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Production Planning Supervisor

Summary of role

Salary: $75k-$85k

The Production Planning Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all aspects of production planning and scheduling to ensure efficient and timely manufacturing operations. This role involves leading a team of planners or schedulers, optimizing resources, and working cross-functionally with procurement, manufacturing, quality, and logistics teams.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain effective production schedules based on open orders, sales forecasts, inventory levels, and capacity constraints.
• Supervise and lead the production planning team, setting goals, assigning tasks, and evaluating performance.
• Monitor production performance and adjust plans to meet demand changes, resource limitations, or disruptions.
• Collaborate with procurement and inventory control teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials and components.
• Analyze production data and generate reports to track key metrics such as on-time delivery, capacity utilization, and production efficiency.
• Coordinate with manufacturing and operations teams to align production plans with labor and equipment capacity.
• Resolve scheduling conflicts and production delays by identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and regulatory standards throughout the production planning process.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of planning tools and systems.
• Ability to work in a team environment, to teach and coach others in the awareness of planning techniques, software, and best practices.

You bring these skills, experience & education

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or minimum five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Supervision, lean and ISO experience a plus, plastics industry preferred.
• The ability to excel in a fast paced, high-energy environment with constant interface with people.
• Solid understanding of demand management techniques.
• Good manufacturing practices and team development
• Experience with Continuous Improvement is highly desirable
• APCIS certification will be a plus

We offer

• Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents
• 401K Retirement matching reimbursement 
• Vacation & PSL
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Bonus
• And much more!

SIG competencies

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

Our promise

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

About SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.