Production Planning Manager — Packaging

PROENERGY; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PROENERGY is seeking a Production Planning Manager to lead the gas turbine package manufacturing schedule across Sedalia, MO and Houston, TX. You will own the master schedule, drive capacity balancing, and ensure material flow aligns with project milestones.

You will guide master data readiness, collaborate across sites, and lead ERP-related transitions while developing a high-performing planning team capable of sustaining long-cycle assemblies and complex engineering integrate activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, industrial engineering, supply chain, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in production control, planning, or project-based manufacturing scheduling with leadership experience.
• Experience planning large, long-cycle assemblies and working across multiple sites.
• Hands-on ERP experience; strong Excel and capacity-modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the package build schedule across both sites, sequencing assembly to engine delivery dates and milestones.
• Optimize cross-site capacity by documenting bay occupancy, constraints, and build durations, balancing Sedalia and Houston.
• Lead master data readiness for packaging scope, cleanse item masters, BOMs, routings, and manage engineer-to-order variants.
• Integrate material coordination across two campuses with staging, kitting, and defined shortage escalation.
• Serve as a functional lead through ERP implementation for packaging scope, perform UAT, validate cross-site workflows, and own planned orders and releases.
• Connect package planning to enterprise planning by providing accurate supply signals to master scheduling and S&OP.
• Partner with continuous improvement to standardize planning work and drive reductions in shortages.
• Develop the team by building planner and coordinator capability across sites and defining role standards.

Skills

Master Planning

Scheduling

Capacity modeling

ERP experience

Excel

Cross-site collaboration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management / Industrial Engineering / Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

Capacity planning tools

Job description

Location: Sedalia, MO

Job Id:2493

# of Openings:1

About PROENERGY

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.

Our Footprint

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.

Our Philosophy

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.

Position Summary

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.

Reports To: VP, Production Planning and Continuous Improvement

Work Location: 2001 Proenergy Blvd, Sedalia, MO 65301 . This role will also support the6246 McHard Road, Houston, TX 77053 location.

Position 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.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field — or equivalent progressive experience.
• Experience: 5+ years in production control, planning, or project-based manufacturing scheduling, with direct people-leadership experience, including remote or cross-site team management.
• Industry expertise: Experience planning large, long-cycle assemblies integrating engines or major components — capital equipment, energy-sector packaging, or skid fabrication.
• Systems: Hands-on ERP experience (implementation, migration, or power-user depth); strong Excel and capacity-modeling capability; comfort with milestone-driven scheduling and constraint management.
• Execution: Demonstrated ability to run disciplined manual scheduling across multiple sites and lead a team through digital transition.
• Travel Required: 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.

Preferred Qualifications

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

It is PROENERGY’s policy to provide equal opportunity in employment to all its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, national origin, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.