Production Control Planner

Applied Aerospace & Defense•Santa Ana, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Applied Aerospace and Defense and play a key role in building mission-critical aerospace systems that support military and commercial customers worldwide. As a Production Control Planner, you’ll be at the heart of our manufacturing operations—keeping production moving, staying ahead of potential bottlenecks, and helping ensure our high-performance aerospace components are delivered on time, every time. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves solving problems, coordinating fast-moving priorities, and working in a dynamic production environment. If you thrive in a role where every day brings new challenges and you enjoy being the person who keeps everything running smoothly—this is the place for you. What You’ll Do You’ll own the planning and scheduling process for assigned part numbers, ensuring materials, tooling, and production capacity come together seamlessly. You’ll collaborate across multiple teams—manufacturing, supply chain, fulfillment, customer service, and more—to drive schedule execution, resolve shortages, prevent delays, and support on-time customer delivery. You will coordinate material flow, monitor supply-and-demand alignment, oversee corrective actions, and maintain accurate traceability throughout the manufacturing process. You’ll analyze production performance and data to identify opportunities to improve inventory levels, strengthen customer service, and reduce cost. Your work directly impacts production efficiency, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction. Pay Range: $70,000.00 to $105,000.00 per year, depending on experience

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or a high school diploma/GED with at least four years of aerospace production planning experience
Experience in production control, planning, sourcing, or materials management
Familiarity with Epicor or similar ERP planning systems
Strong communication and leadership skills
Excellent analytical abilities and comfort with Excel/spreadsheets
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
At least one year working with ERP planning tools
Comprehensive project management and planning skills
Demonstrate strong cross-functional communication skills and good analytical problem solving abilities.
Read and understand customer requirements, prints, specifications and coordination memos.
Work in a fast-paced and demanding environment that requires the ability to handle multiple projects in a timely manner.
Demonstrate excellent written, verbal and presentation skills with the ability to interact and work with customers and the employees at each level of the organization.
Ability to pay attention to the details while maintaining a broad focus on scope of responsibilities.
Solid analytical skills with the ability to quickly and accurately evaluate information in a timely basis.
Understand customer/ supplier relationships along with internal and external customers.
BS Degree in Business Administration or related field preferred, or comparable work experience
A minimum of 5 years' direct experience in Production Control, preferably in the aerospace manufacturing industry.
Effective analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
Extensive experience using MRP/ERP.
Proficient with Microsoft Office and other PC based computer systems.