality, warehouse, and production interfaces
- Drive stakeholders toward delivery targets
- Lead cross-organizational initiatives and performance improvement processes
- Set priorities according to customer and organizational needs
- Monitor work plans, analyze gaps, identify bottlenecks, and lead corrective actions
- Initiate and lead planning and production efficiency improvements
- Prepare reports, analyze data, and present status updates to management and stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management
- At least 3 years of experience in production planning and/or project management in a manufacturing environment
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders and internal customers
- Experience with ERP systems
- Advanced Excel proficiency
- Ability to lead cross-functional processes, plan, prioritize, and make decisions
- Strong systems thinking, analytical ability, and process-oriented thinking
- Ability to obtain security clearance
Nice to have
- Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, preferably in the defense industry
- Experience with Oracle