Production Planner

Key Responsibilities

• Create consolidated, centralized schedule for production builds
• Integrate contractual deliverables into production build schedules
• Proactively engage key contributors and secure necessary authorizations
• Establish clear, quantifiable key performance indicators for scheduling and track performance
• Monitor real-time production plan health
• Balance demands with team capacity, assuring sustainable, high-quality output
• Anticipate potential delays or resource constraints before they happen
• Balance rapidly pivoting deliverables and design resolutions when roadblocks occur
• Create reports and supportive tools to prevent shortages, visualize project standing and analyze needed materials
• Root Cause Corrective Action of inventory inaccuracies associated to end items and components in WIP
• Responsible for creating work orders and scheduling production of fabricated parts to support Zone 5’s production schedule

Required Qualifications

• Combination of 2-3 years planning experience, related coursework, and/or certifications
• Experience building reports and analytical tools
• 1-2 years’ experience creating schedules
• 1+ years’ experience within special projects, new product development, and/or engineering environments
• Experience working within heavily regulated environments
• 2-5 years’ experience with MRP/ERP software
• Working knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning, and Kanban systems
• Ability to coordinate materials and production schedules with multiple teams, solve urgent problems associated with manufacture of products and documents and communicate production outcomes and trends
• U.S. Citizenship

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years’ experience within aerospace, defense or government related environments
• Understanding of Lean and Six Sigma Principles
• Experience automating recurring data reports and building dynamic dashboards and/or workflow tools
• Min 1–2-year track record of meeting production deliverables and effectively increasing production outputs

Pay

Pay range for this role: $95,000 - $112,000 USD

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive benefit package options include medical, dental, vision, life, and more
• 401k with company-match
• 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• 12 annual company holidays

Why Join Zone 5 Technologies?

• Innovative Environment: Work on cutting-edge technology that is shaping the future of defense and aerospace.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a team of passionate professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
• Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.