Production Planner

About the role

KLA, which makes inspection tools, metrology systems and process solutions for electronics, is hiring a Production Planner in Singapore. The role sits within the Global Operations (GOPS) team, which covers manufacturing, supply chain management, manufacturing engineering, installation and quality, and works with the global supply base and design engineering teams to deliver faster, better and more cost-efficient solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering through the production cycle.
• Ensure non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized.
• Track shortages, run shortage meetings with the procurement team and identify critical part shortages that could jeopardize the ship schedule.
• Maintain the bill of materials so it supports efficient material flow and aligns with the assembly process, and drive engineering to keep BOMs aligned with manufacturing.
• Understand manufacturing capacity and allocate resources as needed to meet build plan commitments.
• Identify and resolve problems relating to cycle count variances.
• Attend production meetings and ship review meetings.
• Work with purchasing and engineering to ensure Engineering Change Orders are communicated and implemented efficiently and on time.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of related work experience.
• Detail-oriented, process-driven and highly collaborative, committed to accuracy.
• Able to manage priorities in a fast-paced technical manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Excel and data analysis.
• ERP system proficiency; SAP preferred.