Manufacturing Planner
About The Position
The Manufacturing Planner plays a key role in planning and supporting new manufacturing jobs throughout the production planning process. The position creates, reviews, and maintains manufacturing plans and documentation, coordinates with internal teams, and maintains accurate information in ERP/MRP systems to help production run efficiently and on schedule. The role plans jobs from initial review through release to the shop floor, updates plans and travelers as methods and requirements change, and works with engineering, production, and quality to resolve issues and optimize plans. It also supports planning process improvements, backlog reduction, and future machine scheduling and capacity planning. This is a contract-to-hire position based onsite in Auburn, Washington, in a manufacturing environment with regular shop-floor interaction.
Requirements
- Manufacturing planning or closely related manufacturing experience, with a strong focus on production planning and job routing.
- Good understanding of manufacturing and production processes, including how jobs flow through various operations.
- Strong computer skills and demonstrated experience using ERP/MRP systems, including JobBOSS or similar platforms.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple jobs, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving ability and a structured approach to troubleshooting planning and manufacturing issues.
- Ability to work effectively with changing or incomplete information, make sound decisions, and update plans as new data becomes available.
- Attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation and system records.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and quality.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of CNC, machining, or precision manufacturing processes.
- Experience in aerospace manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Plan and support new manufacturing jobs through the complete production planning process, from initial review to release to the shop floor.
- Review, update, and refine manufacturing plans and travelers to reflect current methods, routing, and production requirements.
- Maintain planning documentation based on engineering revisions, customer changes, and evolving production needs.
- Coordinate with engineering, production, and quality to gather information and complete or optimize manufacturing plans.
- Troubleshoot planning and manufacturing issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Prioritize and process incoming jobs to help reduce the backlog of work awaiting planning.
- Maintain accurate planning information and job setup in JobBOSS and other ERP/MRP systems.
- Manage multiple active jobs and priorities, balancing urgent needs with long-term planning requirements.
- Support planning process improvements, including more efficient workflows and tools.
- Provide clear, detailed plans to support future machine scheduling, capacity planning, and resource allocation.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
- Life insurance, including voluntary life and AD&D coverage for employees and dependents
- Short- and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave
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