Manufacturing Planner

ESSNER MANUFACTURING LP•Fort Worth, TX

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Essner is seeking a Manufacturing Planner to support engineering compliance and business improvements in a fast-paced, high-mix (product and customer) manufacturing business. The role aims to achieve safety, quality, productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction metrics. The ideal candidate will have experience in planning, process improvement, engineering document management, and project management. The team member will also support, as part of the Engineering team, precision machining, welding, assembly, chemical processing (and paint), heat treat of Aluminum, and/or sheet metal fabrication.

Requirements

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from an accredited university
1-3 years of experience in the Manufacturing Industry, prefer aerospace manufacturing (internship accepted)
Ability to read and interpret blueprint and specification requirements
Proven time management skills, able to multitask
Proven organizational skills, communication and interpersonal abilities, and attention to detail
Proven experience in all MS Office programs
Experience in application of root cause analysis processes and tools
Experience in use of an ERP systems
Knowledge in the application of continuous improvement (Lean) tools
Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee
Ability to read and understand precautions, safety, procedures, and other specifications as necessary to perform job function

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the CNC Machining, Forming, & Special Process environments
Experience with various materials (Steel, Nickel base alloys, Titanium, Aluminum, …)
Knowledge in multiple aerospace OEM specifications
Experience implementing Continuous improvement projects
Experience working in a business that holds AS9100, ISO9001, or equivalent Quality certifications

Responsibilities

Administer tooling compliance, control process, and maintain applicable procedures
Maintain configuration control and management of drawings according to a standardized documented process
Administer/maintain customer specification documents
Support, as part of a cross-functional team, process and product audits
Support root cause analysis for internal defects, customer non-conformances, and internal and 3rd part audits
Create and update engineering planning procedures
Control distribution of required engineering documentation
Review shop engineering change requests (ECR’s) and demonstrate efficient closure/implementation of improvements
Review and update manufacturing methods based on customer engineering revisions
Work with manufacturing engineers to develop customer specific process templates
Maintain engineering metrics for contract review, NPI process, turnbacks, etc.
Drive and maintain continuous improvement activities in Engineering
Support product lean events
Administer MRB process through Engineering in coordination with Quality
Utilize Essner MRP system to initiate required engineering reports
Conduct training as required for engineering and support functions
Administration of the contract review and NPI process in Engineering
Support Special Process activities
Support the Quality function as required