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Location: Myerstown, PA
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 per year (DOE)
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package available

We are a leading manufacturer of precision investment castings and engineered metal components serving a diverse range of industrial markets. Our products support critical applications where quality, reliability, and performance are essential.

Operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we combine advanced foundry processes, skilled craftsmanship, and modern production planning systems to deliver exceptional products and service to our customers. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a highly organized and proactive Customer Project Planner to join our operations team.

The Customer Project Planner plays a vital role in ensuring customer orders are planned, scheduled, and delivered on time while balancing production capacity, inventory levels, and operational efficiency.

This position serves as a key link between customers, sales, production, materials management, and operations. You will coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, develop production schedules, monitor plant capacity, manage inventory levels, and drive on-time delivery performance.

The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex scheduling challenges, working cross-functionally with multiple departments, and making a direct impact on customer satisfaction and plant performance.

• Develop and manage production schedules across multiple manufacturing departments to meet customer delivery requirements.
• Coordinate production priorities and adjust schedules based on plant capacity, material availability, and customer demand.
• Monitor production progress and identify potential delays or bottlenecks before they impact delivery schedules.
• Issue weekly capacity and load reports and provide planning recommendations.
• Review shop orders and establish production priorities to support on-time completion.
• Monitor order execution and make schedule adjustments as necessary.

• Work closely with sales and operations teams to establish realistic customer promise dates.
• Manage customer projects from order entry through shipment.
• Communicate project status, delivery updates, and recovery plans to internal stakeholders and customers.
• Coordinate multiple customer projects simultaneously while maintaining schedule commitments.
• Prioritize projects and resources to meet customer expectations.

• Develop and maintain inventory control practices that reduce shortages and excess inventory.
• Monitor inventory levels, safety stock requirements, and lot sizes.
• Ensure inventory accuracy through oversight of shop floor transactions.
• Plan material movement through production to support uninterrupted operations.
• Coordinate material, equipment, and manpower requirements for production orders.

• Partner with department leaders to improve efficiency, productivity, and throughput.
• Assist in controlling production costs while maintaining quality standards.
• Evaluate and support cost-saving initiatives and process improvements.
• Provide scheduling and production data through ERP systems.
• Assist with subcontract planning when capacity constraints require additional resources.
• Support departmental goals related to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and financial performance.

• Promote a strong safety culture through observation, coaching, and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, environmental requirements, and safety regulations.
• Support adherence to operational procedures and collective bargaining agreements where applicable.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and project coordination skills.
• Experience in a manufacturing, production planning, materials planning, supply chain, or operations environment.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• 3-5 years of manufacturing, foundry, production planning, or operations experience.
• Knowledge of metal casting, foundry operations, or industrial manufacturing processes.
• APICS certification or related supply chain/planning credentials.
• Experience using Odyssey ERP or similar manufacturing ERP systems.
• Understanding of inventory management, production control, and capacity planning.

• A proactive planner who enjoys solving operational challenges.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to build relationships across departments and communicate effectively at all levels.
• A collaborative team player with a customer-focused mindset.
• Someone who thrives in a manufacturing environment and takes ownership of results.

• Competitive salary: $55,000 - $65,000 DOE
• Permanent full-time position
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Stable and growing manufacturing organization
• Direct impact on production performance and customer satisfaction
• Collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to work closely with operations leadership and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

If you have experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, supply chain coordination, inventory management, or project planning and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic manufacturing environment, we encourage you to apply.