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Production Planner

Ready to change the future, your way?

This is an excellent opportunity for a driven Production Planner to unlock your ambition and help shape the future at Aalberts.

As a full-time Production Planner you will be responsible for developing, coordinating, and adjusting production schedules to ensure materials, labor, and equipment are available to support efficient manufacturing operations and meet customer demand. This role collaborates closely with operations, procurement, logistics, engineering, and customer support teams to optimize production performance, improve on-time delivery, and support business objectives.

the Aalberts way

Aalberts is built on entrepreneurship. We believe the more space people are given, the greater their chance of finding brilliant solutions for our customers. That is why we encourage everyone to take ownership, think independently yet work as one team. You are in charge today of what happens tomorrow. For yourself, for the company, and for our planet.

your challenge

• Schedules and coordinates with plant operations to maximize efficiency, minimize waste, and ensure timely delivery of products.
• Analyze demand, inventory, capacity, and material availability to build accurate production plans.
• Create and maintain production schedules aligned with customer demand and production capacity.
• Review/release work orders daily to operations
• Coordinate with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and engineering to ensure timely availability of materials and resources.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address delays, shortages, or changes in demand.
• Evaluate raw materials, equipment, and labor requirements to ensure readiness for production.
• Address production issues and setbacks, including quality concerns, bottlenecks, or labor constraints.
• Analyze production data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records of schedules, inventory levels, and work‑in‑progress.
• Recommend process improvements to reduce costs, improve productivity, and enhance product quality.
• Communicate production status and issues to management and cross‑functional teams.
• Update customer support team with delivery dates
• Complete additional duties as assigned by your manager

requirements

• 4-year degree in Supply chain management or equivalent certification (APICS)
• 2-5+ years of production planning, scheduling, materials planning, or manufacturing operations experience.
• Experience in a high SKU manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills for evaluating data and resolving production issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate across departments.
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and production planning software.
• Time management and organizational skills to handle multiple priorities.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in scheduling and inventory management.
• Hands-on experience to demand planning software (preferred)

why work at Aalberts?

• Globally renowned company, dedicated to technological innovation and excellence
• Diverse teams of passionate individuals, committed to making a difference
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Think independently yet work as one team
• Be in charge today of what happens tomorrow

about Aalberts

We are a company of over 13,000 passionate people spread across 50 countries, working as one to engineer mission-critical technologies, making impact in everyday life. Aalberts IPSA proudly supports eco-friendly buildings to high-tech manufacturing, minuscule microchips to the largest seagoing vessels, and next gen vehicles to lightweight airplanes. Since 1975, we have been at the forefront of where technological innovation truly matters and progress is really made for a clean, smart and responsible future.

work environment

• Office-based with occasional visits to plant locations. Will involve exposure to environments requiring adherence to safety protocols including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers for computer work, data entry, and handling documents.
• Must be able to occasionally lift or move items up to 25 pounds, such as files, boxes, or company branded items or equipment.
• Operate standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers.
• Visually perceive and assess information on computer screens and documents.
• Traverse various environments, including office spaces, customer locations, and manufacturing facilities.
• Navigate different types of terrain and environments during travel and facility visits.
• Operate a vehicle for travel to customer and client locations, when necessary.
• Ascend/descend stairs or use elevators in office buildings and manufacturing facilities.
• Maintain concentration and complete tasks in environments with varying noise levels.
• Adapt to changing work conditions, including outdoor weather during travel or facility visits.
• Apply established protocols and make decisions in potentially high-stress situations during travel or customer interactions.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with all departments, vendors and colleagues. Specifically, upper intermediate (B2) language level in English.
• Exposure occasionally to a manufacturing environment that may include noise, temperature variations and moving equipment.

travel requirements

Regular travel to Aalberts locations for up to 20% of the time.

compensation and benefits

The salaried rate for this role is fair and decided upon based on experience and proven skills alignment through our interview process. This role will observe our company’s 12 paid holidays, generous paid time off and competitive full suite benefits package.

go ahead, work the future at Aalberts

Our procedure involves application submission, screening, assessments, selection, and offer/onboarding. The process follows a tentative time frame and is subject to the availability of both parties and the completion of each stage.

our commitment to all

Aalberts IPSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Uninvited agency solicitation will not be considered. Profiles sent by third-party recruiters will be treated as direct applications from the candidate.