Strategic Production Planner: Material Flow & Delivery

FCX Performance; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Bay Advanced Technologies, an Applied Fluid Power subsidiary, is seeking a Production Planner to ensure material clarity, realistic scheduling, and on-time delivery from Newark, CA. The role bridges Operations, Supply Chain, and Customer Service to manage shortages and maintain accurate ERP dates.

The candidate will move from reactive expediting to proactive planning, supporting growth and improved delivery performance. 2+ years’ experience and an ERP background are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as production planner or similar position.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Review daily material shortage and exception reports in the ERP to identify gating shortages for open production orders and upcoming jobs.
• Analyze component availability and lead times to determine realistic start and completion dates for production orders, updating job dates in the ERP accordingly.
• Allocate and reallocate material across production orders based on priorities, customer commitments, and production capacity, escalating tradeoffs when required.
• Partner with Procurement to expedite, reschedule, or substitute components for jobs with material shortages, ensuring clear priorities for buyers and planners.
• Coordinate with internal manufacturing (FM/planners) or internal sub-assembly teams on make items that are constraining production orders.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date job order notes in the ERP, including shortage status, planned completion date, and key assumptions or constraints.
• Track and report which jobs are fully killed and material clear versus those blocked by shortages, providing clear visibility to production managers.
• Support production managers in sequencing and leveling the build schedule, ensuring that material-ready jobs are prioritized and capacity constraints are respected.
• Monitor and adjust production order dates as material and capacity situations change, communicating impacts on delivery dates to stakeholders.
• Participate in regular operations / production meetings to review current shortages, upcoming risks, and mitigation plans.

Skills

Production planning

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Bay Advanced Technologies, an Applied Fluid Power subsidiary, is seeking a Production Planner to ensure material clarity, realistic scheduling, and on-time delivery from Newark, CA. The role bridges Operations, Supply Chain, and Customer Service to manage shortages and maintain accurate ERP dates.

The candidate will move from reactive expediting to proactive planning, supporting growth and improved delivery performance. 2+ years’ experience and an ERP background are required.