Production Planner

Job Title: Production Planner

Job Description

As a Production Planner, you will develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on customer demand and forecast. You will convert customer orders into production orders within the ERP system and sequence jobs to optimize machine utilization, minimize changeovers, and improve efficiency. Additionally, you will monitor production progress and adjust schedules as necessary, coordinate with production managers and shift supervisors to ensure schedule adherence, and maintain accurate production orders, work orders, and schedules in the ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Ensure BOMs, routings, and lead times are correctly reflected in the system.
• Track production performance versus schedule.
• Analyze schedule variances and identify improvement opportunities.
• Ensure raw materials and packaging materials are available prior to production.

Essential Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in production planning/scheduling.
• 2-3 years of experience utilizing an ERP system.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments such as plastics, extrusion, or process manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience working with IFS ERP.

Why Work Here?

Join a growing company with a strong client base, including major retailers, that offers good benefits. The organization has recently become part of a larger corporation, providing stability and growth opportunities. Enjoy the potential for direct placement and the chance to work with big industry names.

Work Environment

The work environment involves a plastic manufacturing setting, which can be hot due to machinery. You may be required to work between two sites located within 3.5 miles of each other in Des Plaines. Flexibility to work later than normal shifts and on weekends is required.

This is a Permanent position based out of Des Plaines, IL.

The pay range for this position is $64000.00 - $96000.00/yr.

• Medical insurance options, including a PPO and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health and advocacy resources
• 401(k) plan with employer matching: 50% match up to 6% of compensation (max 3%)
• Additional 3% Safe Harbor contribution from Siffron (fully vested immediately, regardless of employee contribution)
• Pre tax and Roth 401(k) options available
• Accrued vacation time that increases with tenure
• 40 hours of paid personal time annually (after eligibility)
• 10 paid holidays per year for full time employees
• Paid parental leave (up to 160 hours for birth/adoption situations)
• Paid bereavement leave (1–10 days depending on relationship)
• Paid jury duty leave (up to 10 workdays)

This is a fully onsite position in Des Plaines,IL.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 21, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.