1st shift Direct Hire Production Planner

PRODUCTION PLANNER

Location :  Romeoville, IL

1st Shift :  Monday–Friday, 7 : 00 AM–4 : 00 PM or 8 : 00 AM–5 : 00 PM

Pay : $25-28 per hour based on experience

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Kelly Services is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive  Production Planner  to join our manufacturing team. This role is essential for coordinating production activities, managing inventory transactions, and ensuring timely order processing to support efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities :

Process production orders to support manufacturing and sales

Compile and record production data from customer orders, work tickets, and specifications

Perform inventory transactions including receiving, scrap, and location transfers

Release orders and enter quantity into QA database

Distribute packets and pick tickets to production areas

Communicate with departments regarding missing information or tickets

Collaborate with Production Manager to schedule manufacturing orders

Open and close manufacturing orders for repetitive cell work

Coordinate with purchasing and sales on missing components

Support production in improving variances and efficiencies

Generate and distribute inventory and consignment status reports

Provide supplemental data entry for supervisors

Train other employees as needed

Participate in workplace organization (SS program)

Qualifications :

High school diploma or equivalent required; additional education in manufacturing or planning preferred

Experience in production planning or manufacturing operations

Strong organizational and communication skills

Proficiency in data entry and inventory systems

Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively

Competencies : Safety Awareness

Planning & Organizing :  Efficient time management, goal setting, and resource planning

Interested?  Apply today to join this dynamic team! Schedule a time directly with the recruiter using the following link https : / / calendly.com / dans465

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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