The Production Planning Support Coordinator assists with scheduling, tracking, and coordinating production activities to ensure orders are completed on time and in alignment with customer requirements. This role works closely with production, purchasing, shipping, and customer service teams to maintain production schedules, monitor material availability, and support efficient manufacturing operations. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Assist in creating and monitoring daily and weekly production schedules. 
• Review customer orders and verify production requirements. 
• Monitor production progress and communicate schedule changes to affected departments. 
• Coordinate with purchasing to ensure raw materials are available for scheduled production. 
• Update and maintain production planning systems, reports, and spreadsheets. 
• Work with operations and production supervisors to identify and resolve scheduling conflicts. 
• Assist with capacity planning and workload balancing across production lines. 
• Coordinate expedited orders and communicate priority changes to production teams. 
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production efficiency. 

• High school diploma or equivalent required 
• 2+ years of manufacturing, production planning, scheduling, customer service, or administrative support experience preferred. 
• Strong organizational and time management skills. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and ERP/MRP systems. 
• Excellent communication and coordination skills. 
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. 
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.