Senior Manufacturing Planner

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Senior Planner Job Description

The Senior Planner plays a key role in planning and supporting new manufacturing jobs through the full production planning process. This position focuses on creating, reviewing, and maintaining manufacturing plans and documentation, coordinating with internal teams, and ensuring accurate information within ERP/MRP systems to keep production running efficiently and on schedule.

• Plan and support new manufacturing jobs through the complete production planning process, from initial review to release to the shop floor.

• Review, update, and refine manufacturing plans and travelers to reflect current methods, routing, and production requirements.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date planning documentation based on engineering revisions, customer changes, and evolving production needs.

• Coordinate with internal departments such as engineering, production, and quality to gather information needed to complete and optimize manufacturing plans.

• Troubleshoot planning and manufacturing-related issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to keep jobs on track.

• Help reduce the backlog of new work awaiting planning by effectively prioritizing and processing incoming jobs.

• Maintain accurate planning information within JobBOSS and other ERP/MRP systems, ensuring data integrity and proper job setup.

• Manage multiple active jobs and priorities simultaneously, balancing urgent needs with long-term planning requirements.

• Support improvements to planning processes, including the development of more efficient workflows and tools.

• Contribute to future machine scheduling needs by providing clear, detailed plans that support capacity planning and resource allocation.

• Manufacturing planning or closely related manufacturing experience, with a strong focus on production planning and job routing.

• Good understanding of manufacturing and production processes, including how jobs flow through various operations.

• Strong computer skills with demonstrated experience using ERP/MRP systems, including JobBOSS or similar platforms.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple jobs, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong problem-solving ability, with a structured approach to troubleshooting planning and manufacturing issues.

• Ability to work effectively with changing or incomplete information, making sound decisions and updating plans as new data becomes available.

• Knowledge of CNC, machining, or precision manufacturing processes is preferred and beneficial for creating accurate plans.

• Experience in aerospace manufacturing is preferred but not required.

• Comfort working with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and quality.

• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate documentation and system records.

This role operates in a manufacturing environment that supports precision and potentially aerospace-related production. The Senior Planner works closely with production, engineering, and quality teams, spending most of the time in an office or planning area with regular interaction on the shop floor. JobBOSS and other ERP/MRP systems are core tools used daily for job setup, routing, and documentation management. The work involves managing multiple concurrent projects, adapting to changing requirements, and contributing to continuous improvement in planning processes and machine scheduling.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Auburn, WA.

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits…