Production Planner

Description

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Production Planner is a challenging and critical position and needs to be able to have strong planning, communication, and collaboration skills. This candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams that include production, engineering, supply chain, and quality control to optimize production planning and resource allocation. The ideal candidate will need to have organizational, analytical, and intuitive skills with the desire to interact regularly with multiple departments, both in-person and virtually and periodically interact with customers when required.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize production schedules to meet customer and company requirements.
• Coordinate with procurement and supply chain to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules.
• Monitor work progress and adjust schedules to address delays, capacity constraints, or changes in priorities.
• Collaborate with production supervisors and engineering teams to resolve scheduling conflicts and improve efficiency.
• Utilize ERP/MRP systems to track work orders, inventory levels, and production timelines.
• Generate reports and key performance metrics related to production efficiency, on-time delivery, and capacity utilization.
• Identify bottlenecks and recommend process improvements to streamline scheduling and production.
• Communicate schedule changes and updates to relevant departments to maintain alignment across teams.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, quality standards, and company policies.
• All other duties as assigned by manager.
  
  

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field such as Industrial Engineering.
• 3 years’ experience in production planning and scheduling.
• Strong proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• U.S. Citizen Only (No dual citizenship).
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Background in manufacturing techniques (Lean, Visual Management, Theory of Constraints, 5S/6S, Six Sigma).
• Experience in the aerospace industry and knowledge of aerospace manufacturing processes and industry standards (e.g., AS9100, FAA regulations)
• Hands-on experience in prototype or production floor environments.
• Ability to read drawings and understand multi-level Bills of Material (BOM’s).
  
  

Physical Requirements And Visual Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by a candidate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with impairments to perform the essential functions.

• The office and assembly floor environments are considered normal. Temperature and noise levels in the plant may require regular use of personal protective equipment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the candidate is frequently required to talk, hear, and use hands to type on keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The candidate must have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  
  

Salary & Benefits

Ingenium Aerospace offers a competitive salary. Benefits offered include:

• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, & Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Company paid Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401K Participation and generous company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid Holidays
  
  

Working remotely is not an option for this position