Production Planner

FIRST RF • Boulder, CO

13d • $55,000 - $80,000

About The Position

FIRST RF is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Production Planner with outstanding communication and organizational skills to join our team. As an important member of your Project team(s), you will represent the interests of FIRST RF and the customer, and work on a variety of R&D and Production contracts. Production ranges in size from quick-response projects to large production orders with thousands of units. This role stands at the intersection of FIRST RF engineering, leadership, and the supply base. The role brings many skills to bear to ensure technical excellence, financial responsibility, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Must have U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
• Experience; preferably working for, and in support of high-tech department of defense manufacturing programs
• Proficient user in MS Office suite; specifically, Excel
• Ability to prepare reports, worksheets, charts, schedules, and other data as necessary.
• ERP/MRP system experience helpful
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Strong ability to work well within a team environment and a willingness to learn from others
• Ability to identify technical, cost, and schedule risks/opportunities and engage technical support appropriately
• A capacity to thrive in a self-motivated environment with few boundaries and at-times conflicting priorities
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills and a detail-oriented problem-solving approach
• A desire to find, explore, and solve new and challenging problems

Responsibilities

• Prepares, issues, and controls purchase requisitions and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements
• Prepares, issues, and controls purchase orders and coordinate with material planners and budget holders to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production or R&D requirements
• Facilitates communication among production, engineering, quality, management, suppliers, and customers
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed
• Confirms material supply and demands, prepares purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements
• Coordinates interdepartmental activity with product assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, and inventory control, and schedules and expedites the movement of parts
• Collaborate with all teams to ensure that project goals and deliverables meet FIRST RF quality standards
• Identify, track, manage, and resolve project issues
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the projects and related contractual, technical, and quality documentation
• Support proposal and pricing efforts
• Manage material logistics and vendor relations
• Support purchasing lifecycle through coordination with Accounting, Receiving, and Program Management
• Support process improvement

Benefits

• We offer all employees four weeks of PTO each year, flexible scheduling, hybrid work, tuition reimbursement, up to 6% 401(k) match, and healthcare, dental, and vision plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees