Manufacturing Planner/Scheduler

The Planner/Scheduler will be responsible for ensuring the continuous supply of assigned components in order to maintain the required production levels at optimum cost, consistent with quality and quantity specifications. As well, s/he will be responsible for maintaining an inventory of parts, within assigned components, to meet stated goals of inventory while maintaining production schedules.

This position reports directly to the Production Supervisor.

Key Responsibilties

- Analyze production and development demands. Partners with Engineering, Customer Service, Production and Purchasing to generate demand forecasts, new product development scheduling and master production schedule

- Ensures proper scheduling of materials for production in accordance with customer demands, capacity, and equipment availability

- Works with suppliers to maintain minimum inventory to support production schedule

- Maintains ERP (Oracle) system production schedules to ensure they are accurate and up to date

- Creates and release travelers and work orders to production as required

- Plan for and review shortages with team buyers, including management of shelf-life-limited materials in ERP system

- Able to work in a high product mix environment.

- Interfaces with production to resolve problems relevant to material receipt and material quality

- Generates, analyzes and distributes production and inventory level reports to management.

- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement on a daily basis.

- Takes the initiative to resolve planning and purchasing issues without supervision.

- Willingly participates with production teams to resolve production, purchasing and planning issues.

- Works with engineering and operations to implement new products and generate development build planning

- Leads and/or participates in inventory management/reduction initiatives and teams

Requirements and Considerations

- Bachelor's degree in operations management /supply chain management or similar field of study preferred, or applicable work experience

- APICS certification a plus

- Inventory management, including ERP inventory control, cycle counting, and reconciliation

- 5+ years material planning, scheduling, production control or supply chain role, preferably in aerospace.

- Detail-oriented, well organized, self motivated with the ability to multi-task

- Proficiency in Oracle or similar ERP/MRP system

- Proficient in MS Excel, including advanced spreadsheet creation and manipulation

- Open to continuous change with the ability to learn new skills

- Hands-on, self-motivated, self-starter, strong work ethic, self-advocate

- Strong communication skills, including a strong English language capability

- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills

- Organized and prompt, both with scheduled needs and response to issue.

- Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

- Experience in high product mix manufacturing a plus.

Due to the nature of SFMS programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.