Production Planner

Textron • Hunt Valley, MD

14d • Hybrid

About The Position

We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for: Develop and manage the execution of the production schedule as a result of line of balance output, taking into consideration the available capacity, material availability and program delivery commitments. Communicates to business product support managers and program managers the manufacturing status, expected completion dates and production cost /schedule risk analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or a related field with 2+ years of professional experience
• 1-3 years MRP experience
• Detailed understanding of supply chain principles
• Thorough understanding of the following: various production planning and inventory techniques and practices, Capacity Planning, various forecasting techniques and their application.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and networking skills.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent partnering and team building skills.

Nice To Haves

• CPIM certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with procurement, production manager, quality, engineering, and program management, and other supply chain disciplines to proactively plan, schedule, and effectively manage development, production, and aftermarket support environments.
• Manages and has ownership of execution of items associated with their planner code, to include: Release of internal jobs to the factory, Release of purchase requisitions, Manage disruptions in the internal factory (shortages, MRB, internal and external constraints), Provides feedback to internal 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.
• Monitors internal and external supply chain alignment – identifies and resolves potential constraints, maintains line of balance (build through) and purchase requests for the production or purchase of components / parts based on a master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements.
• Plays an integral part of product Integrated Product Teams (IPT) by effectively interfacing with internal customers on a daily basis, schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders.
• Assists management in the development and execution of action/ workaround plans for assigned products/value streams to maximize scheduled on-time completion. Analyzes supply and demand data and reports to determine critical path constraints. Performs product lead time analysis.
• Manages manual demand for top/down & bottom-up releases, facilitates ECN/ECP changes and coordinates production cut-ins. Reviews excess material for possible consumption in other jobs. Creates material transfers, borrow/payback transactions and PO change requests.
• Provide material updates and summaries as requested by management and external customers.

Benefits

• Flexible Work Schedules (compressed work week schedule that varies by allowing for additional days off such as 9/80 and 4/10s, leading to additional Fridays off work!)
• Paid Time Off (over 6 weeks of total paid time off (PTO) that consist of 120 hours of vacation, 56 hours of illness/personal time and 80 hours of holiday)
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $10,000 for relevant graduate degrees per calendar year)
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (3 medical plans, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, additional life insurance coverage)
• Company paid benefits include basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability and employee assistance program.
• Comprehensive wellness incentive plan and annual fitness reimbursement program.
• Future Savings (company contribution to your 401k up to 9% of your salary)
• Employee Discounts (access to exclusive offers and deep discounts from over 30,000 merchants and millions of products such as Bose, Apple, FitBit, HP, At&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, travel discounts and more!)
• Service awards
• Cell phone retail discounts
• Travel and gym membership discounts
• Emergency travel assistance
• Home and auto discounts
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

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