Production Planning Supervisor

Location: Aliquippa PA Pittsburgh Area
Salary: $70000$80000
Job Type: Full-Time Direct Hire Onsite

A growing Pittsburgh-area manufacturer is seeking an experienced Production Planning Supervisor to coordinate production scheduling material availability inventory control and warehouse material flow.

This is a highly visible position reporting to the Director of Operations with regular interaction with senior leadership. The Production Planning Supervisor will serve as a key link between Production Warehouse Purchasing Sales Customer Service and Quality to ensure customer demand is translated into an accurate and executable production plan.

• Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand forecasts inventory targets available capacity labor and material availability.
• Coordinate production sequencing across manufacturing and packing operations to improve efficiency and minimize downtime and changeovers.
• Adjust production schedules based on equipment downtime material shortages quality issues production performance and changing customer priorities.
• Monitor execution against the production plan and identify capacity constraints delays and delivery risks.
• Supervise the creation release accuracy and closure of production work orders.
• Ensure work orders contain accurate product information quantities bills of materials (BOMs) routings and traceability requirements.
• Maintain accurate ERP planning and master data including lead times BOMs routings and inventory parameters.
• Ensure raw materials packaging and other production materials are available when needed.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Warehouse teams to identify and resolve material shortages and delays.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and lot/batch traceability across raw materials work-in-process and finished goods.
• Lead cycle counts and investigate inventory discrepancies through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Coordinate warehouse activities material staging receiving storage transfers and finished-goods movement based on production priorities.
• Maintain proper FIFO practices and material-handling procedures.
• Ensure ERP transactions accurately reflect production and inventory activity.
• Partner with Quality regarding damaged unidentified or non-conforming materials.
• Communicate production priorities schedule changes material constraints and delivery risks across departments.
• Work with Sales and Customer Service to align production priorities with customer requirements and realistic shipping commitments.
• Supervise and coordinate warehouse and material-handling personnel.
• Establish clear daily priorities and maintain accountability for safety inventory accuracy material availability and process compliance.
• Analyze differences between planned and actual production results and support continuous-improvement efforts.

• 2 years of relevant production planning materials planning production control inventory or manufacturing operations experience.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience in a manufacturing warehouse materials or related environment.
• Experience developing and maintaining production schedules.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and production work orders.
• Experience working with BOMs routings inventory records and production-related master data.
• Experience coordinating raw materials WIP finished goods and production material flow.
• Understanding of inventory control cycle counting and discrepancy resolution.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with Production Purchasing Warehouse Quality Sales and Customer Service.
• Strong organizational analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Experience supervising warehouse or material-handling employees.
• Experience supporting extrusion packaging or similar manufacturing operations.
• Experience with lot/batch traceability and FIFO inventory practices.
• Continuous-improvement and root-cause analysis experience.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

$70000$80000 annually depending on experience and qualifications.

This is a full-time direct-hire onsite position in Aliquippa Pennsylvania. Full benefits are offered.

$70000$80000 annually depending on experience and qualifications. Direct-hire full-time position with full benefits.