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Entegris

Supplies high-purity materials for semiconductors.

Production Planning Specialist - Production Planning

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
In Person
Operations & LogisticsProduction Planning & Scheduling

About the job

Requirements
  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Excel and PowerPoint, for daily business use.
  • Experience using an enterprise resource planning system, such as SAP, in a business environment.
  • Work experience in manufacturing and/or a supply chain-related function.
  • Willingness to communicate in English and continuously build practical English skills on the job.
  • Flexibility to adjust priorities and coordinate with stakeholders in a changing and uncertain environment.
  • Persistence and follow-through to complete tasks and drive results.
  • A team-oriented mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively with others.
  • Ability to demonstrate behaviors aligned with Entegris values, including PACE Values.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and adjust production plans and priorities based on customer delivery requirements, demand forecasts, manufacturing constraints, and material availability.
  • Coordinate across functions in response to priority changes and unexpected fluctuations.
  • Plan actions and resolve issues to improve key performance indicators, including on-time delivery, lead time, and inventory status.
  • Manage material supply outlook and follow up on risk reduction.
  • Maintain master data and planning parameters.
  • Develop and visualize planning reports and dashboards.
  • Comply with standard work and participate in continuous improvement of planning processes.
  • Execute production plans balancing demand, supply, capacity, and inventory priorities; improve planning accuracy, strengthen on-time delivery, maintain planning data, monitor key indicators, and identify risks early.
  • Contribute to delivery, inventory, and planning quality outcomes through cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Maintain the quality, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of plans, schedules, and related reporting; support cross-functional alignment, safety requirements, standard work, adaptability, and continuous improvement.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience improving production planning or supply chain operations in a manufacturing environment while balancing delivery, inventory, and capacity requirements.
  • Experience driving business operations using an enterprise resource planning system such as SAP in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience coordinating with overseas sites and/or cross-functional teams in English; TOEIC 600 or equivalent is preferred.
  • Experience digitalizing and streamlining manual reporting or business processes using tools such as Power BI.

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Entegris is a global supplier of high-purity materials and process solutions used in semiconductor, life sciences, and other technology-driven industries. It develops and supplies advanced materials, purification systems, and contamination-control technologies that are critical to manufacturing processes. Their products include materials and equipment to prevent microcontamination, such as gas purifiers and other purification solutions, which customers use to keep production lines clean and efficient. Entegris differentiates itself through a worldwide manufacturing and service footprint, enabling dependable supply chains, global customer support, and integrated solutions across multiple stages of the manufacturing process. The company’s goal is to help customers achieve consistent, high-quality production by delivering reliable, pure materials and contamination-control technologies at scale.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Billerica, Massachusetts

Founded

1966

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 sales rose 11% to $883 million, driven by AI semiconductor demand.
  • Management raised 2026 semiconductor growth outlook to 7%-8% and tracks 20 expansions.
  • Free cash flow hit $120 million in Q2, while debt fell $200 million.

What critics are saying

  • Qnity keeps attacking Entegris patents, threatening slurry margins and licensing leverage by 2027.
  • Debt was $3.7 billion at 2025 year-end; refinancing pressure hits 2028-2030 maturities.
  • Semiconductor concentration makes any leading-edge capex pause instantly crush growth and factory utilization.

What makes Entegris unique

  • Entegris owns defending CMP slurry patents in Taiwan and China as of August 2026.
  • Its EUV cross-licensing with JSR/Inpria expands reach in next-generation lithography materials.
  • Its breadth spans filtration, purifiers, precursors, and FOUPs across semiconductor process purity.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Education Assistance

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

19%

2 year growth

20%
MarketBeat
Oct 29th, 2026
What Entegris (ENTG) said on its Q3 earnings call.

What Entegris (ENTG) said on its Q3 earnings call. October 29, 2026 Key points. * Record growth: Entegris reported third-quarter revenue of $1.006 billion, up 25% year over year, driven by AI infrastructure investment, semiconductor complexity and stronger demand across logic, memory and capital-equipment markets. * Profitability and balance sheet improved: Adjusted gross margin expanded to 48.9%, adjusted EPS rose 71% to $1.23, and strong cash flow enabled the company to repay its 2029 term loan early and reduce net leverage to 2.9 times. * Positive outlook: Entegris expects fourth-quarter revenue of $1.025 billion to $1.055 billion, with adjusted EBITDA margin near 31%, and said bookings and backlog indicate continued strength in a multiyear semiconductor investment cycle. * MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in November. Entegris NASDAQ: ENTG reported record third-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.006 billion, up 25% from a year earlier and 14% sequentially, as demand strengthened across advanced logic, advanced memory and semiconductor capital-equipment markets. CEO Dave Reeder said the company benefited from continued investment in artificial-intelligence infrastructure, increasing semiconductor process complexity and improved internal execution. He said Entegris increased manufacturing output and converted more backlog into revenue than expected during the quarter. "Demand was strong," Reeder said on the company's earnings call. "The teams increased production and throughput really beyond our expectations, which allowed us to convert more demand to backlog into revenue." Entegris said unit-driven revenue growth accelerated to 20% in the third quarter from about 6% in the first quarter. The company expects wafer starts to grow approximately 8% in 2026, while its capital-expenditure-related businesses grew more than 35% in the third quarter, driven particularly by wafer fab equipment demand. Margins expand as volume and productivity improve. GAAP net income totaled $158 million in the quarter, while non-GAAP net income was $190 million, an increase of 73% year over year. GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.03, and non-GAAP EPS rose 71% to $1.23. GAAP gross margin reached 49.7%, while adjusted gross margin was 48.9%, improving 130 basis points sequentially and 530 basis points from a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA was $303 million, or 30.2% of sales, compared with 27.3% in the prior-year quarter. CFO Sukhi Nagesh attributed the margin improvement to higher volumes, factory absorption, yield gains, productivity initiatives and lower inventory scrap and rework. The gains offset a 30% year-over-year increase in direct factory headcount, along with higher incentive compensation and other spending to support customer demand. Reeder said the company's gross-margin improvement was achieved without a material pricing benefit. Entegris said it evaluates pricing at the product and customer level, but Nagesh said the company had not included material pricing actions in either third-quarter results or fourth-quarter guidance. Segment growth broadens. Materials Solutions, or MS, generated third-quarter revenue of $404 million, up 16% year over year and 9% sequentially. The segment's adjusted operating margin was about 20.4%. Entegris cited growth across CMP consumables, advanced deposition materials, specialty gases and coatings. Advanced Planarization Solutions, or APS, posted record quarterly sales of $605 million, up 31% year over year and 18% sequentially. APS adjusted operating margin was 34.4%, supported by higher production volumes, productivity improvements and favorable mix. Regionally, growth was strongest in markets investing at the leading edge. Reeder said Taiwan was the company's largest growth contributor, with additional momentum in Korea, Southeast Asia and North America. In response to an analyst question, he said China was flat year over year in the third quarter and up approximately 6% sequentially. The company also highlighted new customer wins, including a significant extreme ultraviolet filtration application at the 2-nanometer node, an advanced-materials plan of record with a major smartphone and technology provider, and multiple CMP plans of record with memory manufacturers. Book-to-bill remained "significantly above one," according to Reeder. Backlog increased more than 35% sequentially and more than doubled from a year earlier. The company said customers are providing longer planning horizons and increased visibility into future capacity ramps. Capacity, cash flow and debt reduction. Entegris reported record operating cash flow and free cash flow of $224 million, equal to 22.2% of sales. The company said the result reflected higher earnings, lower capital spending and working-capital improvements. During the quarter, Entegris fully repaid its 2029 term loan ahead of schedule, reducing net leverage to 2.9 times at the end of the quarter. Nagesh said the company now expects to end 2026 with leverage of approximately 2.7 times, more than one turn lower than at the start of the year. Management said it has substantial capacity within its existing manufacturing network and expects to address potential bottlenecks through selective spending, network optimization, procurement centralization, yield improvements and productivity programs. Reeder said the company had more capacity at the end of the quarter than it had entering the year, despite closing three dilutive facilities. The company said its KSP South facility reached gross-profit breakeven in the third quarter. Management expects KSP to remain dilutive to enterprise gross margins through most of 2027 before becoming roughly neutral as that year ends. The Colorado facility is producing customer samples and is expected to begin generating revenue in 2027. Fourth-Quarter outlook. For the fourth quarter, Entegris forecast revenue of $1.025 billion to $1.055 billion. At the midpoint, the outlook represents approximately 26% year-over-year growth. The company expects gross margin of 49.2% to 49.7% on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. * GAAP EPS outlook: $1.09 to $1.17 per share * Non-GAAP EPS outlook: $1.32 to $1.40 per share * Expected adjusted EBITDA margin at midpoint: about 31% * Expected 2026 capital expenditures: about $200 million Looking into the first quarter of 2027, Entegris expects revenue to decline by a mid-single-digit percentage sequentially due to fewer selling days and typical seasonal patterns, while increasing more than 20% from a year earlier. Management said both the MS and APS segments are expected to post double-digit year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter and first quarter. Reeder said Entegris expects semiconductor capital spending to remain strong in 2027, with the company viewing the industry as still being in the earlier stages of a multiyear investment cycle. Entegris plans to discuss its long-term growth framework, AI-native strategy and financial targets at its Capital Markets Day on Nov. 9. About Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG). Entegris, Inc is a materials science and process technology company that supplies products and solutions used in the manufacture of semiconductors and other advanced technology products. Its offerings help chipmakers manage contamination, handle sensitive materials, and improve process control across the semiconductor production cycle. The company's products include specialty chemicals and gases, filtration and purification systems, wafer and substrate handling products, fluid-management components, and advanced materials used in semiconductor fabrication. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. Before you consider Entegris, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Entegris wasn't on the list. While Entegris currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys. Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. Explore companies poised to replicate the growth, innovation, and value creation of the tech giants dominating today's markets. Continue following MarketBeat

Legal Desire
Oct 21st, 2026
Sidley represents Savillex in its acquisition of Entegris' Life Sciences fluid management business.

Sidley represents Savillex in its acquisition of Entegris' Life Sciences fluid management business. * Author Legal Desire * Published October 21, 2026 Sidley represented Savillex, LLC, a leading provider of high-purity fluid handling solutions for life sciences and laboratory applications, in its acquisition of the life sciences fluid management business of Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG). The acquired business includes bioprocessing and pharmaceutical manufacturing solutions. The acquisition expands Savillex's life sciences portfolio and strengthens its ability to support pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical customers from early-stage research through commercial manufacturing. The Sidley team was led by Brent Steele, Taylor Shuman, and Roger Wilen (M&A and Private Equity), and included Morgan Smith (M&A and Private Equity); Lauren Gallagher (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); and Kyle Barnett (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions). Where the legal industry reads first. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. From Legal Desire Is your firm the one being cited, or the one being skipped? Legal Desire ran the test. On several everyday legal questions, software companies are answering and law firms are not. Legal Desire help firms fix that, and Legal Desire build the technology behind the practice. Lawyers and firms: get featured on Legal Desire. Share your deals, lateral moves, firm news and insights with 1M+ monthly readers: founders, law firm partners, general counsel and practising lawyers across the US, UK, EU and GCC. See the full deal record on DealDatabase The advising firms, the named deal team, the value and the parties, with every other announced deal by the same firms and lawyers. Open the deal record

Business Wire
Aug 25th, 2026
Entegris to host Investor Day on November 9, 2026.

Entegris to host Investor Day on November 9, 2026. BILLERICA, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a global leader in advanced materials and purity solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced it will hold its Investor Day for the investment community in New York City on Monday, November 9, 2026. The event will begin promptly at 1:00pm ET. Scheduled participants will include David Reeder, President and CEO, Sukhi Nagesh, SVP & CFO, as well as additional senior leadership. A webcast of the event can also be viewed live on its website at investor.entegris.com. ABOUT ENTEGRIS Entegris is a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-tech industries. Entegris has approximately 7,700 employees throughout its global operations and is ISO 9001 certified. It has manufacturing, customer service and/or research facilities in the United States, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Additional information can be found at www.entegris.com. Contacts. Entegris, Inc. Jeffrey Schnell Vice President, Investor Relations + 1 201-207-3029 | [email protected] More News From Entegris, Inc. BILLERICA, Mass.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), a leading supplier of critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, today announced recent decisions in Taiwan and China upholding patents covering key Entegris colloidal silica slurry technology used in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) applications. The decisions further reinforce the strength of Entegris's global intellectual property portfolio and underscor... BILLERICA, Mass.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), today reported its financial results for the Company's second quarter ended June 27, 2026. Dave Reeder, Entegris' President and Chief Executive Officer, said: "Business Wire, Inc. delivered another strong quarter, exceeding its guidance across all key metrics as improving semiconductor demand and accelerating customer capital investments drove double-digit growth across both its unit and capex-related businesses. Its operational initiatives conti... BILLERICA, Mass.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), a global leader in advanced materials and purity solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced the appointment of Robert A. Bruggeworth, President and Chief Executive Officer of Qorvo, to the Board, effective August 3, 2026. In addition, the Company announced that Bertrand Loy, Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, will retire from Entegris on July 31, 2026. At that time, James F. Gentilcore, currently the Compan... Entegris, Inc. NASDAQ:ENTG Headquarters: Billerica, Massachusetts CEO: David Reeder Employees: ~7,700 Organization: PUB Revenues: ~$3.2 Billion (Net Sales) (2025) Net Income: $235.6 Million (Non-GAAP) (2025) Release Versions Entegris, Inc. Jeffrey Schnell Vice President, Investor Relations + 1 201-207-3029 | [email protected]

Yahoo Finance
Aug 7th, 2026
US congresswoman buys up to $1.4M in AI and nuclear stocks amid hedge fund scrutiny

Congresswoman April McClain Delaney has disclosed up to $1.4 million in new stock trades, drawing attention due to her position on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Her purchases include BWX Technologies and Entegris. BWX Technologies manufactures nuclear components and fuel for the US Navy. The company reported second-quarter revenue up 18% year-over-year, with backlog rising 40%. However, 61 hedge funds held BWXT at the end of the first quarter, down from 64 previously, though total holdings value increased 25%. Entegris produces specialty materials for computer chip manufacturing. The company posted second-quarter revenue up 11.5% year-over-year, with earnings per share jumping 41%. Gross margin reached 47.6%, its highest since early 2022. Both companies benefit from artificial intelligence and defence-related demand trends.

Angel Nova Group
Aug 7th, 2026
Tata's Dholera fab eyes Entegris boost: why India's chip city is attracting the world's materials giants.

Tata's Dholera fab eyes Entegris boost: why India's chip city is attracting the world's materials giants. Every few weeks, Dholera makes headlines for a reason that has nothing to do with land prices - and everything to do with why land prices move in the first place. The latest news: Tata Electronics is reportedly in early-stage discussions with US-based Entegris to supply specialty chemicals and process solutions for its upcoming semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera. For investors watching Dholera Smart City, this is more than a corporate procurement story. It is a signal that the world's most specialised suppliers are now planning their India strategy around a single Gujarat address. 1. What the tata-entegris development actually says. According to reports, Tata Electronics is in exploratory talks with Entegris, a materials science company headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, for the Dholera fab. The conversations are said to be at an early stage, and neither company has commented publicly. What matters is the pattern. Tata Electronics is reportedly engaged with multiple players across the specialty chemicals and industrial gases space simultaneously - Entegris being one name among several at varying stages of maturity. 2. Who is Entegris - and why does a fab need one? Entegris specialises in the unglamorous but non-negotiable layer of chip manufacturing: keeping everything ruthlessly clean. Its portfolio typically covers: * Filtration systems that purify process gases, fluids and the ambient air inside a fab * Liquid delivery systems that dispense, control, analyse and transport process fluids * Gas delivery systems built to safely store and move highly toxic gases * Advanced materials used in chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes In a fab, a single stray particle can destroy an entire wafer. Micro-contamination control is not a support function - it is the difference between yield and waste. 3. Where Entegris sits in the semiconductor chain. Industry analysts describe Entegris as occupying the critical materials and contamination-control layer. It sits downstream of bulk chemical and gas producers, upstream of the finished wafer, and adjacent to - but distinct from - the big equipment manufacturers. Put simply, a modern fab runs on three overlapping supply layers: * Ultra-pure inputs from companies such as Merck, Linde and Entegris * Safe, pure integration and handling from firms like Entegris, Camfil, Swagelok, Danaher and Brooks Automation * Wafer fab equipment from global leaders including ASML, Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron Every one of those layers eventually needs an India presence. That is the opportunity Dholera represents. 4. Merck came first. Who follows? So far, the only confirmed partnership Tata Electronics has signed in this segment is with German science and technology major Merck, which covers high-purity electronic materials, chemical and gas delivery infrastructure, and fab services. Entegris joining that list would mark the second global materials name attaching itself to Dholera. Each additional partner tightens the ecosystem - and makes the project harder to relocate, delay or dilute. 5. Why global suppliers are choosing Dholera. The Tata-PSMC fab, backed by an investment of roughly ₹91,000 crore under the India Semiconductor Mission, is India's first large-scale commercial fab. But fabs never arrive alone. A single fab typically pulls in: * 150+ categories of specialty chemicals and dozens of industrial gases * Bulk gas plants, ultra-pure water facilities and waste treatment units * Precision component makers, valve and fitting suppliers, and cleanroom specialists * Calibration labs, logistics operators and warehousing * Thousands of engineers, technicians and support staff Every one of these needs land, offices, plants and housing - inside or immediately around Dholera SIR. 6. The ancillary effect: where the real growth sits. Global experience with Hsinchu in Taiwan, Dresden in Germany and Phoenix in Arizona follows a consistent arc: the anchor fab creates the headline, and the supplier cluster creates the city. For Dholera, this suggests demand across several layers over the coming years - industrial plots for component and chemical units, commercial space for offices and services, and residential inventory for a workforce that will need to live within commuting distance. 7. What this means for investors. News of talks is not a signed contract, and timelines in large infrastructure projects can move. That said, the direction of travel is consistent: more global names are evaluating Dholera, not fewer. Practical considerations for anyone tracking the region: * Prioritise NA, NOC-cleared, title-verified land parcels * Study TP zone classification - residential, commercial and industrial zones behave differently * Track proximity to the Activation Area and the expressway interchanges * Treat Dholera as a medium-to-long-term horizon, not a short-term trade * Verify all documentation independently before committing capital Dholera Connectivity: the infrastructure backbone. Connectivity is what converts an industrial announcement into a functioning city. Dholera's network is unusually well planned: * Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway - a 109 km high-speed corridor (NH-751) designed to cut travel time from roughly two hours to under one hour, with multiple interchanges along the route * Dholera International Airport (Navagam) - a greenfield airport being developed for both passenger and cargo operations, with a dedicated link road connecting it to the expressway * Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) - Dholera is a flagship node on India's largest industrial corridor * Dedicated Freight Corridor - planned rail freight linkage supporting bulk industrial movement * Bhavnagar Port - sea access for import-export logistics within a short drive * Internal smart infrastructure - 10-lane central spine road, underground utility ducting, ICT-enabled city management and a dedicated water and power network * Dholera Solar Park - one of India's largest renewable energy projects, supporting the region's power requirements Air, road, rail and sea in one planned envelope - a combination very few Indian regions can claim. About angel Nova Group. Angel Nova Group is known among the top developers in Dholera Smart City, offering future-ready residential and commercial opportunities near major infrastructure developments. For the latest updates on Dholera Smart City, join its WhatsApp Community today! Stay informed with news, project updates, investment insights, and important announcements. Click the link below to join! Faq.