Production Planner

Active - Hourly-1 full-time

Spring Grove, IL, US

Plan Production. Deliver Results. Keep Customers Moving.

At Scot Forge, production planning plays a critical role in delivering world-class forged solutions to customers on time. We're looking for a Production Planner who can balance customer demand, production capacity, and operational priorities to create achievable schedules and help drive execution across the plant.

In this role, you'll work closely with Operations, Sales, Purchasing, and Production leadership to ensure customer commitments align with manufacturing capabilities while helping the organization achieve key performance goals.

What You'll Do

• Develop and manage production schedules for assigned product families to support customer delivery commitments.

• Monitor production activity, identify schedule risks, and coordinate recovery plans when priorities change.

• Partner with Production Supervisors to address capacity constraints, improve schedule attainment, and support on-time delivery performance.

• Communicate order status, delivery updates, and planning information to internal stakeholders and customer-facing teams.

• Manage work orders, change notices, inter-plant transfers, and other planning-related transactions within company systems.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives, KPI performance, and production control best practices throughout the organization.

What You'll Bring

• Associate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Experience working with ERP, MPS, and MRP systems and production planning processes.

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate data and make sound decisions.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with operations, sales, purchasing, and leadership teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS/ASCM certification or related supply chain planning training.

• Experience with JD Edwards or similar ERP platforms.

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kanban systems, and Value Stream Mapping.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Work is performed in both office and manufacturing environments.

• Regular interaction with production equipment, forklifts, pallet jacks, and overhead cranes.

• Occasional exposure to high temperatures, noise, dust, and other manufacturing conditions.

• Occasional travel to other Scot Forge locations may be required.

Why Join Scot Forge?

As a 100% employee-owned company, Scot Forge offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while sharing in the success you help create.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

• Profit Sharing and 401(k) with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

• Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays

• Stable, growing manufacturing organization with long-term career opportunities

Compensation

The estimated pay range for this position is the lowest and highest range we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately may pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. The actual base pay offered to a candidate will depend on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, seniority, geographic location and prevailing minimum wage, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for eligible employees including Medical, Vision, Dental, Hearing, Life (Basic & AD&D), Disability (STD & LTD), 401K Plan with match, Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Tax Savings (FSA & HSA), Vacation Time, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, or any other form of compensation for any particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Scot Forge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome all qualified candidates to apply.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.