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Kirby Corporation

Operates coastal tank barges and ATBs

Manufacturing Production Planner 1

Production Planning & SchedulingPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of two years of experience in the industrial equipment sales process, including planning and/or scheduling experience.
  • Previous experience working with an enterprise resource planning system is required; experience with SAP or Oracle is preferred.
  • Prior material requirements planning experience is required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook; a high level of Excel proficiency is required.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing and effectively with others verbally.
  • Ability to reason through problems and seek solutions beyond standard approaches.
  • Ability to meet customer needs while following company procedures.
  • Ability to focus on goals, meet deadlines, and organize work effectively.
  • Ability to organize and direct a project to completion and build relationships with customers and coworkers.

Responsibilities

  • Build and update production schedules to maintain continuous plant operations, prevent downtime, and align production with demand; communicate schedules to production.
  • Review shortage reports to ensure materials are properly planned.
  • Monitor inventory, work in progress, and production capacity to anticipate bottlenecks or shortages.
  • Plan and modify daily production schedules in response to new information; coordinate with leaders to analyze root causes, prevent recurring issues, and collaborate on cross-functional solutions.
  • Coordinate with manufacturing and supply chain to resolve scheduling conflicts, material constraints, and delays.
  • Understand bills of materials and engineering change orders related to engineering changes.
  • Plan capacity analysis and set routers for buy-versus-make items.
  • Communicate real-time information about late shipments, expedited orders, and materials to project management, shipping and receiving, quality, and production.
  • Attend weekly production meetings, provide project status updates, and update production on shortages.
  • Assist the project manager in reviewing open purchase order, kit-up, and shortage reports for production meetings.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree, with a minor in supply chain management, is preferred; a GED and four to ten years of related experience may also be considered.
  • Current active Association for Operations Management (APICS) certification and membership are preferred.
  • Experience in production planning in a heavy equipment environment is preferred.

About the Company

Kirby Corporation

Operates coastal tank barges and ATBs

Kirby Offshore Marine operates the United States’ largest coastal fleet of tank barges and towing vessels, moving refined products, black oil, and petrochemicals along Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. Its offshore fleet includes about 23 Articulated Tug/Barge (ATB) units, which pair a tug with a barge so the tug pushes the barge at sea, enabling safer, faster trips with better fuel efficiency and fewer delays compared to traditional tug-and-barge setups. Since 2015, Kirby has added six ATBs with a combined tank capacity exceeding 800,000 barrels. The company’s product flow relies on coastal shipping networks and ATB configurations to improve transit times and operational reliability, serving regional distribution in U.S. waters. The goal is to provide efficient, reliable marine transportation for refined products and petrochemicals while expanding capacity and maintaining safety in maritime operations.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1921

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