Associate Production Planner

Textron • Williamsport, PA

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About The Position

The Associate Production Planner identifies and evaluates changing demand and supply conditions using modeling tools to proactively maintain a balanced production plan. The role resolves issues that create imbalances and supports on-time delivery of parts and products.

The planner provides a 30-day-or-longer outlook to Lycoming, identifies potential mismatches between demand and supply across the planning horizon, and coordinates actions to align supply with demand. This includes working with Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations Management, and demand owners, as well as supplying directional input to production and refurbishment cells in coordination with the Planning Manager.

The role also coordinates factory-floor activities that may affect job schedules or available capacity, adjusts plans as needed, manages shop loads, and develops plans to balance critical resources in collaboration with manufacturing supervision. The position supports customer delivery and provides accurate, timely data to production and refurbishment cells.

Requirements

• Strongly preferred: a bachelor's or associate's degree in Supply Chain or another relevant field.

Nice To Haves

• Decision-making skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Provide a long-range, 30-day-or-longer look ahead to Lycoming to identify shortage issues and facilitate workaround planning.
• Identify potential imbalances between demand and supply across the planning horizon, including critical long-pole shortages, capacity constraints, and schedule imbalances that could result in an unrealistic flow rate.
• Coordinate actions to align supply with demand, working with Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations Management, and demand owners as needed.
• Provide directional input to individual production and refurbishment cells based on informational analysis and direct interface with the Planning Manager.
• Coordinate major factory-floor activities that may affect job schedules or available net capacity of critical constraints, and adjust the plan as needed.
• Manage shop loads and develop plans to balance critical resources in collaboration with manufacturing supervision, supporting effective and cost-conscious equipment utilization.
• Support delivery of product to the customer.
• Deliver accurate and timely data in support of refurbishment and production cells.
• Identify and monitor constraints.
• Work across business departments.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules.
• Education assistance up to $10,000.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
• Career development and thousands of training opportunities.
• Wellness programs, including fitness reimbursement.
• Dress for your Day policies.
• Employee discounts for over 30,000 merchants.
• Over five weeks of paid time off per year.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company funding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree