Production Planner

About the role

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.

Role Description

The Production Planner is responsible for managing and optimizing production planning, scheduling, and reporting through Oracle Fusion Cloud. The Production Planner ensures alignment across departments and drives collaboration between Operations, Supply Chain, Warehousing and Finance to achieve production goals, efficient resource planning, and costing accuracy.

Relocation assistance is available.

What You'll Do

• Production Scheduling & Control
• Represent the Production Planning Department at daily operations meetings - communicating any changes or challenges to the current plan.
• Monitor and adjust production schedules to ensure production deadlines are met while meeting all required trial requests.
• Create and manage production work orders for multiple lines in Oracle.
• Manage new part cut-over process across multiple production lines.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date production data within Oracle, including work orders, materials, and resource utilization.
• Work with ERP project teams to define and configure production processes, routings, BOMs, and work centers in Oracle.
• Monitor real-time production progress using dashboards and analytics tools.

System Maintenance & Support

• Act as a primary point of contact for production-related ERP issues, troubleshooting data discrepancies and workflow problems.
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards and reports within Oracle and BI tools to support decision-making.
• Partner with IT and Oracle support teams for upgrades, configuration changes, and module enhancements.

Collaboration with Finance

• Support Finance in managing standard costing, work order variances, and cost roll-ups within the ERP system.
• Ensure accurate recording of material consumption, labor hours, and overhead allocations to maintain integrity of financial data.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Production Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Systems, or related field.
• 4-6 years of experience in production control, planning, or manufacturing operations.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, specifically in Manufacturing, Inventory, and Costing modules.
• Strong understanding of ERP data structures including BOMs, routings, work centers, and cost elements.
• Proficient in Oracle reporting tools, analytics dashboards, and Excel.
• Experience supporting ERP implementation or upgrade projects.
• Excellent communication and cross-departmental collaboration skills

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP functionality
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and data accuracy
• Effective communicator across technical and operational teams
• Process improvement and systems-thinking mindset
• Ability to manage priorities in a dynamic production environment

Where You'll Work

• This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV-an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA.
• This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing.
• Relocation assistance is available.

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Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.