Production Control Planner

About Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.

The Production Planner is responsible for ensuring continuity of material supply and production readiness for our Energy Operations in Sparks, NV. This role sits at the intersection of inbound logistics, NPI change management, supplier quality, and material planning — and is the operational continuity point that keeps builds on schedule and the floor free from supply-driven stoppages. The position partners closely with engineering, quality, logistics, and the Global Supply Management team to execute the production plan, maintain accurate inventory, and resolve issues before they reach the line. Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple urgent workstreams simultaneously, and a bias toward proactive communication over reactive escalation. 

Responsibilities will include:  

• Own inbound supply continuity by tracking material against production need dates, resolving receiving errors (including part number revision mismatches and WMS setup gaps), working with the Quality team to disposition NCRs, and managing QA holds in WMS in coordination with the SQE team. 

• Support and track material movements including PO pacing, labeling and packing list verification, shipment tracker updates, and advance notification to logistics and vendor partners prior to departure 

• Support the monthly MRP cycle by gathering demand inputs, validating MRP outputs in Oracle, communicating binding commit quantities to vendors within the firm planning window, and flagging supply risk with quantified impact to the build plan 

• Own NPI change management execution — tracking BOM revisions between ERP and PLM, coordinating with engineering and procurement on discrepancies, and scheduling NPI trials on the production line 

• Compile and publish the daily production plan and pass down, ensuring the end-of-shift picture accurately reflects inventory status, open holds, and material risk