Sr. Fab Planner

Lumentum Operations LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Health and welfare benefits

Job summary

Lumentum Operations LLC is seeking a skilled Production Planner to develop and manage the master production schedule for wafer starts, balancing customer demand with fab capacity. You will monitor WIP flow in the fab and drive improvements to increase throughput and reduce cycle time.

The role requires expertise in capacity modeling, demand forecasting, and inventory planning, plus strong Excel and Oracle systems experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in industrial engineering, supply chain management, operations management, or related fields.
• 6+ years of work experience in factory planning, production scheduling, or supply chain management.
• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and supply chain principles.
• Experience with production planning, capacity modeling, demand forecasting, WIP management, or inventory planning.
• Proficiency in Excel for data management, analysis and reporting.
• Experience with Oracle systems.
• Familiarity with fab scheduling, wafer lot dispatch and cycle-time management is preferred.
• Programming skills are preferred.
• Attention to details
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and multi-disciplinary environment

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the master production schedule, translating the customer demand into specific daily and weekly wafer start plan
• Monitor and track the work-in-progress (WIP) flow within the fab, ensuring efficient movement of wafer lots to meet output plan and fulfil customer demand requirement
• Develop, maintain, and improve the fab capacity model, using current demand, product mix, process routings, equipment capacity, operating assumptions, and other relevant constraints.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve production bottlenecks related to equipment performance, material availability, or labor resources to maximize fab throughput and reduce cycle time
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, production, and engineering teams to align production plan, manage demand/order changes, and schedule interruptions
• Coordinate with purchasing teams to maintain optimal stock levels and prevent shortages or excesses of inventory materials
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs), such as on-time delivery (OTD), cycle time, inventory and inventory turn
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning efficiency, optimize processes, and increase productivity.

Skills

Excel data management

Oracle systems

WIP management

Capacity modeling

Demand forecasting

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Oracle systems

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the master production schedule, translating the customer demand into specific daily and weekly wafer start plan
• Monitor and track the work-in-progress (WIP) flow within the fab, ensuing efficient movement of wafer lots to meet output plan and fulfil customer demand requirement
• Develop, maintain, and improve the fab capacity model, using current demand, product mix, process routings, equipment capacity, operating assumptions, and other relevant constraints.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve production bottlenecks related to equipment performance, material availability, or labor resources to maximize fab throughput and reduce cycle time
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, production, and engineering teams to align production plan, manage demand/order changes, and schedule interruptions
• Coordinate with purchasing teams to maintain optimal stock levels and prevent shortages or excesses of inventory materials
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs), such as on-time delivery (OTD), cycle time, inventory and inventory turn
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning efficiency, optimize processes, and increase productivity.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in industrial engineering, supply chain management, operations management, or related fields
• > 6 years of work experience in factory planning, production scheduling, or supply chain management
• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and supply chain principles
• Experience with production planning, capacity modeling, demand forecasting, WIP management, or inventory planning.
• Proficiency in Excel for data management, analysis and reporting
• Experience with Oracle systems
• Familiarity with fab scheduling, wafer lot dispatch and cycle-time management is preferred
• Programming skills are preferred
• Attention to details
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and multi-disciplinary environment

Pay Range: P60-USA-1 :$112,050.00 - $160,050.00

Disclaimer: Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.

Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long-haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evolved into a global force driving the communication infrastructure of tomorrow. At Lumentum, we’re building more than a business—we’re building a team of passionate innovators whose drive to collaborate, create, and connect the world fuels everything we do. We are part of the AI technology revolution and we are illuminating the path forward. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we operate worldwide through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations.