Production Planner

Mason Controls•Los Angeles, CA

12d•$40 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

The Company 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. A wholly-owned subsidiary of a private equity organization 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. Title: Planner / Production Control Coordinator III Job family: Material Controls Report to: Operations Manager FLSA Status NON- Exempt EEOC Class: Office & Clerical

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.
Understanding of metrics and performance indicators.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to train others.
AA degree or equivalent. BA/BS degree in business or technical field preferred
Minimum 5-7years Material Control or related experience. Preferably in a manufacturing environment
Knowledge and understanding of capacity planning tools and MRP.
Additional years of related experience will be considered in lieu of education.
Minimum of 1 year in a leadership role
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires either U.S persons (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non [1] U.S person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization(s).

Nice To Haves

APICS coursework desired

Responsibilities

Plans production work orders based on MRP requirements and customers’ specification.
Reviews and releases work orders to production.
Plans and reschedules open orders to support changes in MRP demand and availability of capacity.
Identifies purchasing and internal shortages and follows up with the responsible buyer or planner.
Proactively communicates foreseeable issues to management.
Investigate 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.
Able to effectively present information one-on-one and in small group situations to manager and other employees.
Assists planners with the development of capacity reports. Able to analyze data and help planners make decisions based on the data.
Assists with the kanban system to ensure timely review of quantities, updates, resolution of problems and establishing kanban needs for new work cells.
When required, works with customer service personnel, sales staff and customers to ensure delivery schedules are met, recovery schedules are developed and monitored, and problems are communicated in a timely fashion.
Actively participates in the Sales & Operations Planning process.
Solid understanding of accountancy variances cost drivers. Knowledge of ERP application & systems is required.
Coordinates with manufacturing, purchasing, quality, engineering, sales, and other support teams to alleviate constraints to on-time delivery.
Assists with training of planners.
Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.
Understand and live by the company's ethics and business conduct policies.
Additional duties can be assigned