Master Planner
Job role overview
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Date posted
May 3, 2026
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Hiring location
Fiskdale
Description
Master Planner
G&F Precision Molding Inc. is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Master Planner to serve as the heartbeat of our production operations. This role is central to balancing customer demand, production capacity, material availability, and labor resources, ensuring executable schedules that drive on-time delivery, throughput, and operational stability. You'll serve as the single source of truth for the production schedule and a key link between planning and shop-floor execution.
Own the Production Schedule: Build, maintain, and optimize the master production schedule, including finite scheduling, sequencing, and capacity balancing to meet customer delivery commitments.
Short- & Long-Range Scheduling: Translate demand forecasts into daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules aligned with material, labor, and equipment constraints.
ERP / MRP Scheduling Execution: Use ERP/MRP systems to manage schedules, reschedule work orders, maintain schedule adherence, and improve planning accuracy.
Constraint & Bottleneck Management: Identify capacity constraints, material shortages, and schedule conflicts; proactively adjust schedules to minimize downtime and missed shipments.
Cross-Functional Schedule Alignment: Partner closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Sales to align schedules with demand changes, material flow, and shop-floor realities.
Schedule Performance & Metrics: Track and improve key scheduling KPIs such as schedule attainment, on-time delivery, lead time, WIP levels, and capacity utilization.
Continuous Improvement: Drive scheduling standardization, planning discipline, and process improvements that enhance throughput, predictability, and scalability.
Quality & Compliance: Ensure all scheduling and execution activities comply with ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 requirements and internal safety standards.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 3 years in master scheduling or production planning within a manufacturing environment. Required: 35 years of experience in master scheduling or production planning within a manufacturing environment.
Technical Savvy: 25 years of hands-on experience with ERP/purchasing systems and proficiency in MS Office (Excel is a must).
Language: Required proficiency in English (both spoken and written).
Analytical Mindset: Ability to translate complex data into actionable production plans.
We offer a comprehensive rewards package to support your health, wealth, and professional growth:
Financial Security: 401(k) with company matching, LTD and Voluntary Life Insurance.
Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance; Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care Account.
Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Parental Leave.
Time Off: 3 weeks Vacation, 40 hours Sick Time and 8 hours Civic Day per year; and 9 Paid Holidays.
Growth: Tuition Reimbursement and Professional Development Assistance.
Requirements & Working Conditions:
Physical: Must be able to wear full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in a cleanroom environment, lift up to 15 pounds, and work at a desk for prolonged periods.
Travel: Periodic, consistent travel to our other location is required.
Visa Status: G&F Precision Molding will not offer or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
Relocation: Relocation assistance is not available.
Equal Opportunity Employer
G&F Precision Molding Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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