Capacity Planner

FormFactor Inc.•Farmers Branch, TX

About The Position

Forming Our Future together FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America. Rooted in our core values — Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People — we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter. Shift: The regular hours for this position are day shift. Job Description: The Capacity Planner owns the finite capacity plan for assigned value streams (assembly, test, sub-fab support operations), ensuring that equipment, people, and critical services (e.g., facilities/utilities) are aligned to demand and build plans. You will model constraints, establish short, mid, and long-range capacity scenarios, and orchestrate pull-ins/pushouts with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Facilities, and HR to maximize throughput, hit service levels, and protect margins during rapid scaleup.

Requirements

5+ years in capacity/production planning, industrial engineering, or factory operations in high-mix, high-tech manufacturing (semiconductor, capital equipment, precision assembly, or similar).
Handson experience with finite capacity planning in ERP/APS (e.g., SAP PP/DS, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP, or comparable) and advanced Excel/Sheets.
Strong understanding of routing/BOMs, cycle time modeling, OEE/TPT, yield impacts, and shopfloor control.
Proven record driving cross-functional actions to resolve bottlenecks and meet customer commitments under changing priorities.
Systems Thinking: Connect demand, routings, labor skills, and facility limits into one coherent plan.
Bias for Action: Rapidly triage constraints, escalate crisply, and implement recovery plans.
Data Rigor: Trustworthy analyses; reconciles model vs. actuals; closes gaps fast.
Influence & Facilitation: Aligns Ops, Eng, Quality, Facilities, HR, and Sourcing around one plan of record.
Customer Focus: Protects service levels and communicates risks early with options.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field—or equivalent experience.
Semiconductor/advanced electronics background; familiarity with cleanroom flows, tool groups, qualification gates.
Experience supporting factory standups/ramp-ups and translating SIOP to S&OE
Exposure to Industrial Engineering methods (time studies, line balancing, takt design) and Lean/6 Sigma.
BI/analytics skills (Power BI/Tableau) for capacity dashboards and automated reporting.

Responsibilities

Finite Capacity Modeling & Scenario Planning Convert master production schedules (MPS) and SIOP consensus into finite, resource-loaded plans at the work center/tool level loaded plans.
Maintain capacity models for equipment, labor/skill, and critical facility services (e.g., compressed air/vacuum/chillers where relevant), incorporating yield, takt, setup, and downtime.
Run whatif scenarios (demand surges, ECOs, tool downtime, labor availability) and recommend actions (alternate routings, overtime, shifts, outsourcing, planned WIP banks).
Constraints Management & Execution Control Identify and prioritize true bottlenecks; drive debottleneck actions with Operations Engineering, IE, and Facilities (tool buys, PM windows, layout changes, SMED/kaizen).
Align daily/weekly S&OE with Production Control to manage pullins/pushouts, expedite priorities, and freeze horizons.
Coordinate with Sourcing/Materials to ensure critical parts and consumables are planned to capacity (no starved/blocked tools).
Ramps, NPI & Industrialization Translate NPI ramps and engineering trial plans into capacity loads; ensure qualification windows, golden lots, and learning curves are reflected in throughput expectations.
Partner with HR/Training to forecast skill mix needs; support shift models (4x10, 3/4x12) and cross-training matrices to meet plan.
Data Integrity & Governance Own key master data that influence capacity: cycle times, lot sizes, routings, yields, tool groups, calendars, planned downtime.
Build standard dashboards (e.g., capacity vs. load, weeks to recover, critical path tools); publish weekly and monthly reviews.
Continuous Improvement Lead/participate in kaizen to reduce setup/queue times, improve OEE, and enhance planning accuracy.
Institutionalize playbooks for constrained planning, ECO ramp-ins, and seasonal demand patterns.