Production Planning Manager — Packaging

PROENERGY•Houston, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planning Manager leads production planning and control for the gas turbine package manufacturing value stream— converting demand into a sequenced, executable, capacity-feasible schedule and leading the planning and scheduling team that delivers it. The role owns the published schedule and its commitments, the demonstrated-capacity model, material flow to the schedule, and the master data and transaction discipline an enterprise ERP depends on — running disciplined planning with today’s tools and system-based Master Planning (MRP) as the system of record after go-live. Success in this role is a value stream that delivers to schedule: adherence measured and improving, shortages escalated before impact rather than expedited around, and a team developed into system-fluent planning professionals. This position leads the turbine power-package value stream across our Sedalia and Houston campuses.

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.
Servant leadership across two campuses
Milestone discipline under project pressure — keeps engineer-to-order commitments honest against engine and supply reality.
Fluency in capacity modeling, constraint management, and long-lead material mechanics for large assemblies.
Cross-functional influence with program management, supply chain, engineering, and shipping/logistics.
Change leadership through an ERP transition, including project-linked manufacturing discipline.
Comfort building in ambiguity

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.