Production Planner & Scheduler/ Principal Production Planner
Quick Summary
Focal point for all program containment activities including running reports, performing inventory analyses with on hand/consumed inventory,
Responsibilities
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Focal point for all program containment activities including running reports, performing inventory analyses with on hand/consumed inventory, ensuring that planning related responsibilities in containment tasks are completed, and work with a cross functional team to ensure all non-conforming parts are dispositioned.
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Supports continuous improvement activities within the department or that is impactful to the department.
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Supports SAP ERP System Implementation.
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Performs work order variance analysis and review MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information, reconciles supply and demand, validates master scheduling requirement.
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Performs risk analysis, identifying and resolving critical path and MRP logic conflicts.
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Analyzes risks to identified solutions and bottlenecks, including forward and reverse scheduling methods, for schedule recovery.
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Creates and release manufacturing work orders based on bill-of-materials and configuration. Close sub-assemblies work orders, ensures assemblies and integration are complete.
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Track material shortages for manufacturing work 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.
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Maintains inventory including shelf-life sensitive material and tooling for the program.
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Coordinates and expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, according to manufacturing schedules or priorities, and compiles and maintains manual or computerized record.
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Prepares purchase requests for the purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
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Updates manufacturing work orders based on Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
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Analyzes all scheduling reports including capacity base on work breakdown schedule; material requirements list and production plans for work centers.
Requirements
~3 min readBachelor’s degree and a minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in a production control and manufacturing environment utilizing an MRP system
Strong computer literacy using an ERP system and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Understanding of Bill of Materials development and management through the product life cycle
Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure and very tight timelines
Ability to evaluate data to identify root causes, develop innovative solutions, and implement effective outcomes based on finding
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Must have the ability to lift up to 15 lbs. as well as walk or stand for extended timeframes
US Citizenship required
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in a production control and manufacturing environment utilizing an MRP system
Advanced computer literacy using an ERP system and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Experience with Bill of Materials development and management through the product life cycle
Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure and very tight timelines
Ability to evaluate data to identify root causes, develop innovative solutions, and implement effective outcomes based on finding
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Must have the ability to lift up to 15 lbs. as well as walk or stand for extended timeframes
US Citizenship required
Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $69,000–$103,400 a year
- 1% below the $87,500 median for Production Planner jobs on Jobera (45 salaries).
- Posted
- 15 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 13, 2026
- First seen
- October 17, 2026
- Last seen
- October 28, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 10
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 31%
- Scored at
- October 28, 2026
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