Production Planning and Supply Chain Manager

Nevada Heat Treating LLC•Los Angeles, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Vitesse Systems is looking for a Production Planning and Supply Chain Manager to join the team in Harbor City, California! This is a hands-on leading role managing the general operations of production planning, procurement and logistics and direct right-hand to Operations. It is an exciting role that involves solving complex problems to optimize the entire manufacturing process, from start to finish. The Production Planning Manager is highly motivated, proactive and key person with a “go-getter” attitude. About Vitesse Systems Vitesse Systems is a leading provider of highly engineered antenna, thermal management and mission critical solutions used in radar, electronic warfare and C5ISR applications. No challenge is too difficult for the Vitesse Team. From complex specification driven requirements to precision manufactured components, Vitesse Systems has the experience and expertise needed to execute.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred. May be substituted by:
Associate’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience
High School Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in a production planning role
Minimum 2 years of experience in a manager or leadership role
Demonstrates a strong passion for solving complex problems under pressure and a commitment to efficiency and continuous improvement.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Project required
Demonstrates strong communication skills, ensuring clear and effective collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

Production Planning: Manage general operations of the Production department, including but not limited to:
Perform resource planning and task assignments, monitor daily production progress, and resolve production challenges, constraints or bottlenecks
Develop, maintain and manage production schedules based on demand forecasts and available capacity to ensure production targets are met while adhering to quality and safety standards
Create, release and manage manufacturing orders within the ERP system based on manufacturing processes and the associated picking and procurement list
Manage and maintain data integrity within the ERP system, ensuring all manufacturing, procurement, and inventory records are accurate and up to date
Oversee all procurement activities to guarantee timely acquisition and delivery of manufacturing goods and hardware in alignment with production schedules
Ensure picking lists are properly generated, maintained, and executed to support efficient kitting operations
Manage kitting workflows to guarantee materials and hardware are correctly staged and available when needed according to production schedules
Oversee all shipping and receiving functions for accurate and timely material flow between facilities and vendors.
Conduct effective day-to-day communications with department managers to resolve outstanding issues in a timely manner
Personal Management: including but not limited to:
Assess and execute training, development, and career planning
Administer continuous performance management
Attract, retain and engage workforce
Manage timecards, PTO requests, etc. per company policy
Collaborate with management and engineering to support manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and pertinent considerations to facilitate production process.
Work with Project Management team to support strategic and operations planning.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to collect and validate all necessary information for effective production planning and scheduling across the production lifecycle.
Manage the flow of work through the manufacturing process.
Monitor and report the status of all parts and projects and adjust the production schedule to support company goals.
Analyze future orders with respect to capacity planning and maintaining capacity data.
Collect and report manufacturing metrics.
Support continuous improvement initiatives.
Other duties as assigned