Planner _ Manufacturing

Mason Controls•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$38 - $55

About The Position

Mason welcomes people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward. We design, manufacture, and market highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. Mason, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transdigm, offers world-class control devices and subsystems — such as control grips, throttles, HaWC controllers, and communications interfaces — for today’s advanced cockpits, military vehicles, and other specialized applications. Our solutions fall into two broad categories: control products and components. General Summary: With little to no supervision, plan material availability in synchronization with the final assembly build schedule. Plans and monitors the flow of materials from the receipt of demand through the manufacturing process.

Requirements

Excels in the practical application of MRP logic, scheduling logic, order policies and modifiers, capacity planning, input/output control, bills of material, bills of operations, and product family manufacturing strategies.
High level understanding of configuration management
Must be a team player with exceptional judgment and analytical skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as, strong interpersonal skills.
Must utilize sound independent judgment when committing company resources
The ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external customers/suppliers as well as handle multiple priorities in a fast paced environment with a strong eye for detail.
Minimum 5-7 years Material Control or related experience.
MRP knowledge.
Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

APICS Certification preferred (CPIM).

Responsibilities

Plans production work orders based on MRP requirements and customers specifications
Reviews and releases work orders to production
Plans and reschedules open orders to support changes in MRP demand and availability of capacity
Updates and maintains status reports
Identifies purchasing and internal shortages and follows up with the responsible buyer or planner
Proactively communicates foreseeable issues to next level planners and/or customer service
Investigates and resolves issues related to past due shipments/work orders and material shortages
Ensures the integrity of the MRP database and inventory accuracy per the materials weekly task schedule
Initiates and participates in lean initiatives including but not limited to: kanban, one-piece flow, and inventory reduction
Participation in disposition of non-conforming parts, taking into consideration cost and delivery impact
Makes and implements recommendations to improve cadence, lower aggregate inventory levels, and/or reduce overall costs.
Maintains planning factors for MRP including but not limited to: safety stock, lead-time, order multipliers, minimum order quantity
Updates work order bills of operations and bills of materials as well as coordinating changes to master bills of operations and bills of materials with M.E. and engineering when necessary
Actively participates in Change Control Board and the Engineering Change Request process, having signature authority for material planning
Coordinates with manufacturing, purchasing, quality, engineering, sales, and other support teams to alleviate constraints to on-time delivery.
May be required to train or assist all levels of planners.
May assist or fill in for department manager