Production Planner

HBD Industries•Santa Clarita, CA

21d•$70,000 - $85,000

About The Position

TPT is seeking an experienced Production Planner to organize production according to customer demand and production flow while ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) goals are achieved. The role is directly responsible for production order planning and organization, routine production order maintenance, and communicating daily, weekly, and monthly objectives and requirements to manufacturing and materials teams. The Production Planner follows up on actions through completion, reports to the department manager, and supports the company’s strategic plan, missions, vision, and values. The planner coordinates with Operations, Materials, Quality, and Engineering to schedule production, manage work orders throughout their lifecycle, anticipate production and material needs, maintain ERP planning parameters, and help resolve bottlenecks and schedule risks. The role also monitors supply chain KPIs, evaluates capacity and work-center loading, contributes to production and quality meetings, and ensures adherence to customer requirements, internal procedures, and the Quality Management System.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; listed as preferred.
At least 5 years of experience using an MRP or ERP system and a complete understanding and application of MRP/ERP principles, concepts, practices, standards, and best practices.
At least 2 years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing facility.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
At least 5 years of experience using Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to frequently interface with integrated product team members.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace and/or production machine shop experience.
Knowledge of Excel formulas and/or VBA coding.
Knowledge of SQL.

Responsibilities

Follow safety policies, report safety and 5S findings promptly, and set a positive example for site safety.
Coordinate with the integrated product team (Operations, Materials, Quality, and Engineering) to schedule production activities, support greater than 95% on-time delivery, and achieve monthly sales goals.
Provide timely status updates on work orders and sales orders, and identify and resolve problems.
Create and maintain work orders in the ERP system, owning them from creation after contract review through production and closure after shipment.
Perform operational planning and production scheduling using prescribed schedules and standard work.
Anticipate production, material, and tooling needs for manufacturing, inspection, and assembly operations.
Maintain ERP parameters and data integrity to drive material requirements and production schedules accurately, and execute processes according to customer and internal requirements and procedures.
Participate in daily production meetings, communicate production activities, identify current and future bottlenecks and constraints, and work with the integrated product team on resolutions to maximize work-cell capacity.
Maintain and report supply chain KPIs to department managers and the Plant Manager, ensuring processes are followed and mitigation strategies are in place and activated when needed.
Review work-center loading and capacity analyses, provide recommendations and identify trends, and collaborate with the supply chain team to optimize shop resources.
Lead efforts to resolve issues when products are behind schedule or at risk of falling behind schedule.
Contribute to Quality Stand-Up Meetings, use Quality and Engineering feedback to create, revise, and maintain operational planning and production scheduling documentation.
Meet internal and customer deadlines through cross-functional teamwork and individual contributions.
Follow the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures to maintain product quality throughout the process.