Production Planning Coordinator (4459)

Perricone Juices has joined forces with the esteemed Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company, combining two leaders in the premium citrus juice industry. This strategic acquisition forms a dynamic and growth-oriented company, blending Perricone’s expertise in craft citrus juices with Natalie’s reputation for fresh, high-quality products.  Acquisition enhances the company’s market presence and strengthens its position within the industry, opening doors to exciting opportunities for innovation and expansion.

Perricone Juices is currently seeking a Production Planning Coordinator for our Fort Pierce facility, to help lead and advance our operations. This position offers long-term stability and a comprehensive benefits package, including health, vision, dental, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Position Summary:

The Production Planning Coordinator supports daily production scheduling and operational coordination activities for a 24/7, three-shift juice manufacturing operation. This role assists with schedule communication, production reporting, inventory coordination, work order management, and NetSuite data accuracy to help ensure efficient plant operations and on-time production execution.

The Coordinator serves as a key communication link between Production, Warehouse, QA, Maintenance, and Planning teams while helping maintain accurate production data, material readiness, and shift alignment across manufacturing operations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

The following duties are representative of the position; other duties may be assigned as business needs require.

Production Scheduling Support

• Assist with maintaining and distributing daily and weekly production schedules across all shifts.
• Communicate schedule updates, production changes, and operational adjustments to supervisors and department teams.
• Monitor schedule adherence and escalate production delays, downtime, or material concerns to the Planner / Scheduler.
• Support shift transition communication to ensure alignment between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift operations.

NetSuite & System Coordination

• Enter and maintain production-related data within NetSuite including work orders, schedule updates, inventory transactions, and production reporting.
• Support accuracy of production schedules, item availability, and inventory visibility within the ERP system.
• Assist with monitoring planning exceptions, shortages, and work order completion status.
• Generate production and inventory reports for operational leadership.

Inventory & Material Coordination

• Coordinate with Warehouse and Procurement teams to verify raw materials, packaging, and ingredients are available to support production schedules.
• Help monitor inventory shortages, aging materials, and production risks related to perishable ingredients.
• Support inventory reconciliation and production consumption tracking as needed.

Cross-Functional Communication

• Partner with Operations Supervisors to communicate schedule priorities and production updates.
• Coordinate with QA and Sanitation teams regarding product sequencing, sanitation timing, and production readiness.
• Assist Maintenance and Operations teams with schedule adjustments related to downtime or preventative maintenance activities.
• Support leadership with operational data requests and production reporting.

Reporting & Administrative Support

• Maintain planning logs, scheduling documents, and production communication boards.
• Prepare daily production summaries and KPI reporting related to schedule adherence, downtime, and production output.
• Assist with data collection for operational meetings and planning reviews.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to planning, scheduling, and communication processes.

• 1+ years of experience in manufacturing, production coordination, logistics, scheduling support, or inventory control.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Intermediate computer skills including Excel and ERP systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through.

Preferred

• Experience in food, beverage, juice, or other manufacturing environments.
• NetSuite experience preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-shift operations.
• Familiarity with production scheduling, inventory management, or warehouse operations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk the production floor for extended periods.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing or warehouse environment (noise, PPE required).
• Occasional lifting of materials up to 20 lbs as needed.

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions as associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.