Production Planner

Crane Company • Fort Walton Beach, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Production Planner at our Fort Walton Beach, FL location. About Crane: Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Located minutes away from picturesque white-sand beaches and emerald green water, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business – a leading supplier of high-power solutions for aerospace & defense applications. You’ll join a trusted, dynamic organization that supplies prime defense manufacturers with custom radar, directed energy and electric warfare solutions for placement on innovative, next-gen military platforms. Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology!

Requirements

• 0-4 years’ experience in scheduling, supply chain or fulfillment
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a lean manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of manufacturing, production planning and materials control functions
• Knowledge of scheduling and capacity planning tools
• Familiarity with raw components and their interchangeability
• Skilled in navigating and using Oracle ERP
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel
• Strong detail-orientation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to coordinate materials and production schedules with multiple inputs and outputs
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. Additionally, as a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants selected could be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field of study preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create work orders in Oracle ERP for assigned department or product line according to established Kanban and Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) requirements.
• Create “Non-Standard” rework orders when requested by M.E. (Manufacturing Engineer) ensuring proper material allocations, accounting codes and MRP inventory parameters are correct.
• Assist Configuration Management (CM) in the set-up of new Part Numbers in Oracle (i.e, MRP parameters, Make/Buy, Planner Codes etc.).
• Participate in the Make/Buy Process.
• Distribute production schedules or work orders to the floor by coordinating with production supervisors in order to level-load work based on available resources and production requirements.
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Identify and resolve daily material issues, such as shortages, by facilitating or expediting necessary components to support the production needs.
• Provide production scheduling report data to Buyers and VSMs in order to identify potential risk and assist with mitigation plans.
• Escalate shortages to appropriate parties for resolution.
• Review and analyze capacity to understand production impacts based on requests such as pull-ins, non-standards, OEM returns, and other production needs not aligned to MRP.
• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other production interruptions by collaborating with required stakeholders (e.g., Management, CAMs, Buyers, Operations, Engineering, etc.).
• Communicate with front end (CAs, CAMs, PMs) when product will not be completed on time and provide recovery dates.
• Prepare production reports such as risk reports, on-time delivery reports, aged WIP reports, etc.
• Audit, update, and maintain MRP signal data and other production data in Oracle with VSM and Master Scheduler support.
• Recommend Kanban and MRP parameters for assigned value stream/product line to improve production flow.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management.
• Support Crane Business System initiative by participating in kaizen events.
• Update and maintain KPIs for assigned value stream/product line related to production planning.
• Review, analyze, and sign Engineering change requests.
• Implement ECO’s and BOM changes in Oracle by collaborating ME's to determine and reconcile impacts to WIP.
• Evaluate reschedule in/out requests from the customer to determine material availability and coordinate with internal and external supply chain.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 11 paid holidays per year.
• 401k plan with company match
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 6 months of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level