Production Planning Engineer

HSBMA•Kingston, GA

11d

About The Position

The Production Planning Engineer plans Electrode, Assembly, and Formation production schedules by reviewing process capability, inventory status, and abnormal conditions. The engineer maintains daily production data—including operation rates, yield, OEE, and downtime—and prepares reports from production-related information. The role prepares and distributes production plans to ensure finished-goods availability. The position manages production master data and orders, updates production targets and schedules, tracks results, and coordinates production projects and 4M activities with production groups. It analyzes production and packaging capacity, manages cell inventory with Formation and Logistics, supports inventory phase-out planning, and monitors movement of electrode cells between plants. The engineer also prepares performance, forecast, catch-up, action, customer, and closing reports; leads or supports production meetings; and participates in headquarters meetings via Webex as needed. The role works routinely with production, quality, logistics, inventory control, and other relevant departments. It requires enforcing 5S, communicating with employees and management at all levels, and managing multiple tasks and day-to-day decisions. The position reports to the Production Control Manager or designee. Work takes place in office, production, and construction-site environments. The employee must wear company-provided uniforms; at production sites, required PPE includes safety shoes, a helmet, safety glasses, and a portable gas measuring device. Potential workplace risks include noise above 90 dB in the compressor room, temperatures of 104–122°F in various rooms, and possible exposure to hazardous materials such as heating medium oil, NMP, and water-treatment chemicals.

Requirements

A four-year degree or comparable background of work-related experience in facilitation and/or instructional systems design.
Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions in accordance with applicable ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with applicable ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
Ability to communicate and work with all levels of production control departments in a team-building manner.
Ability to multitask and make quick, sound day-to-day decisions calmly and confidently.
Ability to regularly stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear; occasionally reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, bend, or crawl; and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Wear company-provided uniforms in the office and company-provided uniform and specified PPE at production sites.

Responsibilities

Plan Electrode, Assembly, and Formation production schedules based on process capability, inventory status, and abnormal conditions.
Maintain daily production data, including operation rates, yield, OEE, and downtime, and create reports based on production data.
Prepare and distribute production plans to ensure finished-goods availability.
Create routing and production versions and ensure BOM information is reflected in the system before production.
Create production purchase orders in SAP and enter production targets in MES.
Update daily production results and send them to relevant groups.
Update production schedules based on prior results or project changes.
Follow up on and support production projects, including new programs, and communicate with production groups.
Manage and control 4M production and communicate with production before and after 4M production.
Analyze production capability, including packaging, and ensure finished-goods availability.
Simulate packaging forecasts to identify potential long-term shortages.
Create catch-up and action plans when production performance does not meet targets.
Control cell inventory with the Formation and Logistics teams and correct abnormal inventory.
Review production-result data and correct data in MES or Spotfire as needed.
Report weekly and monthly production performance.
Work with the inventory control engineer on phase-out planning.
Participate in headquarters meetings via Webex as needed.
Collect production data from MES, transfer it to required documents, and prepare reports for business purposes, daily or weekly production reporting, customer dashboards, or customer requests.
Lead and support production meetings and share meeting results with upper management and attendees.
Review monthly production closing data and manage abnormal data.
Schedule routine closing meetings with relevant departments and provide feedback on closing results.
Determine electrode-cell movements between plants and monitor those activities.
Enforce a 5S philosophy to maintain a clean working environment.
Communicate with supervisors, team leaders, team members, and management to meet department goals.
Work with production and quality departments to meet company goals.
Perform other duties as assigned and meet other requirements as assigned.