Production Planner

About:

Globe Composite Solutions designs, engineers and manufactures high performance composites for Defense, Marine, and Industrial applications.  

Originally founded in 1890 as a rubber company in downtown Boston, Globe has evolved into a full-service, design-to-manufacturing company with a passion to meet demanding performance requirements for a wide variety of applications. The company possesses a broad set of design, prototyping, and manufacturing capabilities to address just about any product challenge.  As a result, the company has built a solid reputation among its Fortune 1000 customer base as an innovative and reliable provider of cost-effective composite-based solutions.

Globe Composite Solutions is truly an "American-made" company, with virtually all design, tooling, prototyping, and production services supported in-house at our state-of-the art Design & Technology Center located in Stoughton, MA. Globe Composite is part of the Aerospace & Defense Group of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules based on demand forecasts, capacity, and material availability.
• Translate strategic plans into executable production schedules that maximize efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Lead or support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes, aligning production with demand and inventory strategies.
• Work with engineering, finance, sales, purchasing and production to develop and prioritize schedules.
• Analyze production performance, constraints, and bottlenecks to improve throughput and reduce lead times.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, quality, and engineering teams to ensure schedule adherence and resolve issues.
• Monitor and adjust plans based on real-time production data, material shortages, or changing priorities.
• Optimize inventory levels (raw materials, WIP, finished goods) to balance service levels and carrying costs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to planning accuracy, scheduling efficiency, and capacity utilization.
• Support scenario planning for demand changes, labor constraints, and equipment availability.
• Maintain and improve ERP/MRP planning parameters (lead times, lot sizes, safety stock, etc.).

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

Required Experience:

• 3–7+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, finite scheduling, and production flow.
• Experience working in an ERP/MRP environment (e.g., GSS, Business Dynamics, SAP, or similar).
• Ability to analyze data and translate it into actionable production strategies.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing machine end uses and full logistics responsibilities in a manufacturing production environment are preferred.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Experience (Not Required):

• Department of Defense experience
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with data analysis and reporting tools

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Scheduling and prioritization skills
• Data interpretation and reporting
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Time management and multitasking
• Communication and cross-functional collaboration
• ERP/MRP system proficiency
• Forecasting and demand planning
• Process improvement skills
• Project coordination
• Inventory analysis and reconciliation
• Manage changing production priorities
• Work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to walk through a large manufacturing environment
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Majority of work is performed in a manufacturing environment with noise levels within safety limits and acceptable lighting and temperature conditions.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE:

• To conform to U.S. Government export control regulations and the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information restrictions, applicant must be a U.S citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the U.S. Department of State or Department of Commerce.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the “essential functions” of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees a

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