Production Planner

Responsibilities

• Plans and leads department/organization processes for developing, implementing and maintaining various manufacturing plans, Bill of Materials, work instructions and illustrations to define and document as-built configuration.
• Develops and plans manufacturing concepts and strategies to support business objectives.
• Prepares build analyses and cost estimate reports.
• Leads integration of complex suppliers, processes, materials, data and technology to meet manufacturing and delivery requirements.
• Participates in source selection to ensure manufacturing requirements are met.
• Develops complex tooling requirements based on manufacturing and engineering requirements.
• Manages tooling from initial design to end of use disposition.
• Leads investigation and resolution of complex or systemic manufacturing related issues.
• Leads teams performing producibility assessments of design concepts.
• Supports enterprise level benchmarking to incorporate best practices.
• Leads development of complex work statements and sequencing of events to support delivery commitments.
• Develops scheduling templates for use by others.
• Drafts, updates and reviews processes and procedures to support business and regulatory agency requirements.
• Develops and documents new job practices, techniques and standards.
• Works under minimal direction.

• 1 or more years’ experience in a manufacturing production environment.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• 6 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering Planning systems such as Product Data Manager (PDM) and Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP)