Production Planner

Waaree Solar Americas Inc.; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Waaree Solar Americas Inc. in Texas is seeking a production planner to coordinate and optimize manufacturing schedules in a fast-paced facility.

You will align daily operations with capacity, material availability, and order requirements, while maintaining accurate ERP records. This role collaborates with floor supervisors, procurement, logistics, and quality teams to ensure on-time delivery, minimize waste, and meet customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Schedule production to meet customer demand and internal operational targets.
• Actively manage production timelines and priorities based on capacity, materials, and order requirements.
• Coordinate with floor supervisors to align daily operations with production plans.
• Monitor and communicate critical production deadlines.
• Track project milestones and proactively adjust plans to meet changing requirements.
• Conduct frequent inventory counts and reconcile discrepancies.
• Monitor and manage raw materials, WIP, and finished goods to ensure availability for scheduled production.
• Ensure timely material movement and replenishment to support production flow.
• Maintain accurate records in ERP or MRP systems.
• Screen customer-bound shipments for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with order specifications.
• Collaborate with shipping and quality teams to resolve any order or packaging issues before dispatch.
• Record, analyze, and report production scrap data.
• Identify trends and collaborate with production and quality teams to minimize waste and improve yield.
• Coordinate and oversee work performed by subcontractors or third-party vendors.
• Ensure subcontracted work aligns with quality standards, timelines, and operational needs.
• Communicate expectations and monitor performance.
• Generate and distribute reports on production progress, inventory status, material usage, and scrap analysis.
• Serve as a liaison between operations, procurement, logistics, and quality teams.

Job description

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule production to meet customer demand and internal operational targets.
• Actively manage production timelines and priorities based on capacity, materials, and order requirements.
• Coordinate with floor supervisors to align daily operations with production plans.
• Monitor and communicate critical production deadlines.
• Track project milestones and proactively adjust plans to meet changing requirements.
• Conduct frequent inventory counts and reconcile discrepancies.
• Monitor and manage raw materials, WIP, and finished goods to ensure availability for scheduled production.
• Ensure timely material movement and replenishment to support production flow.
• Maintain accurate records in ERP or MRP systems.
• Screen customer-bound shipments for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with order specifications.
• Collaborate with shipping and quality teams to resolve any order or packaging issues before dispatch.
• Record, analyze, and report production scrap data.
• Identify trends and collaborate with production and quality teams to minimize waste and improve yield.
• Coordinate and oversee work performed by subcontractors or third-party vendors.
• Ensure subcontracted work aligns with quality standards, timelines, and operational needs.
• Communicate expectations and monitor performance.
• Generate and distribute reports on production progress, inventory status, material usage, and scrap analysis.
• Serve as a liaison between operations, procurement, logistics, and quality teams.