Manufacturing Planner

Vermillion, Inc•Wichita, KS

About The Position

Vermillion, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of custom cables, wire harnesses, and interconnect solutions for the Military, Aerospace, and Commercial markets. The Manufacturing Planner provides planning for manufacturing job orders and daily shop support. The position creates and maintains manufacturing bills of materials and routings, supports manufacturing documentation and sustaining engineering, determines tooling requirements, and provides technical support to manufacturing and other departments. It also supports estimating and customer-change cost assessments, new-product implementation, and continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

Associate degree in an engineering discipline or two years of manufacturing experience in a custom make-to-order environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes.
Professional appearance and a positive attitude.
Strong written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.
Experience with Microsoft Windows and Office applications.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and flow charts.
Strong math skills and attention to detail.
Ability to cooperate with others and treat all with respect.
Accept responsibility for one's actions and be accountable for project deliverables and goals.
Willingness to accept feedback from others.
Working knowledge of quality workmanship standards, such as ANSI, Mil-Specifications, and ISO.
ERP system experience.
Ability to manage and complete multiple tasks.
Dependability and punctuality.
Clear vision at 20 inches or less, with or without personal corrective eyewear or a company-provided magnifying glass, and color vision to identify and distinguish colors.
Meet U.S. export control and International Traffic in Arms Regulations requirements, including eligibility for any required U.S. Government authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Interconnect industry experience.
CAD experience with AutoCAD, Inventor Professional, or Siemens NX.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain manufacturing bills of materials (MBOMs) and manufacturing routings to satisfy customer requirements.
Assist in developing, releasing, and maintaining manufacturing documents, including process flow charts, work instructions, control plans, and supplemental data files.
Perform sustaining engineering activities, including implementing PCRs and ECNs and updating VPS, MBOMs, and routings.
Determine tooling requirements for assemblies.
Provide engineering technical support to manufacturing.
Communicate design concerns, drawing errors, interpretation issues, component incompatibilities, and possible manufacturing enhancements to the applicable Program Management Services representative.
Prepare Build-to-Print quote forms with material take-offs and labor estimates, and provide completed forms to Sales for final pricing.
Assess cost impacts of customer changes and prepare material and labor estimates for Sales.
Technically document procedures and processes.
Provide technical support to Purchasing, Operations, and Sales.
Assist with planning and implementing new programs and products into production in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Assist Manufacturing Engineers in assessing customer-change cost impacts to develop estimates for Sales.
Support production-process continuous improvement activities, including Kaizen events and 6S workshops.
Perform other duties as assigned.