Wafer Production Planning Lead

Qcells Georgia, Inc.; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS in United States (Georgia) seeks a highly organized Wafer Production Specialist focused on planning and scheduling to ensure on-time, cost-efficient production. You will manage material, equipment, and labor, coordinate workflows, and drive KPIs like on-time delivery and inventory turns while collaborating with quality control and warehouse teams.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, plus experience with MRP/scheduling software.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.
• Working knowledge of MS Office systems.
• Excellent verbal, written, listening, and presentation skills.
• Technical skills using material requirements planning and scheduling software.
• Good at math and statistics.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with all levels of employees.
• Self-starter, able to work with or lead cross-functional teams.
• Organizational and time-management skills.
• Must be able to work under minimal direct supervision and be willing to take initiative to resolve problems and to help revise and upgrade processes.
• Ability to travel overseas as required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall production, capacity, material planning, purchasing, warehousing, inventory control, and scheduling activities.
• Maximize schedule adherence, customer service, and delivery.
• Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple products.
• Manage the production team so that scheduled goals are met.
• Generate changes to production schedules to ensure deadlines are met.
• Lead organization in achieving metrics like working capital, inventory turns, days on hand, on-time delivery, and schedule adherence.
• Understand KPIs and contribute to goals individually and as a team.
• Evaluate raw materials and equipment to ensure everything is in place for production.
• Plan and prioritize operations to maximize performance and minimize delay.
• Coordinate production operations with material, labor, and equipment availability.
• Trace item history to determine discrepancies in inventory levels.
• Recommend remedial actions to resolve discrepancies.
• Use market forecasts and competitive analysis to anticipate production changes.
• Maintain formal inventory cycle count control system.
• Monitor costs to keep production within budget.
• Manage raw material inventory accounting for forecast fluctuations.
• Oversee growth while ensuring timely component availability.
• Determine resources needed to cover production demand.
• Evaluate purchase orders to create suitable production schedules.
• Estimate material, equipment, and labor requirements for production.
• Monitor jobs to finish on time and within budget.
• Obtain output information (finished products, defect rates).
• Report production status and issues to upper management.
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports.
• Keep paperwork organized.
• Inform relevant departments of schedule changes promptly.
• Develop and maintain close relationships with other departments for plant cohesiveness.
• Collaborate with quality control, warehouse, and other staff.

Skills

Production planning

MS Office

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Scheduling software

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

MRP software

Job description

Hanwha Q CELLS in United States (Georgia) seeks a highly organized Wafer Production Specialist focused on planning and scheduling to ensure on-time, cost-efficient production. You will manage material, equipment, and labor, coordinate workflows, and drive KPIs like on-time delivery and inventory turns while collaborating with quality control and warehouse teams.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, plus experience with MRP/scheduling software.