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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, NetSuite) 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 of identifying and mitigating schedule risks and material constraints.
• Familiarity with key planning metrics (e.g., on-time delivery, schedule adherence, WIP aging).

Preferred Qualifications:

• APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP) or working toward certification.
• Experience supporting new product introductions (NPIs) and engineering changes (ECOs).
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma principles.
• Familiarity with cleanroom or regulated manufacturing environments (e.g., medical device, biotech, or lab tools).

Other Requirements:

Must be able to work in a highly functioning team environment. Display the highest levels of honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Take pride in your work and in the company. Communicate openly and strive for peak performance in daily tasks. Know and deliver the quality service RENA’s customers have come to expect.

This job description is intended to summarize the type and level of work performed by the incumbent and is not an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, and requirements.

RENA North America is committed to Equal Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on any basis protected by law.

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