Planner III

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UCT is looking for a talented Planner III to join us in Chandler, AZ!

The Planner III oversees production planning and control for assigned lines, ensuring products move efficiently through the full production cycle. This role develops optimized schedules, conducts simulation modeling, and presents RCCP and S&OP insights to leadership. It coordinates materials, resolves shortages, manages work orders, and partners closely with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to meet specifications, maintain flow, and support quick‑turn, engineer‑to‑order operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs simulation modelling and scenario optimization.
• Present RCCP and S&OP to upper management.
• Responsible for all production planning and control issues for assigned production line(s).
• Plans, schedules, coordinate and/or monitor final approval of products through the complete production cycle.
• Works from engineering plans and production specifications to establish production schedules, labor loading, and capacity requirements.
• Coordinates production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.
• Handles all work order creation, releases, completion and closing.
• Trouble-shoot all production control problems and drive them to correct closure.
• Monitors all process shortages and ensures resolution is attained.
• Builds positive relationships with manufacturing and materials in a quick-turn, engineer-to-order environment.
• Works closely with engineering, quality, purchasing, and other operations staff to ensure functional specs are met, parts are available as needed, and quality is maintained.
• May interface with customers to schedule deliveries or discuss issues.
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; engineering BOM reading skills.
• Strong organization skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with internal customers/suppliers.
• Strong PC skills to include Microsoft Office software suites.
• Meeting management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP applications.
  
  

Educational/Certification Requirement:

• BA/BS degree in business administration, operations management, or equivalent experience.
• CPIM/CIRM certification a plus.
  
  

Experience Requirement:

• 10 years of planning experience with working knowledge of quick-turn, low volume, engineer-to-order production environment.
• 3 years of experience using advanced planning tools such as Kinaxis, APO or ASCP.
  
  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: This section is required for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA)

Criteria:

Work Environment:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment.
  
  

Physical Demands:

• Work may require the ability to lift 10-20 pounds infrequently.
• Ability to stand for sustained periods of time. Ability to move arms, hands and fingers.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Ability to lift over 25 lbs. with assistance.
• Ability to sit for sustained periods of time.
• Ability to Talk on phone and use computer for extended periods of time may be required.
  
  

Environmental Exposure:

• Subject to frequent interruptions. Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computer etc.
  
  

Overnight Travel:

• Work may require out of town travel depending upon assignment (training and meeting).
  
  

Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.