Production Planner

Lumentum Operations LLC

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Thailand - Pathumthani (Navanakorn) Until 9/25/2026 7+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted July 27, 2026 Last posted July 27, 2026
Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Production Operations Management
• Lead and manage daily production operations to achieve production targets, output, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Monitor production performance, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure smooth production flow and effective manpower utilization.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Warehouse, and HR to support operational goals.
• Drive production planning execution and ensure alignment with customer demand and business priorities.
• Escalate and resolve operational issues in a timely and effective manner.


Team Leadership & People Management
• Lead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and production teams.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, teamwork, discipline, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance management, coaching, employee engagement, and talent development activities.
• Support workforce planning and succession planning.
• Promote positive employee relations and ensure compliance with company policies and labor regulations.


Quality, Safety & Compliance
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, EHS requirements, company policies, and manufacturing regulations.
• Drive product quality improvement and support corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with quality systems, operational procedures, and customer requirements.
• Support internal/external audits and customer audit activities.
• Promote a strong safety, quality, and compliance culture within the production organization.


RBA, ISO & Compliance Management
• Ensure compliance with Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), ISO standards, company policies, and customer requirements.
• Support internal/external audits and drive corrective action closure.
• Partner with Quality, EHS, HR, and related teams to maintain operational compliance and audit readiness.
• Ensure production teams follow SOPs, work instructions, and safety requirements.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance, ethics, quality, and workplace safety.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, productivity improvement, waste reduction, and

Cost optimization initiatives.
• Analyze production data and KPIs to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Lead root cause analysis and problem-solving activities to improve operational performance.
• Support automation, process improvement, and operational transformation initiatives.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Minimum 7–10 years of manufacturing experience with at least 3–5 years in a leadership or production management role.
• Experience in electronics manufacturing, semiconductor, automotive, or high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Strong leadership, people management, and decision-making skills.
• Good understanding of production planning, manufacturing processes, quality systems, and EHS standards.
• Experience supporting RBA and ISO compliance activities and audits is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Good command of English communication.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

About this role

Summary

Manage production schedules, ensure quality, safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Job title

Production Planner

Experience level

7-10 years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

manufacturing

Location requirements

Thailand - Pathumthani; hybrid or onsite work

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

production planningquality systemsEHS standardsISORBALean Manufacturing

Preferred skills

automationKaizen5Sdata analysisproblem-solving

Specializations

production planningquality systemsEHS standardscontinuous improvement
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani, Thailand

Hybrid Place