Senior Production Planner at standardnuclearinc

Location:  Oak Ridge, TN   Schedule:  Full-Time     Standard Nuclear is fueling America’s nuclear renaissance at industrial scale. Our mission is to deliver the essential building blocks of nuclear power—enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure energy for the world.   The Senior Production Planner is responsible for developing production schedules and building the planning framework needed to support Standard Nuclear’s growing manufacturing operations. This role translates project demand, engineering inputs, production constraints, material availability, and facility capacity into practical schedules that support execution across multiple facilities.   This is a hands-on planning role in a fast-growing manufacturing environment where production processes, capacity models, and planning systems are actively being developed. The Senior Production Planner will work closely with production, engineering, supply chain, quality, and project teams to gather inputs, identify bottlenecks, estimate throughput, and create schedules that reflect real operational capability.   The role requires strong manufacturing judgment, analytical ability, and comfort working in an environment where assumptions must be tested and refined as operations scale. This position is critical to improving schedule discipline, capacity visibility, and production readiness across the organization.     RESPONSIBILITIES   Production Planning & Scheduling   Develop and maintain production schedules based on project demand, production readiness, facility capacity, and material availability   Translate customer, project, and internal priorities into executable production plans   Build weekly and longer-range production schedules that account for equipment availability, labor, materials, quality requirements, and operational constraints   Monitor schedule performance and adjust plans as priorities, constraints, or production realities change   Communicate schedule changes, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to production, project, and leadership teams     Capacity & Throughput Analysis   Evaluate production capacity across facilities, equipment, labor, and process steps   Identify bottlenecks, constraints, and throughput limitations that impact production schedules   Develop and maintain practical capacity assumptions based on actual production performance and input from technical teams   Support leadership in understanding what work can realistically be completed based on current resources and constraints   Refine planning models as production processes mature and new data becomes available     Planning Framework Development   Help build the production planning structure, tools, and routines needed to support scalable manufacturing   Gather required inputs from engineering, production, quality, and supply chain to support schedule development   Support development of routings, process assumptions, lead times, work sequencing, and planning rules   Identify gaps in planning data, documentation, or process inputs and work with teams to close them   Help standardize production planning practices across facilities as operations grow     Cross-Functional Coordination   Work closely with production teams to understand current execution status, constraints, and shop-floor realities   Partner with engineering to understand process requirements, technical readiness, and changes that impact production plans   Coordinate with supply chain to account for material availability, BOM readiness, long-lead items, and procurement timelines   Work with quality to ensure inspection, documentation, and release requirements are reflected in production schedules   Support project teams by providing realistic schedule inputs, production status, and capacity feedback     Multi-Facility Planning   Support production planning across multiple Standard Nuclear facilities   Understand facility-specific capabilities, constraints, equipment availability, and readiness   Help determine where work should be performed based on capacity, capability, timing, and project needs   Coordinate handoffs and dependencies between facilities when work requires multiple production steps or locations   Maintain visibility into competing demands across facilities and support prioritization discussions   Systems, Data & Continuous Improvement   Maintain accurate planning data in scheduling, ERP/MRP, or related systems as they are developed   Use production data to improve planning assumptions, schedule accuracy, and capacity visibility   Develop reports, trackers, and planning tools to support decision-making   Identify opportunities to improve production flow, material readiness, schedule adherence, and planning discipline   Support implementation and improvement of planning systems as the company scales     PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS   Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered   5–8 years of experience in production planning, production control, master scheduling, capacity planning, manufacturing operations, or supply chain planning   Experience developing production schedules in a manufacturing, industrial, technical, or regulated environment   Strong understanding of production flow, capacity planning, bottleneck analysis, routings, lead times, and material readiness   Experience working in environments where planning systems, BOMs, routings, or production processes are still being built or improved   Experience working with ERP/MRP, scheduling, or production planning systems   Strong Excel and data analysis skills; experience building planning tools, trackers, or capacity models preferred   Ability to gather inputs from engineering, production, supply chain, quality, and project teams and turn them into actionable plans   Strong communication skills and ability to explain schedule constraints, risks, and tradeoffs clearly   Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a changing production environment   Experience in nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, chemical processing, advanced manufacturing, or other regulated manufacturing environments is a plus     BENEFITS   Health, Dental & Vision Insurance   Health Savings Account   Disability and Life Insurance   401(k) Plan   Paid Time Off and Holidays     WORK ENVIRONMENT   This role is based in Oak Ridge, TN and supports production planning across office, manufacturing, warehouse, and operational environments.   The position requires regular coordination with production, engineering, supply chain, quality, project, and facility teams. Time in manufacturing or operational areas may be required to understand production constraints, validate planning assumptions, and support schedule development. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   Standard Nuclear embraces equal opportunity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.   To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.