Associate Production Planner

MKS Instruments•Broomfield, CO

18d•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an Associate Production Planner at MKS Inc., you will partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Procurement to provide production planning support. You will report to the Senior Production Control Manager. This is an onsite position in Broomfield, Colorado, and candidates must live within commuting distance. Relocation benefits are not available. The role supports production scheduling, manufacturing job management, customer order fulfillment, capacity planning, inventory control, new product and process launches, KPI reporting, and responses to potential schedule interruptions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in planning.
0–1+ years of experience in planning or supply chain.
Experience using Oracle, SAP, or a similar planning system.
Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
Willingness to work with diverse teams and demonstrate a cooperative, team-first attitude.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work onsite five or more days per week.
Must live within commuting distance of the Broomfield, Colorado location.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate information and ideas clearly and exchange accurate information.
Dedication to safety when working around hazards, including mechanical and electrical hardware, high voltage, gas, water, and heat.

Responsibilities

Develop production schedules consistent with business objectives and release and manage manufacturing jobs to support plans.
Manage scheduled sales order ship dates to meet customer needs and work with internal groups to improve on-time fulfillment against customer request dates.
Assist the S&OP team in improving manufacturing capacity planning processes and implementing master demand and master production planning tools.
Liaise between demand and supply teams to resolve capacity or critical material imbalances that affect on-time shipment.
Monitor component lead times and inventory positions, and recommend improvements to acquisition and inventory control processes to minimize slow-moving or obsolete inventory.
Participate in new product and process development by assisting with launch plans and driving disposition of existing products and materials.
Track and publish KPI updates, including production output versus plan, on-time shipment versus request and promise dates, and inventory and safety stock levels.
Provide input on systemic responses or changes related to labor or material shortages, backlog management, product or process design changes, and other potential schedule interruptions.