Job Title: Materials Planning Support

Location: Medway, MA, 02053

Pay Rate: $23/hour

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Assignment Type: 4-Month Contract (Temp-to-Perm Opportunity)

Position Summary

The Production Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning, monitoring, and coordinating job flow across manufacturing and support departments to ensure accurate and on-time completion of customer orders. This role works closely with the Materials Planning Supervisor and Operations Managers to align production schedules, material availability, and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Review customer order requirements against material and tooling availability to generate production work orders
  

• Identify material needs, submit Requests for Quote (RFQs), and ensure purchase orders are processed
  

• Generate and release engineered product work orders to production
  

• Develop and maintain production schedules to meet customer delivery timelines
  

• Reserve raw materials for future production needs
  

• Review, approve, and process order amendments and expedite requests
  

• Communicate priorities and production updates to Production and Customer Service teams
  

• Ensure all job-related costs (labor, materials, outside services) are accurately applied before closing work orders
  

• Monitor and resolve schedule exception reports daily
  

• Coordinate outside services with Materials Planning and MRO teams to ensure timely delivery
  

• Perform daily transactions related to work orders
  

• Recommend process improvements to enhance scheduling efficiency and productivity
  

• Serve as backup for other Schedulers and the Materials Planning Supervisor
  

• Provide regular updates on job status, risks, and issues to leadership
  

• Ensure same-day shipment of stock products when required
  

• Maintain consistent communication across departments to support a team-oriented environment
  

• Monitor production progress daily to ensure schedules are being met

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional college coursework, vocational training, or business school preferred
  

• 2–3 years of production planning/scheduling experience, preferably in a machining or job shop environment
  

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; ERP/MRP system experience preferred
  

• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on accuracy and efficiency
  

• Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively across teams

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach, and use hands for handling or operating equipment
  

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds occasionally
  

• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
  

• Work environment includes both office and machine shop settings

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