Description
Purpose, Scope, Organization
The Planner - Level 3 will be involved with the scheduling of production activities in support of the company’s manufacturing and sales goals. Additionally, this position will work with manufacturing supervision, inventory, quality, procurement, and engineering to drive continuous improvement within their area of responsibility. This position reports to the Director of Operations.
Responsibilities:
- Manage manufactured inventory levels in a cost effective and efficient manner; ensuring minimal stock-outs and preventing stock swell.
- Assess deviations in the production schedule. Collaborate with manufacturing supervision to understand production deviations and recommend corrective actions and continuous improvements to improve schedule attainment.
- Identify inefficiencies, implement best practices, and leverage data-driven insights to enhance production efficiency and reduce costs.
- Lead or contribute to S&OP activities, ensuring production plans align with sales forecasts and customer requirements.
- Other duties assigned by supervision.
Requirements
Job Requirements
This position requires critical thinking skills, the ability to analyze and interpret data, and the ability to understand various inputs to ensure the Company’s production plan aligns to sales objectives.
This position must demonstrate a high level of understanding related to reduction in manufacturing costs and improvements in efficiency and schedule attainment.
Education / Technical: Bachelor’s degree required. In lieu of education, 10 to 15 years’ experience in a similar role is acceptable.
Experience: Senior-level experience
Travel: Limited
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree, or 10 to 15 years of experience in a similar role in lieu of education
- Senior-level experience
- Critical thinking and data analysis skills
- Ability to understand production inputs and align production plans with sales objectives
- Understanding of manufacturing cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and schedule attainment
What We Do
Shellback Semiconductor Technology, formed through the merger of OEM Group and Rite Track, is a global provider of semiconductor capital equipment and services. The company specializes in critical technologies including power devices, MEMS, sensors, photonics, and LED. It serves diverse sectors such as automotive, healthcare, aerospace, and industrial automation, offering proprietary solutions for both front-end and back-end semiconductor processing.
