Planner I

Modern Industries • Phoenix, AZ

25d

About The Position

The Planner I plans and establishes production schedules, monitors materials inventories, tracks production progress, and reviews factors that affect schedules. The role supports production control by ensuring materials and components are available, issuing and tracking work orders, addressing shortages, and coordinating with relevant departments to keep production on schedule.

Requirements

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• 1–3 years of manufacturing production control, assembly, or fabrication experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Self-motivated.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing production control, assembly, or fabrication experience in an aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

• Check the availability of raw materials, component parts, and sub-assemblies before releasing work orders.
• Initiate work orders in accordance with MRP or spreadsheet scheduling requirements.
• Monitor work-in-process progress through the control system and expedite as required.
• Prepare and maintain shortage reports, identify potential problems, and communicate supply order requirements and status.
• Work with Production, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, and Production Control colleagues to monitor production schedules and work in process.
• Maintain supply orders as required to support schedule changes.
• Contribute suggestions for continuous improvement of Modern Industries systems and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED