Production Scheduler - Nashua - Crane NXT

Description

Production Planner

Join Crane Currency as a Production Planner in Nashua, NH and be a part of a team that values continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.

Who We Are

Crane Currency is a premier industrial technology company and a pioneer in currency manufacturing and advanced micro-optics technology for securing physical products. Yes, chances are you have our product in your wallet right now Our sophisticated equipment and software leverage proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. Around the world, our customers trust us to anticipate their needs with innovative, reliable, and high-quality currency & authentication solutions and servicesjust as they have for generations.

How You Will Make an Impact

The Junior Production Planner helps ensure the right products are built at the right time, balancing demand, capacity, and material availability. By maintaining accurate schedules and work orders, this role minimizes delays, reduces changeovers, and improves on-time delivery performance. The planner partners closely with production, procurement, and quality to resolve constraints and keep daily operations flowing. Their attention to data accuracy and proactive communication directly supports inventory health and cost control. Overall, this role is a key contributor to customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

• Build and update daily/weekly production schedules based on demand signals, capacity, and prioritization rules.
• Run MRP, review exceptions, and collaborate with buyers to resolve material shortages and delays.
• Release, update, and close production work orders; verify BOM and routing accuracy and implement ECO changes.
• Maintain planning parameters (lead time, safety stock, lot size) to improve flow and reduce stockouts.
• Track schedule adherence, aging work orders, and past-due demand; drive corrective actions with stakeholders.
• Prepare and communicate short-interval plans and line-of-balance visuals for shop floor execution.
• Support root-cause analysis for misses (late jobs, expedites) and recommend plan adjustments.
• Assist in capacity planning (labor and machine) and sequence optimization to reduce changeover and downtime.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives (5S, Lean, standard work) within planning and production.

Knowledge and Expertise That Matter Most for This Role

Required:

• Associates' degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field or commensurate experience.
• 2 years in production planning, materials planning, or related operations role
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP transactions (work orders, BOMs, routings, MRP exceptions).
• Strong Excel skills and comfort with basic data analysis and KPI tracking.
• Ability to read and interpret BOMs, routings, and production schedules.
• Collaborative mindset; able to coordinate with production, procurement, and quality in fast-paced settings.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field
• Experience with SAP PP/MM, Oracle EBS/Cloud, or similar ERP planning modules.
• Basic analytics tooling (Power BI/Tableau) or SQL for data validation and reporting.
• Experience supporting ECOs and change control within ERP.
• Exposure to capacity modeling, finite scheduling, or line balancing.

How We Will Care for You

We offer top-notch benefits, including medical, dental, vision, company bonus plan, 401(K) match and more. Discover more about our benefits here.

What Drives Our Team

We are a passionate team of 1,200 creators and problem solvers, united by our purpose, we give people confidence every day in moments that matter. This comes to life through our Shared Values:

• People Matter
• Do the Right Thing
• Trusted Partner
• Innovate for Growth
• Always Improving

Learn more about our values and culture:

Where We Are

Your role is in Nashua, New Hampshire, a 40-mile drive from the vibrant heart of Boston. Check out what makes Nashua a great place to live and work here:

Crane Currency is a drug free workplace.

SUITABILITY AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS: The final offer of employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for disqualification in the hiring process. The background investigation process conducted by Crane and our U.S. Government Agency customers is very thorough. Therefore, it is imperative that applicants exercise candor and honesty when answering background questionnaires, especially as it relates to arrest, employment, education, finances, illegal drug use, and/or other criminal history. Falsification discovered in security documents or during the background investigation process may result in an immediate negative suitability determination.

Crane NXT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.