Planners may also prepare purchase orders. Some employers require Planners to maintain inventories of raw materials and finished products. Planners may reschedule operations to process rush orders or to meet customer needs. Production Planners often represent the company in negotiations with customers. Planners must account for any delays, difficulties, and changes in original cost estimates.
Planners develop new programs to improve the production control systems.
In some firms, Planners may train new or less experienced production control schedulers. Most offices have adequate lighting and ventilation. Planners may work closely with sales executives, design engineers, and manufacturing, purchasing, and accounting department staffs. Production Planners work under the constant pressure of tight deadlines and must be able to reschedule production on short notice to meet deadlines. The following information is from the California Projections of Employment published by the Labor Market Information Division.