Production Planner - Level 2
Job Responsibilities
Planner must understand manufacturing capacity and allocate as required to meet build plan commitments.
Expedites and reschedules open purchase orders to suit production-planning requirement.
Create and release manufacturing orders based on bill-of-materials and configuration.
Closes work orders after sub-assemblies, ensure assemblies and integration are complete.
Tracks material shortages for manufacturing orders, kits, sub-assemblies based on bill-of-material or drawings/configuration.
Communicate to program team and management critical part shortages that will jeopardize ship schedule.
Maintains inventory including shelf life sensitive material and tooling for the program.
Covers and expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, according to manufacturing schedules or priorities, and compiles and maintains manual or computerized record.
Prepares purchase requests for the purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
Performs work order variance analysis and review MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information, reconciles supply and demand, validates master scheduling requirement.
Updates Work Orders based on Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
Performs material cycle counts, assists with program close out and disposition.
Basic Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of production planning using ERP Systems (Costpoint a plus).
- Production control planning and scheduling experience within an aerospace manufacturing environment preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure and very tight timelines.
- Strong computer literacy using an ERP system and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Be willing to work overtime, as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrates understanding and is able to apply continuous improvement terminology/tools: LEAN, Six Sigma principles/Lean design principles, Value Stream, and Kaizen.
Primary Level Salary Range
$56,000.00 - $93,400.00