Production Planning Manager — Packaging

Penn Entertainment•Sedalia, MO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

PROENERGY is an engineering, R&D, and manufacturing powerhouse. The company addresses every need for fast-start power generation: turbine and package manufacturing, turnkey project execution, power purchase agreements, and asset lifecycle care for turbines and plants. Where others see impossible energy challenges, PROENERGY provides innovative aeroderivative solutions. PROENERGY delivers fast-start, dispatchable power solutions from worldwide centers for aeroderivative excellence. We are investing more than $1 billion through 2028 in infrastructure to serve our customers. In Sedalia, Missouri, our 600,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Manufacturing—a world-class investment in fast-start power and the only campus of its kind in the world—is growing by 40 percent. In Houston, Texas, our 500,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Lifecycle Care features a Level-IV depot and aero repair facility, which executes comprehensive services for aeroderivative engines under one roof. In Kansas City, we have an office with an Engineering team that supports our sought-after solutions for turnkey projects and contracted power. And our worldwide service centers ensure local service expertise near our customers. Our expanding service footprint includes Phoenix, Buenos Aires, New Brunswick, and additional locations in Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia. We take care of our people and strive to make a positive difference for the world. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life/Disability Insurance at minimal cost to the employee, 10 paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401K plan. If you are looking for a rewarding career and possess specialized knowledge and quality-oriented problem-solving skills, we encourage you to apply today.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field — or equivalent progressive experience.
5+ years in production control, planning, or project-based manufacturing scheduling, with direct people-leadership experience, including remote or cross-site team management.
Experience planning large, long-cycle assemblies integrating engines or major components — capital equipment, energy-sector packaging, or skid fabrication.
Hands-on ERP experience (implementation, migration, or power-user depth); strong Excel and capacity-modeling capability; comfort with milestone-driven scheduling and constraint management.
Demonstrated ability to run disciplined manual scheduling across multiple sites and lead a team through digital transition.
Willingness to travel up to 40%.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work authorized visa.
Successful candidates will need to satisfactorily complete pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Nice To Haves

Gas turbine package, generator set, or comparable complex-assembly experience.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations; project-linked manufacturing with project accounting integration.
APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP).
Make-to-order, engineer-to-order, or configure-to-order environments.
Familiarity with Lean manufacturing and daily management systems.

Responsibilities

Own the package build schedule across both sites: sequence assembly against engine delivery dates, long-lead major components, and project milestones; publish a single priority the floor can execute — via disciplined manual scheduling today and ERP-based Master Planning (MRP) after go-live, keeping system dates honest against project commitments.
Optimize cross-site capacity: document assembly bay occupancy, crane and test constraints, and realistic build durations; balance load between Sedalia and Houston, protect constraint resources, and drive schedule adherence as the function’s core metric.
Lead master data readiness and integrity for the packaging scope: drive cleansing of item masters, bill-of-material structures, and routings — including engineer-to-order variant management — and after go-live, enforce accurate, on-time recording of material issues, completions, and project charges so work-in-process, cost, and status reflect reality.
Integrate material coordination across two campuses: establish staging, kitting, and point-of-use delivery disciplines for large components; replace informal expediting with a defined shortage escalation process.
Serve as a functional lead through the ERP implementation for the packaging scope: execute user acceptance testing on production and project-linked transactions against real package scenarios, validate cross-site workflows before cutover, and own planned-order, exception, and release discipline in the system thereafter.
Connect package planning to the enterprise: provide accurate supply signals to master scheduling and sales & operations planning; align with engine production planning so package and engine schedules move as one.
Partner with continuous improvement leadership on flow and shortage-reduction improvement events; standardize planning standard work across the packaging function.
Develop the team: build planner and coordinator capability across sites, establish clear role standards, and grow bench depth for the production ramp.