Senior Operational Planner - San Diego, CA, United States
$82,875 - $124,313 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Senior Operational Planner plans, coordinates, and optimizes production activities across one or multiple work centers to balance capacity, material availability, and operational constraints against delivery requirements. This is an on-site role in San Diego, CA, requiring regular presence in production and cleanroom environments.
What you'll do
- Own and manage the end-to-end production plan for assigned scope, aligning with MRP requirements, capacity constraints, and customer delivery commitments. - Plan, monitor, and optimize production work orders across multiple work centers to improve WIP flow, cycle time, and inventory balance. - Proactively identify risks related to material shortages, capacity gaps, or schedule instability, and direct cross-functional mitigation strategies. - Lead implementation of engineering changes, including logistical coordination and planning for scrap and rework to minimize operational disruption. - Develop, maintain, and automate reporting dashboards in Excel and BI tools to track capacity, material, and delivery performance. - Mentor and support junior planners on planning strategies, tools, and problem-solving approaches.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Business, Production Management, Engineering, or a related field. - Minimum 4–6 years of experience in production planning, supply chain, or logistics in a manufacturing environment. - Deep understanding of production planning concepts including MRP, capacity planning, demand/supply balancing, Lean Manufacturing, Kanban, and JIT. - Experience working with ERP systems and an understanding of underlying data structures impacting planning. - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including XLOOKUP, advanced Pivot Tables, data modeling, scenario modeling, and reporting automation. - United States work authorization without employer sponsorship and eligibility to access controlled technology under US Export Administration Regulations.
Nice to have
- APICS certification: CPIM or CSCP. - Hands-on experience with Oracle ERP systems. - Experience with data visualization tools such as Spotfire or Power BI.
Skills: production planning, MRP, capacity planning, WIP flow, supply chain, lean manufacturing
This role has been open 122 days — well above the 54-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2504
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | ASML | All employers we track in this specialty (2504 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 64 | 2504 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 317 | 10119 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 71 d | 54 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: production planning, MRP, capacity planning, WIP flow, supply chain, lean manufacturing
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 381 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 260 open roles · median 36 d
- Entegris · 213 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 109 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 100 open roles · median 45 d
- Vishay Intertechnology · 67 open roles · median 37 d
How we counted: 2504 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.