Production Material Planner I or II

Job Summary

Under direction, the Production Planner I/II is responsible for creating work orders, scheduling production, and coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials to support the established MRP production schedule. The Production Planner accomplishes this by coordinating with the operations and procurement teams to ensure the movement of materials and resources through departments to meet production schedules.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Every 1.2 seconds, product built at our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Burbank facility is stopping aircraft - delivering passengers and military personnel safely to their destination. Home to our Landing & Cabin Systems team, Crane A&E's brake control systems and premium cabin actuation solutions are flying on tens of thousands of aircraft throughout the world. You ll join a business with a long track record of engineering excellence, set in the wonderful town of Burbank filled with great community atmosphere, schools, weather and no shortage of entertainment.

Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

• Create work orders in Oracle ERP for assigned department or product line according to established Kanban and Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) requirements
• Create "Non-Standard" rework orders when requested by M.E. (Manufacturing Engineer) ensuring proper material allocations, accounting codes and MRP inventory parameters are correct
• Assist with the creation "New Product Introduction (NPI)" work orders, working closely with the NPI Manager to ensure timely planning, scheduling, and delivery
• Assist higher level Planners and Configuration Management (CM) in the set-up of new Part Numbers in Oracle (i.e, MRP parameters, Make/Buy, Planner Codes etc.)
• Assist in the Make/Buy Process
• Distribute production schedules or work orders to the floor by coordinating with production supervisors
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
• Identify and resolve daily material issues, such as shortages, by facilitating or expediting necessary components to support the production needs
• Escalate shortages to appropriate parties for resolution
• Assist in preparation of production reports such as risk reports, on-time delivery reports, aged WIP reports, etc.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management

• May assist higher level Production Planners with auditing, updating, and maintaining MRP signal data and other production data in Oracle with VSM and Master Scheduler support
• Support Crane Business System initiative by participating in kaizen events
• Review, analyze, and sign Engineering change requests
• Implement ECO s and BOM changes in Oracle by collaborating ME's to determine and reconcile impacts to WIP

• Experience:
  
  A minimum of 2 years  experience in scheduling, supply chain or fulfillment
• Knowledge:
  Knowledge of manufacturing, production planning and materials control functions
• Familiarity with scheduling and capacity planning tools;
  Working knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning, and Kanban systems;
  Knowledge of MRP parameters

• Skilled in navigating and using an ERP system
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including high proficiency with Excel Strong detail-orientation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to coordinate materials and production schedules with multiple inputs and outputs

High school diploma or GED

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing
• Experience with Oracle, ideally version 11i
• Bachelor s degree in Supply Chain or related field of study
• Strong understanding of Kanban Systems, JIT, POU, FIFO, Level loading and their application to manufacturing…