On-Site Production Planner, Energy Ops & NPI

Redwood Materials Inc.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials, based in Reno, seeks a Production Planner to translate demand and engineering inputs into an executable production plan for Energy Operations. This on-site role owns the monthly planning cycle and creates daily/weekly build plans, coordinating with engineering, materials, and quality to keep builds on schedule.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in a related field and 2+ years in production planning or manufacturing operations, with strong Excel and ERP/MRP skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in production planning, supply chain, or manufacturing operations; energy storage or electronics manufacturing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, Oracle preferred.
• Ability to interpret supply chain, production, and capacity data to assess build risk and staffing needs across a multi-component bill of materials.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent planning priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to coordinate across engineering, quality, and supply chain stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create and publish the daily and weekly build plan, confirming and communicating weekly clear-to-build status based on material, labor, and equipment readiness.
• Manage NPI trials on the production line, tracking BOM revisions between ERP and PLM and coordinating with engineering and procurement on discrepancies.
• Partner with the Materials Management team to validate material arrival and receipt against the build plan, and translate plan needs into material priorities and need dates.
• Perform staffing and capacity analysis to align labor and line capacity with the production plan.
• Schedule planned downtime based on engineering requirements, coordinating with engineering and production to minimize schedule impact.
• Publish the monthly build plan, gathering demand inputs, validating MRP outputs, capturing E&O risk, and flagging supply risk with quantified impact to the build plan.
• Coordinate with engineering, quality, and Global Supply Management on schedule-impacting issues.

Skills

Excel

ERP/MRP analysis

Data interpretation

Planning coordination

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations Management or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Redwood Materials, based in Reno, seeks a Production Planner to translate demand and engineering inputs into an executable production plan for Energy Operations. This on-site role owns the monthly planning cycle and creates daily/weekly build plans, coordinating with engineering, materials, and quality to keep builds on schedule.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in a related field and 2+ years in production planning or manufacturing operations, with strong Excel and ERP/MRP skills.