Production Planner

Are you looking for a role with growth and challenge? Do you enjoy maintaining and expanding a customer base? Do you enjoy working within a medium sized organization where you can make a difference? Do you have a passion for supply chain, the aerospace industry and driven to grow your career? If so, we may have your next role!

We are looking to add a Production Planner with experience creating schedules, updating reports, and tracking performance metrics. Also, you will be the liaison between our PLM and ERP system to ensure BOM’s and routers meet design requirements. You will be responsible for coordinating, planning, scheduling, and mapping out how our products flow throughout their production process or cycle. Project Management skills would be a real plus! 

In this Role, you will be responsible for:

• Review and implement engineering change orders into the ERP system.
• Maintaining the scheduling parameters, such as lead times, lot sizes, and cycle times, etc.
• Create production schedules, workflows and milestone charts.
• Review shortage reports, identify bottlenecks and work with the operations teams to solve constraints
• Work with the Purchasing Group to relieve capacity constraints through outsourcing on a short term or long-term basis. Provide data necessary to quantify make/buy decisions
• Analyze Demand and Supply at the Item, Customer Order and Master Schedule levels, determines out of balance conditions, identifies alternatives, and recommends actions for approval
• Track product flow through outside processors to ensure on time delivery. Identify and process expedite requests as needed. Maintain outside processing performance metrics.
• Coordinate with support functions (QC, engineering, materials, shipping) to ensure the timely production flow and shipment of products
• Develop and improve tactical plans that establish the overall level of manufacturing production plans
• Support and maintain the forecast, master schedule and procurement plan based on history, seasonality and sales opportunities.
• Review and update forecast, production schedules and material requirements.
• Support new product development through cooperative scheduling of model introductions, end of life and prototype processing with the potential suppliers
• Proactively review material supply and demand to determine push/pull actions appropriate to impact manufacturing MPS and supply MRP exception messages.
• Participate in the evaluation of quotations from our contracted manufacturers to assure all pertinent information is available to analyze for best possible price, quality and supply services to meet our strategic needs for the product life.
• Review material shortages, stock outages, and safety stock levels while working with Contract Manufacturers, Purchasing and Manufacturing to meet customer requirements. Propose changes when needed and assist in the resolution of MRP and planning discrepancies.
• Responsible for establishing production rates that will achieve management’s objective in satisfying customer demand balanced with optimizing inventory levels and order backlogs

What you’ll Need to Succeed:

·        Associate’s Degree Required, Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

• 5 years of proven experience in Master Scheduling, Production Planning, Capacity Planning, Material Requirement Planning and Forecasting
• Working knowledge of tools and techniques for planning of inventory and production such as CRP, LEAN and TOC.
• Experience with S&OP aligning and forecasting
• Experience in Aerospace or other regulatory industry is preferred
• Knowledge and experience in a professional business environment
• Proven experience with complex planning, forecasting and product lifecycle programs
• Experience with Purchasing/Materials tools (MRP, Inventory analysis, part or supplier profiles, etc)
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment
• Proven people skills required, must have ability to work with others while effectively handling internal pressures
• Excellent Communication Skills (written and verbal)
• Time management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize and multi-task in a complex business environment
• Strong focus on customer service
• Ability to quickly master new business knowledge and technical skills

**Must be authorized to work in the U.S. **

**This position requires either a US Person (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non-US person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization**

The target wage/salary range for this role may be within $85K - $110K, depending on education and experience. We may look at a broader range for the right candidate.

We are the perfect sized organization where you can make a difference and see your work come to life! We need a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to help position our company for new growth and improved social responsibility. AvtechTyee believes that in-person interactions are necessary to support and drive innovation, productivity, cross-functional collaboration, effective communication, team cohesion, and employee engagement. Working on site at the facility is required.

Since 1958 AvtechTyee has been a leader in the design, development, and manufacture of electronic systems and structural parts for the aerospace industry, with a focus in Communications, Power Lighting and Control, Electro-Mechanical, Switches and Connectors, Indicators, and Rods and Struts. AvtechTyee’ s products are flying onboard 42 aircraft types within the air transport, regional commuter, and business jet sectors, serving 450 customers in 49 countries of the world. AvtechTyee manufactures a large range of Tie Rods, Push-Pull Rods, and Control Rods assemblies in Aluminum, Titanium, or Stainless Steel and our composite strut design combines lightweight composite materials with AvtechTyee’s proprietary insert. AvtechTyee can design a customized rod to fit any aerospace application. Our versatility in supporting aerospace electronics requirements ranges from the custom design and manufacturing of complex power supplies to complete Digital Audio Systems. The innovative design teams at AvtechTyee help anchor our competitive edge in this industry as we offer a broad range of system solutions and a proven ability to design, certify and manufacture equipment requiring electrical, mechanical, optical and software capabilities.

AvtechTyee is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act. AvtechTyee is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our application process because of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department at 425-249-5290.

Salary : $85,000 - $110,000