Manufacturing Planner/Scheduler

Ametek, Inc.•Wilmington, MA

About The Position

The Manufacturing Planner/Scheduler ensures a continuous, cost-effective supply of assigned components to maintain production at required levels and within quality and quantity specifications. The role also maintains assigned-part inventories to meet inventory goals while supporting production schedules. It reports directly to the Production Supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in operations management, supply chain management, or a similar field, or applicable work experience; the degree is preferred.
At least 5 years of experience in material planning, scheduling, production control, or supply chain, preferably in aerospace.
Experience with inventory management, including ERP inventory control, cycle counting, and reconciliation.
Proficiency in Oracle or a similar ERP/MRP system.
Proficiency in MS Excel, including advanced spreadsheet creation and manipulation.
Strong communication skills, including strong English-language capability.
Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated, able to multitask, and prompt in meeting scheduled needs and responding to issues.
Ability to adapt to continuous change and learn new skills; hands-on, self-starting, self-advocating, and strong work ethic.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost reduction, identify appropriate use cases, and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
Must have the legal right to work in the United States and be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification.
Experience in high-product-mix manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Analyze production and development demands and partner with Engineering, Customer Service, Production, and Purchasing on demand forecasts, new-product development scheduling, and the master production schedule.
Schedule materials for production according to customer demand, capacity, and equipment availability.
Work with suppliers to maintain minimum inventory levels that support the production schedule.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date production schedules in the Oracle ERP system.
Create and release travelers and work orders to production as required.
Plan for and review shortages with team buyers, including managing shelf-life-limited materials in the ERP system.
Interface with Production to resolve issues related to material receipt and material quality.
Generate, analyze, and distribute production and inventory-level reports to management.
Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and take initiative to resolve planning and purchasing issues without supervision.
Participate with production teams to resolve production, purchasing, and planning issues.
Work with Engineering and Operations to implement new products and plan development builds.
Lead or participate in inventory management and reduction initiatives and teams.