Production Planner

The Talent Mine is recruiting for an in-office Manufacturing Production Planner for an immediate FTE role in the Charlotte metro area. This role is with North America's largest recycler, a company with an unprecedented track record of employee investment and stability (ZERO LAYOFFS in the 70+ year history of the company!)

If you are a Production Planner who enjoys leading planning, mentoring, and developing new systems and who values company stability, growth potential, and work life balance, this is a uniquely great role for you!

Overview:

The Production Planner will oversee weekly and monthly production planning cycles to ensure timely customer deliveries and optimize throughput across production facilities. This role demands a high level of flexibility, initiative, and problem-solving ability, as it operates within a fast-paced startup environment characterized by rapidly evolving processes and systems. The Production Planner will play a key role in establishing operational structure, collaborating cross-functionally with sales, project management, and other headquarters teams, as well as coordinating with production teams across multiple locations. Additionally, they will contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of planning systems and workflows to support scalable growth and operational excellence.

Safety is the most important part of all jobs with our client; candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

The strongest candidates will possess most of the following qualifications in their profile:

• 3+ years of production planning experience, you have a solid knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, etc. for manufacturing and distribution
• Professional expertise in the suite of Microsoft Office tools, and strong with MS Excel
• Confidence with at least 1 ERP system and data analysis
• Ability to travel occasionally to production sites across the country
• A strong track record of working on forecasting, problem solving and proactive, not reactive production planning activities in a startup like environment
• A background and track record of Project Management skills
• The ability to pass a criminal BG check and drug screen

This is an on-site position and we are not able to sponsor visas at this time.

COMPENSATION

TOTAL COMPENSATION = $87,500- $114,000, broken down as follows :

• Base salary range – $70,000 - $80,000/year DOE
• Total annual bonus of 25-30% over the past 5 years!
• Educational assistance (up to $10K per year for you and your family members)
• Plus outstanding medical and dental benefits for you and your family!

NOTE: A nice Re-location package IS available!

If you feel qualified and interested in this immediate FTE role, let's chat! The team at the Talent Mine has a stellar track record of placing very successful employees with this client, and knows all the nuances of this role to help you successfully interview prep and land this exciting role. Leverage our 2 decades of tech recruiting success to your advantage, and let's chat today!