Production Planner

Axillon Aerospace•Baltmore, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner will have responsibility for reviewing sales orders, calculating material requirements, creating production schedules, interpreting drawings, incorporating engineering change notices, preparing shipping documents and coordinating project closeouts. Responsible for on-time delivery of internal and external customer requirements. Works independently with minimal supervision. Assignments may include development projects, prototypes, production orders, spares and repairs. Willing to work extra hours as necessary.

Requirements

High School Diploma required
Minimum 3-5 years of experience with material and production planning information systems in a manufacturing environment (ERP/MRP).
Critical analysis of data integrity
Ability to multitask and prioritize
Knowledge of manufacturing processes required
Basic PC knowledge, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Experience working in aerospace environment preferred
Made2Manage experience preferred
Knowledge and experience in lean manufacturing business systems preferred

Responsibilities

Interprets sales orders, develops and maintains production schedules, calculates material requirements using MRP system and manually, releases manufacturing orders.
Works from engineering drawings and system data to create material demand, production schedules and incorporate engineering change notices.
Active management of job orders (release to close) to maintain standard work in process (SWIP) to facilitate flow through all process steps at takt time.
Responsible for evaluating the demand planning monthly output from Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP) process by analyzing material availability, machine/equipment/process capacity and manpower requirements.
Resolves problems associated with inventories, procurement, scheduling, work-in-process and shipments to ensure on-time delivery.
Schedules and chairs meetings.
Coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering.
Responsible for ERP (Made2Manage) data input and integrity: (BOM’s, cycle times, lead times, batch size)
Update and maintain router revisions of production documentation.
Works with leadership to develop new and/or improved information system applications and department procedures, specifically Made2Manage to reconcile demand.
Attends DLA meetings and participates as assigned.
Prepares status reports as required.
Coordinates project closeouts as assigned.
Additional duties as assigned.