Associate Production Planner

MKS Instruments•Broomfield, CO

18d•Onsite

About The Position

At MKS Inc., the Associate Production Planner partners with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Procurement to provide production planning support. The role reports to the Senior Production Control Manager and is based onsite in Broomfield, Colorado. Candidates must live within commuting distance; relocation benefits are not available. The position develops production schedules and manages manufacturing jobs, sales order ship dates, capacity and material planning, inventory controls, new product launch plans, and production performance reporting. It also supports responses to supply, labor, backlog, and schedule disruptions. The role operates in a professional office and manufacturing environment. The position requires onsite work five days per week or more and includes extended periods of sitting, standing, or typing, occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and attention to safety around mechanical and electrical hardware and other workplace hazards.

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 days a week or more and live within commuting distance of Broomfield, Colorado.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to remain stationary for 80% of the time.
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
Dedication to safety when working around 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 requested 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.
Use component material categories to monitor 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, assist with launch plans, and drive disposition of existing products and materials.
Track and publish KPIs, including production output versus plan, on-time shipment versus requested and promised dates, inventory and safety stock levels, and other identified measures.
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.