Project Planner

Sterling Engineering · Itasca, Illinois

FULL TIME

Job Description

Are you the person everyone relies on to keep projects on track?

Growing manufacturer of engineered equipment is seeking a Project Planner to play a key role in coordinating production schedules, resources, and project timelines. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact by ensuring complex projects move efficiently from planning through production and shipment.

If you enjoy solving scheduling challenges, collaborating across departments, and building detailed project plans in Microsoft Project, we'd love to talk.

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain production schedules using Microsoft Project

Create and manage Gantt charts to keep projects on schedule

Coordinate production timelines for equipment assembly projects

Work closely with engineering, production, purchasing, project management, and vendors to ensure materials and resources are available when needed

Support resource planning and production capacity planning

Monitor project milestones and proactively identify scheduling conflicts or delays

Coordinate shipment timing to meet customer project deadlines

Communicate schedule updates across multiple departments to keep projects moving

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Microsoft Project experience is required

Strong experience creating and managing Gantt charts

Experience with production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations

Excellent organizational and communication skills

Comfortable working with multiple departments in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Be part of projects you can see come to life on the production floor

Work in a collaborative environment where your planning directly impacts project success

Opportunity to grow your career with an established, expanding manufacturer

High visibility role with cross-functional interaction and real ownership

Company	Sterling Engineering
Location	Itasca, Illinois
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Full-time

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