POSITION SUMMARY
As a leader in Micro Lens Array (MLA) technology, BrightView Technologies designs and manufactures highly innovative optical components for applications including AR/VR, automotive, aerospace, LED lighting, advanced displays, and 3D sensing. As a venture capital-backed technology company, BrightView offers employees the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment focused on developing and commercializing next-generation optical technologies.
The Production Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling manufacturing operations to ensure efficient production, appropriate inventory levels, and on-time customer delivery. This position develops production schedules, plans material requirements, manages inventory, and coordinates purchasing activities to support manufacturing operations. Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Customer Service, and Finance, the Production Planner helps improve production efficiency, inventory accuracy, and operational performance while supporting BrightView Technologies' manufacturing objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
Production Planning, Scheduling & Purchasing
- o Develop and maintain production schedules to meet customer demand while maximizing manufacturing efficiency and resource utilization.
- o Maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and support Material Requirements Planning (MRP) activities.
- o Plan raw material requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels using reorder points, Kanban, safety stock, and other inventory management tools.
- o Create and manage purchase orders to support production schedules and inventory requirements.
- o Monitor daily production performance and adjust schedules as needed to accommodate changing priorities, expedited orders, equipment downtime, and engineering trials.
- o Coordinate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Customer Service to resolve material shortages and maintain on-time customer deliveries.
- o Communicate production schedules, lead times, and changes to internal stakeholders.
Inventory Management
- Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels to support production while minimizing excess inventory.
- Maintain accurate production, inventory, and planning data within the ERP system.
- Coordinate physical inventory counts and reconcile month-end inventory balances.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve inventory accuracy.
- Review perpetual inventory records and support accurate financial reporting.
Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve planning, scheduling, purchasing, and inventory management processes.
- Support Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist in implementing new planning tools and technologies, including AI-enabled planning capabilities, to improve scheduling efficiency and decision-making.
- Track production and inventory metrics and recommend improvements based on performance results.
- Support new product introductions by coordinating production planning and scheduling activities.
Collaboration
- Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, Customer Service, and Information Systems to meet production and customer requirements.
- Participate in cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing processes and operational performance.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support manufacturing operations and company objectives.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, operations management, materials management, industrial engineering, or a related field required.
- 3–5 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain, materials management, or a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems, inventory management, purchasing, and production scheduling.
- APICS/ISM certifications preferred.
- Working knowledge of lean manufacturing, six sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILS, & ABILITITIES
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft office suite, particularly excel, and the ability to quickly learn ERP/MRP systems, including NetSuite.
- Experience with production planning and scheduling software; familiarity with ai-enabled planning tools is a plus.
- Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across operations, supply chain, engineering, customer service, finance, and other functional teams.
- Ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, and a commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and act with integrity and professionalism.
- Ability to balance short- and long-term priorities to support effective business decisions.
- Occasional travel (less than 5%).
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Integrity: Maintains and promotes high ethical standards and honest behavior in all activities.
- Initiative and Ownership: Asserts one's influence over events to achieve goals; self-starting rather than passive accepting; proactively takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; persists in the face of obstacles. Assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks. Finds work responsibilities and activities personally satisfying. Looks for ways to succeed in positions of increasing responsibility. Willingness to encourage/pursue innovation.
- Work Ethic: Commitment to diligence, persistence, and determination in accomplishing objectives. Effective use of time. Completes most tasks on time with pride in the quality of the work.
- Agility: Demonstrates flexibility and maintains effectiveness in a variety of environments, with different tasks, people, and responsibilities. Drives self for results. Responds with appropriate speed and sense of urgency.
- Decision Making: Secures relevant information; identifies key issues and cause-effect relationships; chooses solutions after considering resources, constraints, and values; committed to action.
- Organizes and Plans Work: Establishes course of action, deadlines, and task allocation to accomplish a specific project or goal. Establishes procedures for follow-up and monitoring of results.
- Communication: Clearly conveys information to the right audience, through written and/or verbal methods. Listens to and fully involves others in decisions/actions. Effectively presents information. Appropriately manages conflict. Fluent in English both written and spoken.
- Stakeholder Focused: Makes key stakeholders (internal and external) and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions. Considers impact of actions/plans on stakeholders. Anticipates and responds quickly to stakeholders’ needs. Gives high priority to stakeholder satisfaction and builds strong working relationships with stakeholders.
- Supports Others: Actively participates as a member of the team and supports others to move the team toward the completion of goals. Positively influences and interacts with colleagues as well as customers and suppliers across various geographical locations and cultures.
- Embraces Change: Actively seeks alternative solutions; recognizes problems as opportunities for change. Consistently remains open to ideas.
- Learns Continuously: Actively participates in learning activities.
- Displays passion for efficiency, safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, and handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, balance, crawl, crouch or climb a ladder. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $62,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- On average, how many lines or work orders were you coordinating each day? Five, ten, fifty, hundreds?
- In your previous role, were you communicating with both the plant floor supervision and customer service daily? What were the challenges?
- How often were you having to adjust the schedule you created? What were the most frequent reasons for changes?
- What was your approach to learning how best to prioritize production jobs in your previous role? Did you have a mentor to train you in the details?
- What tools were you using to consolidate open orders and arrange them?
- When have you contributed to a team working to streamline operations or fix a specific problem?
Work Location: In person
