Senior Production Planner

Advanced Energy Management Limited; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking a Senior Production Planner for SMT to lead the development and execution of structured production plans across multiple factories. You will collaborate with Materials Planning and Procurement teams to ensure material readiness and sustained production continuity.

The role focuses on meeting revenue targets, ensuring on-time delivery, and optimizing capacity while maintaining safety standards and cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business or any related field.
• Minimum of 5 yrs Work experience in Planning/ Production Planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, and execute SMT production schedules to support operational requirements across all product families and factory locations.
• Drive achievement of monthly and annual revenue targets by aligning production plans with customer demand and business objectives.
• Lead coordination and communication of production plans, ensuring alignment with company goals and operational capabilities.
• Monitor demand fluctuations (surges or declines) and collaborate with Operations to assess and mitigate impacts on SMT capacity.
• Ensure on-time delivery performance by overseeing execution of SMT plans and implementing contingency measures for disruptions (e.g., machine downtime).
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure action plans are in place to meet delivery commitments.
• Perform capacity planning by evaluating total factory resources against customer demand to optimize utilization and output.
• Work closely with Materials Planners and Buyers to secure material readiness, supporting uninterrupted SMT production flow.
• Track production performance, identify risks, and implement corrective and recovery actions to address gaps.
• Promote and ensure full compliance with company safety programs and standards.

Skills

Production planning

Production scheduling

Experience requirement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business

Job description

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Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes.AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in‑class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Production Planner, SMT is assigned leading the development and execution of structured SMT production plans to support operational requirements across multiple product families in both Laguna and Cavity factories. Collaborates closely with Materials Planning and Procurement teams to ensure timely material availability and sustain production continuity. Drives effective factory loading, capacity planning, and resource optimization to meet business demands. Accountable for achieving revenue targets, meeting customer delivery commitments, and supporting key performance indicators (KPIs) while ensuring adherence to safety standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, plan, and execute SMT production schedules to support operational requirements across all product families and factory locations.
• Drive achievement of monthly and annual revenue targets by aligning production plans with customer demand and business objectives.
• Lead coordination and communication of production plans, ensuring alignment with company goals and operational capabilities.
• Monitor demand fluctuations (surges or declines) and collaborate with Operations to assess and mitigate impacts on SMT capacity.
• Ensure on-time delivery performance by overseeing execution of SMT plans and implementing contingency measures for disruptions (e.g., machine downtime).
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure action plans are in place to meet delivery commitments.
• Perform capacity planning by evaluating total factory resources against customer demand to optimize utilization and output.
• Work closely with Materials Planners and Buyers to secure material readiness, supporting uninterrupted SMT production flow.
• Track production performance, identify risks, and implement corrective and recovery actions to address gaps.
• Promote and ensure full compliance with company safety programs and standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business or any related field.
• Minimum of 5 yrs Work experience in Planning/ Production Planning.