Production Planner

Howmet Aerospace•Brea, CA

29d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner schedules, coordinates, and/or monitors the flow of products through the complete production cycle. This role provides timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor to achieve both internal financial goals and customer delivery dates. As a Production Planner, you’ll be part of our Aerospace team working as an onsite employee.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
Experience which has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field.
Minimum of 5+ years Production Planning experience.
2+ of those years must be in manufacturing.
Enterprise Resource Planning or Material Resource Planning experience is required.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Demonstrated capability working with Microsoft Office suite of products; proficient in Excel formulas, look-ups and pivot tables.
Query capability is a plus.

Responsibilities

Review open sales orders to determine customer requirements.
Coordinate delivery of parts to expedite the flow of material to meet production schedule.
Execute MRB messages to push, pull, or release Work Orders and release manufacturing work orders to the warehouse for kit picking.
Collaborate with appropriate teams to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly goals are met.
Create action plans to ensure goals are met and ensure follow-through and completion of actions.
Coordinate between warehouse and purchasing on material shortages and notify Sales of any schedule impacts to customers.
Proactively coordinate/expedite manufacturing builds to ensure schedules are achieved.
Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Follow all policies and procedures; initiate changes to existing processes to improve overall effectiveness.
Utilize knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Proficiently use computer systems and software applications, with in-depth knowledge of ERP or MRP software preferred.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Take action and bring solutions to meetings as required.
Perform other duties as assigned to meet department and facility goals.