Production Planning Engineer

HSAGP ENERGY; Kingston (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HSAGP ENERGY in Kingston, GA (USA) is seeking a Production Planning Engineer to coordinate and optimize the production schedule for electrode, assembly, and formation processes. You will review process capabilities, inventory status, and downtimes, maintaining data in MES and SAP while preparing reports for management.

The role demands strong multitasking, clear communication, and teamwork across production and logistics to ensure timely availability of finished goods and alignment with project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or comparable background in a related field.
• Ability to plan and manage production scheduling across multiple processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan Electrode, Assembly and Formation production schedules and monitor capability and inventory.
• Maintain production data (operation rates, yield, OEE, downtime) and generate reports.
• Create and distribute production plans to ensure finished goods availability.
• Create routing and production versions in SAP; input targets in MES.
• Lead production meetings and communicate results to management.

Skills

Multitask

Communication

Team leadership

Education

4-year degree

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

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Production Management Kingston, GA, US

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Production Planning Engineer plans Electrode, Assembly, and Formation production schedule throughout reviewing each production process's capability and inventory status and abnormal status. The engineer manages and keeps production data such as operation rates, yield, OEE, and downtime in daily bases and create report based on all production related data. This position is responsible for preparing and distributing production plan to insure availability of finished goods.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Master data control- Create routing and production version to ensure new product production, to ensure BOM reflecting to system prior to production
• Create production PO and SAP and input each production target in MES
• Daily production result update and sent to relevant groups
• Production schedule update based on the previous production results or project change
• Follow-up and support production project such as new program and ensure to communicate with production group
• Manage and control 4M production and ensure to communicate with production before and after 4M production
• Analyze each production's capability (including packaging) and ensure availability of finished goods
• Risk management- Simulate packaging forecast to ensure any shortage in long term
• Create a report of catch-up plan and action plan if production performance is not meeting target
• Cell inventory control- Work with formation and logistics team to keep the cell inventory and correct if the inventory is abnormal
• Review production result data and correct data in MES/Spotfire as needed
• Report weekly and monthly production performance
• Work with inventory control engineer and ensure phasing out planning
• Participate in HQ meeting (via Webex) as needed
• Collect production data from MES and transfer to required document (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and create reports accordance of business purpose such as production daily (or weekly) and customer dash board or required data per customer request
• Lead and support production meeting and share the meeting result to upper management and attendance group
• Review monthly closing data from production and manage the data if there is any abnormal data
• Schedule routine closing meeting with relevant department and provide feedback related to closing results
• Determine cells (electrode) movement between plant to plant and monitor the activities work properly
• Perform other duties as assigned

Leadership:

• Understands and enforces a 5S philosophy to maintain a clean working environment
• Communicates to team supervisor, team leaders, team members and management as required to meet department goals.
• Ability to work with production, quality departments on a daily basis to meet company goals.
• Strong communication and people skills to work with all levels of production control departments in a team building manner.
• Ability to multi-task at all times making quick, sound decisions on a day-to-days basis in a calm, confident manner.
• Meets all other requirements as assigned.

Reporting:

• Reports to: Production Control Manager or designee

Required Qualifications:

4-year degree or comparable background of work-related experience in facilitation and/or instructional systems design.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• May occasionally left and/or move up to up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to regularly stand, walk, sit, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms to include stoop, kneel, bend or crawl.

Physical & Mental Demands

• Office Environment: Must wear company-provided uniforms.
• Production Site: Must wear company-provided uniform and PPE including safety shoes, helmet, safety glasses, and portable gas measuring device.
• Usual office environment, production, and construction sites
• Risks include noise (above 90 dB in compressor room), high temperatures (104–122°F in various rooms), and potential exposure to hazardous materials (e.g., heating medium oil, NMP, water treatment chemicals)

Non-Discrimination Statement

HSBMA LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against applicants or employees based on criminal history or any other protected category. We are committed to creating a workplace that is free from discrimination, harassment, and bias, and we encourage all qualified individuals, including those with criminal backgrounds, to apply for positions.