Production Control Coordinator

About Greenbrier Greenbrier is a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of railcars, with a growing presence in Europe – including our European HQ in Amsterdam, three R&D centers in Slovakia, Poland, Romania and three production sites across Poland and Romania. At Greenbrier, our success begins with people. We support our global workforce through strong commitments to Safety, Quality, Respect for People, and Customer Satisfaction.

These values are the foundation of our IDEAL commitment – Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement, Access and Leadership fostering a culture where employees are fulfilled and feel good about coming to work every day. A diverse, qualified, and engaged talent pool is the key to our ongoing success.

Job Summary

The Production Planning Coordinator is responsible for coordinating production planning activities and ensuring alignment between the Master Production Schedule (MPS), detailed production schedules, and actual shop-floor execution. The role ensures that production schedules are realistic, aligned with customer delivery commitments, and supported by the required capacity, materials, technical documentation, tooling, and workforce.

Acting as a key link between Production Planning and shop-floor operations, the position monitors production progress, identifies deviations, delays, and bottlenecks at an early stage, and coordinates appropriate recovery actions. The role works closely with Production, Procurement, Logistics, and Material Planning teams to ensure material availability, production readiness, and the timely delivery of freight wagon projects.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate the daily activities and priorities of the Production Planning team; Ensure that production plans are prepared, maintained, and regularly updated for all ongoing and upcoming freight wagon projects; Translate the Master Production Schedule (MPS) into realistic daily and weekly production schedules; Align production plans with customer requirements, contractual delivery dates, available capacity, and material availability; Monitor production progress against approved schedules and verify production status on the shop floor; Identify delays, bottlenecks, constraints, and deviations from the production plan, and drive appropriate corrective actions; Track work in progress and support the efficient flow of wagons through all production stages; Coordinate closely with Production, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, and Project Management to ensure production readiness; Monitor the availability of critical materials and components and escalate risks that may impact production or delivery commitments; Coordinate updates to production schedules following changes in capacity, material availability, technical requirements, or project priorities; Support production planning, production control, and recovery planning activities to ensure on-time project delivery; Identify production risks and coordinate recovery plans for delayed projects; Ensure timely escalation of issues that may affect contractual milestones, customer commitments, or delivery schedules; Drive continuous improvement of production planning processes, planning accuracy, and schedule reliability.

Your Profile

University degree in Production Management, Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Economics, or a related field; Relevant experience in production planning, production control, or manufacturing operations; Experience in a complex, project-based, or low-volume manufacturing environment; Experience in freight wagon, railway, heavy industry, automotive, machinery, or welded-structure manufacturing is considered an advantage; Good understanding of production processes, capacity planning, material flow, and manufacturing lead times; Experience in coordinating production planners or cross-functional operational activities; Practical knowledge of ERP and production planning systems; Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and production reporting tools; Good command of English; knowledge of Romanian or Polish is considered an advantage, depending on the location; Strong production planning and analytical skills; Ability to understand shop-floor realities and translate them into realistic production plans; Willingness to work closely with production teams and regularly verify progress on the shop floor.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Greenbrier! The Greenbrier Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience.