Chemical Production Planner

Company Overview: Hospeco Brands Group is the hub for a strategic collection of manufacturing and sales companies that lead the way in multiple categories — from personal care and protection to textiles, from cleaning products to contamination control — to empower its distributor partners into the future. Their cohesive approach promotes operational efficiency and fuels innovation, while equipping its varied businesses to tackle the toughest challenges across industrial and manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, food service, hospitality, transportation, and many other dynamic market segments.

Hospeco Brands Group rapid growth, both organic and via acquisition, is powered by its team of driven, innovative problem-solvers and a culture of integrity and respect.

Position Summary

The Chemical Production Planner is responsible for developing, coordinating, and maintaining production schedules to ensure the efficient and timely manufacturing of chemical products. This position plays a critical role in balancing customer demand, production capacity, raw material availability, and inventory levels while supporting operational efficiency and cost control.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and proactive, with experience in chemical manufacturing, production planning, and inventory management within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Shift: 7:00am-3:30pm CST Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Develop, maintain, and adjust production schedules based on customer demand, inventory levels, manufacturing capacity, and operational priorities.

Coordinate production schedules across manufacturing locations to optimize equipment utilization, labor efficiency, and production output. Monitor production progress, address scheduling disruptions, and communicate changes or potential delays to key stakeholders. Utilize ERP/MRP systems to evaluate material requirements, inventory levels, production needs, and scheduling accuracy.

Collaborate with Purchasing to ensure timely availability of raw materials, packaging, and other production components. Monitor raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods inventory to minimize shortages, excess inventory, and obsolete materials while accounting for shelf-life requirements. Coordinate production planning for chemical blending, batching, filling, and packaging operations, including formulation, batch, and changeover requirements.

Partner with Quality Assurance and Operations to address production holds, quality concerns, material substitutions, and manufacturing disruptions while supporting safety and regulatory compliance. Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and plant leadership to align production schedules with customer requirements and business objectives.

Analyze production performance, inventory trends, and scheduling efficiency to identify improvement opportunities, maintain accurate reporting, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered. 3–5 years of experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, materials planning, or supply chain operations. Experience in chemical manufacturing, chemical blending, liquid filling, or related process manufacturing operations.

Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, production scheduling, inventory management, and material requirements planning. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. Ability to analyze production data, identify operational constraints, and develop practical solutions. Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments. High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and problem-solving ability. Experience planning production involving batch processing, formulations, and multiple packaging configurations. Familiarity with chemical raw materials, production lead times, shelf-life requirements, and inventory control.

Experience supporting production planning across multiple manufacturing facilities. The hourly pay range for this position is $25.00 per hour. Actual compensation within this range will be based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, and business needs.