Manufacturing Planner
Fort Collins, COFull-time$35–40/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Manufacturing Planner II develops and maintains production schedules to meet customer demand, balancing inventory, capacity, forecasts, and material availability. The role coordinates with procurement, supply chain, and manufacturing teams, monitors planning metrics, supports product introductions and transitions, and drives planning improvements. Candidates need a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, at least three years in a related planning or manufacturing field, ERP/MRP experience, and strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities.
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Full job description
Manufacturing Planner II
Fort Collins, CO
$35–$40/hour DOE
Full-Time
Schedule
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Monday–Friday
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7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Why This Role Stands Out
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Competitive pay: $35–$40/hour DOE
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Monday–Friday schedule
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High-impact role supporting production and supply chain operations
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Opportunity to collaborate with multiple departments
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Strong mix of strategic planning and day-to-day execution
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Exposure to forecasting, inventory management, and capacity planning
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Opportunity to drive process improvements and operational efficiency
What You'll Be Doing
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Develop and maintain production schedules to support customer demand
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Analyze inventory levels, capacity constraints, demand forecasts, and material availability
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Coordinate with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to resolve shortages and material issues
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Monitor planning metrics such as on-time delivery, backlog, inventory levels, and production attainment
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Partner with Manufacturing leadership to balance production capacity and workload
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Participate in Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) activities
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Identify planning risks and develop corrective action plans
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Support new product introductions, engineering changes, and product transitions
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Maintain planning parameters and master data within ERP systems
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Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to planning and inventory performance
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Prepare reports, dashboards, and planning analysis for leadership teams
What We're Looking For
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Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
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3+ years of experience in production planning, materials planning, supply chain, manufacturing operations, or related fields
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Experience working within ERP/MRP environments
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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Strong organizational and planning abilities
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Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
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Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
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Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
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APICS or ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or similar)
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Experience supporting manufacturing operations
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Lean manufacturing experience
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SIOP or Integrated Business Planning experience
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Knowledge of inventory management and capacity planning principles
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Experience with Oracle, SAP, or similar ERP systems
Ideal Background
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Production Planner
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Planner II
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Materials Planner
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Supply Chain Planner
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Demand Planner
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Master Scheduler
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Manufacturing Planner
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Production Control Planner
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Operations Planner
The Bottom Line
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex planning challenges and making a direct impact on manufacturing operations. If you have experience balancing customer demand, production schedules, inventory, and material availability while working across multiple departments, we'd love to connect with you.
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
How this job compares
Set against the 538 open Production Planner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35–40/hr
- US median$31–35/hr47 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $37.50/hr, is 15% above the US median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the middle half of Production Planner hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 28 open Production Planner jobs in Colorado and 538 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Production Planner postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (396 postings).
- Education
- 121 of the 538 open Production Planner jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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