Senior Production Planner: 90-Day Scheduling & Lean Ops

EnQuest Energy Solutions; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EnQuest Energy Solutions is a Houston-based engineering and manufacturing company specializing in power generation equipment and oilfield service equipment. The Production Planner will develop and execute production schedules to optimize manufacturing capacity and ensure on-time delivery.

Role requires strong organizational and communication skills, 5+ years in production planning, and experience in fabrication or heavy manufacturing with ERP/MRP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of production planning experience.
• Experience in fabrication or heavy manufacturing environment.
• ERP/MRP experience required.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Preferred: CPIM certification.
• Preferred: experience in power generation/oil & gas/heavy equipment manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a rolling 90-day Master Production Schedule.
• Balance customer demand, capacity, labor, and material availability.
• Sequence production to maximize efficiency and on-time delivery.
• Create and maintain production routings and manage production orders through all stages.
• Participate in daily production meetings to review schedule performance and constraints.
• Review MRP recommendations and monitor inventory levels.
• Coordinate with Procurement on requisitions, order deliveries, and project updates.
• Identify inventory discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate ECNs and communicate drawing revisions to production personnel.
• Communicate schedule changes and priorities to Operations, Manufacturing, Procurement.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering

APICS/ASCM CPIM certification

Tools

ERP/MRP experience

Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central

Job description

EnQuest Energy Solutions is a Houston-based engineering and manufacturing company specializing in power generation equipment and oilfield service equipment. The Production Planner will develop and execute production schedules to optimize manufacturing capacity and ensure on-time delivery.

Role requires strong organizational and communication skills, 5+ years in production planning, and experience in fabrication or heavy manufacturing with ERP/MRP proficiency.