Planner, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Operations Engineer

Req
Remote Position:
No
Country: USA
State:

Texas
City:
Richardson

Celestica is looking for a detail-oriented Planner to join our Supply Chain team. The ideal candidate will have 4 to 6 years of experience in production planning, scheduling support, or material control within a manufacturing environment. This role will primarily focus on executing, maintaining, and supporting the production schedules for complex system builds, with exposure to projects involving liquid cooling and data center rack integration.

• Scheduling: Oversees the master planning process for some/ all customers at the site. Assist the Senior Production Planner in developing and maintaining the daily and weekly production schedules (MPS), ensuring alignment with material availability and established line capacity. Analyzes internal impact (e.g., line scheduling, procurement, logistics, shipping, etc.) of customer scheduling changes, communicating risks and necessary adjustments to functional teams.
• Material Readiness Execution: Coordinate closely with warehouse and procurement teams to ensure all necessary components are released to the production floor on time.
• Data Maintenance: Maintain the accuracy and integrity of critical planning data within the ERP/MRP system, including lead times, minimum order quantities (MOQs), and Bill of Materials (BOM) revisions.
• Inventory Control Support: Monitor work-in-process (WIP) and component inventory levels on the production floor. Help identify and report potential excess, surplus, or obsolete inventory.
• Line Coordination: Act as the direct daily link between the planning office and the production floor supervisors, communicating schedule changes, prioritizing hot jobs, and addressing immediate material discrepancies, especially for specialized liquid cooling and rack assembly stations.
• NPI Support: Assist in planning the material and capacity ramp for New Product Introduction (NPI) builds, ensuring planning parameters are accurately set up in the system prior to pilot runs.
• Reporting: Generate standard daily and weekly reports on schedule adherence, material shortages, and line capacity utilization for management review.

• 4 to 6 years of experience in a planning, material control, or scheduling support role within a manufacturing environment.
• Foundational knowledge of the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) or a similar high-tech assembly sector. Exposure to complex system integration is a plus.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Practical experience working with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle). Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for data analysis and tracking.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing workflow, demand planning principles, and the relationship between inventory and production schedules.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive, problem-solving attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

• Work Environment: Duties are performed in a professional office setting with frequent time spent on the manufacturing floor for material verification and communication with production teams.
• Physical Demands: Primarily a desk-based role with frequent walking to different areas of the plant. Requires strong focus for data entry and system analysis.
• Flexibility: Must be able to manage competing priorities and adapt quickly to unexpected changes in the production schedule.

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational requirements may vary by geography.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive…