Production Planner

Mariana Minerals • Houston, TX

26d • Onsite

About The Position

Mariana Minerals is hiring its first Production Planner to bring together production planning across its operating sites. The role partners with each site to develop and maintain site-level plans, then consolidates them into a unified company-wide view. The planner will build planning tools in MarianaOS, using tools developed by the software team or AI-assisted development, and will own KPIs and operational excellence initiatives across sites. Reporting to the COO, the role sits at the intersection of operations, data, and operational excellence and will help establish the foundation of a central OpEx team. The position is full-time and salaried, based primarily at an operating site in Utah or Texas, or at the San Francisco office, with periodic travel to other Mariana sites.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in operations, business operations, or production planning.
• Experience defining and tracking KPIs such as productivity, cycle times, and costs.
• A data-driven, systems-oriented approach, using metrics to drive decisions and AI to create tracking tools.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to partner with site leaders and program managers across multiple locations.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with ambiguity and room to build.

Nice To Haves

• Operational excellence or continuous improvement background.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leads to build, refine, and maintain site-level production plans.
• Consolidate production plans across all locations into a unified, company-wide view.
• Define, track, and report KPIs covering productivity, cycle times, and costs.
• Build planning tools and systems in MarianaOS using AI-assisted development.
• Take over and expand production planning work currently handled across the team.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives and identify opportunities to improve site operations.
• Work with site leadership and technical program managers to keep plans aligned and on track.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed