Production Planner II

About this position

About Us:

RENA Technologies North America is a diversified manufacturing and service company that serves a wide variety of semiconductor applications, companies, and industries. We manufacture custom, automated, and semi-automated wet process systems from design to implementation. Providing award-winning service and support since 1990, RENA NA has a commitment to outstanding customer service and its standard catalog and cutting edge products.

Role

Summary:

The Production Planner II is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing production schedules to support customer delivery requirements, manufacturing priorities, and material availability. This mid-level role coordinates closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Shipping, and other cross-functional teams to ensure materials and production activities are aligned with project requirements.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and adjust detailed production schedules based on customer requirements, engineering releases, MRP, material availability, manufacturing capacity, and current priorities.
• Monitor production schedules and work order progress daily, identifying activities at risk of impacting project or customer delivery dates.
• Review MRP requirement dates; analyze inventory, open purchase orders, supplier lead times, and shortages to identify risks to production and customer commitments.
• Prepare and communicate shortage reports; identify critical shortages and coordinate with Procurement and stakeholders to expedite materials and resolve issues.
• Monitor supplier delivery commitments and communicate material-related schedule risks and changes to Procurement and project stakeholders.
• Coordinate material readiness and kitting activities, including identifying shortages preventing kits from being completed.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Inventory Control, Manufacturing, Engineering, Shipping, and other departments to align material and production activities with project priorities.
• Communicate production priorities, schedule changes, material constraints, and project risks to cross-functional teams and management.
• Monitor work order release, progress, completion, and closure to ensure production activities are executed according to schedule and ERP information remains accurate.
• Review BOMs and ERP information to identify discrepancies affecting material requirements or production schedules.
• Support engineering changes, new product requirements, and project changes in production schedules while minimizing disruption to manufacturing.
• Track and report planning and production KPIs, including on-time delivery, schedule adherence, past-due work orders, material shortages, and project schedule performance.
• Identify recurring scheduling, material, and process issues and recommend improvements to increase schedule reliability and material flow.
• Maintain accurate planning information in the ERP/MRP system, including production dates and material requirements.
• Assist with planning reports, dashboards, and other tools used to monitor production and material status.
• Assist with training and mentoring of Planner I or junior planning personnel as needed.

Minimum Qualifications – (Education, Experience, and Skills)

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or equivalent coursework in Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in production planning, materials coordination, manufacturing operations or a combination of the above.
• Proficient in using ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Net Suite) for planning, scheduling, and inventory control.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment involving complex assemblies or high-mix, low-volume production is desired.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of production scheduling, material planning, and shop floor control processes.
• Comfortable interpreting BOMs, routings, and work instructions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and able to use data to drive decisions.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Effective cross-functional communicator with problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Capable…