Join ENTEK in Henderson, NevadaENTEK is excited to welcome a
Manufacturing Planner to our team in Henderson, Nevada. If you thrive on planning, scheduling, and coordinating manufacturing operations while balancing production capacity, inventory needs, and customer commitments, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career.
What You’ll DoENTEK is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive
Planner Scheduler - Manufacturing to support project execution and manufacturing operations through effective planning, scheduling, and coordination. This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting detailed project and production schedules while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders and major project milestones.The ideal candidate combines strong analytical abilities with scheduling expertise and a solid understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, material management, and project execution. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a developing planning professional to expand their expertise in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while contributing to ENTEK's continued growth and success.
In this role, you will:
Project & Production Planning
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and manufacturing production schedules for assigned scopes of work.
- Perform routine schedule updates, progress tracking, and schedule health assessments.
- Create and distribute look-ahead schedules, production forecasts, milestone reports, and planning metrics.
- Analyze critical and near-critical paths and identify risks that could impact delivery schedules.
- Support documentation and communication of schedule impacts resulting from design changes, material delays, resource constraints, or scope changes.
Manufacturing Operations Support
- Coordinate production schedules to support customer demand, inventory objectives, and project delivery requirements.
- Monitor material availability, supplier lead times, and manufacturing constraints to maintain efficient production flow.
- Track production workloads and manufacturing capacity to optimize resource utilization.
- Collaborate with shop leadership to adjust schedules based on labor availability, equipment utilization, and material readiness.
- Support planning efforts related to manufacturing work orders, inventory alignment, and production priorities.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Construction, and Startup teams to align schedules and execution plans.
- Participate in planning, scheduling, and coordination meetings.
- Compile and integrate supplier, subcontractor, and manufacturing schedules into overall project plans.
- Support change management initiatives and schedule impact analysis.
- Ensure schedules comply with ENTEK standards, processes, and best practices.
