Planner, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Quality Engineering

As Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) celebrates 50 years of building products that protect our country, protect the individual warfighter, and send rockets into outer space, our growth is creating new opportunities to expand our team with talented individuals who want to shape the next era of mission‑critical innovation.

CED is well situated in Downers Grove, Illinois – we are located a commuter train ride west of Chicago and a short drive from farmland.

CED's current salary range for this role is $71,500 to $89,500 / year. At CED, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, location and geography. In addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program.

CED’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

The Planner supports manufacturing operations by executing core planning activities that ensure material readiness, scheduling accuracy, and smooth production flow. Using Microsoft D365 and related planning tools, the Planner maintains accurate manufacturing orders, monitors execution, manages inventory flow, and communicates updates across the organization.

• Create, maintain, and monitor manufacturing orders in D365, ensuring accurate routing, BOM data, work center assignments, and planning parameters
• Execute MRP transactions including firming, releasing, rescheduling, expediting and clearing exceptions within required time frames
• Monitor production progress against schedule; identify delays, bottlenecks, and risks, and recommend recovery or mitigation actions
• Maintain capacity and utilization data, including work center calendars, shift schedules, maintenance windows, and queue visibility
• Provide accurate capacity insights to support RCCP and MPS adjustments
• Track material availability, component flow, shortages, aging inventory, and discrepancies; support cycle count and inventory health reviews
• Coordinate cross-functional updates with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Quality and Program Management to ensure alignment with schedule requirements
• Validate shop floor activity through throughput checks, labor reporting review and WIP visibility
• Partner with Engineering, Machine Shop and Quality to ensure tooling, fixtures, routings and parameters are production ready
• Participate in daily stand‑ups, weekly D365 working sessions and production readiness meetings
• Identify and support continuous improvement opportunities related to planning accuracy, system data and process flow
• Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, documentation standards and operational expectations

• Comply with government and corporate laws, rules and regulations, policies and procedures
• Ensure 100% compliance with the Chemring Operational Framework, BACM, Code of Conduct and U.S. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
• Special projects and other duties / responsibilities as assigned
• Support cross‑functional initiatives, system improvements, audits and process standardization; promote a culture of planning discipline, accuracy and continuous improvement

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Bachelor’s degree in business, supply‑chain management, engineering or a related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum of 2 years of experience in supply‑chain, planning, scheduling or inventory management within a manufacturing environment.

• Lawful US Person (ITAR restrictions)
• Must be eligible to possess explosives under the Safe Explosives Act of 2003 (as amended) as required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) for all employees of Chemring Energetic Devices
• Professional certification by the American…