Planner, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Operations Engineer

Position: Planner I

Description

Description

Who We Are

Founded in 1995, Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative and integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance, modernization, fabrication, and services. Evolving over decades from a collection of best‑in‑class companies with unique and complementary capabilities on the East and West coasts, our spirit of innovation and legacy of performance make Vigor Marine Group a preferred, full‑service prime contractor in the defense and maritime sectors.

Marine

Fabrication Location

Vancouver, Washington – a vibrant city known for walkability, historic charm, and family‑friendly neighborhoods. Vancouver is a top destination for outdoor lovers and has garnered many awards, including Livability’s “Top 100 Best Places to Live in the US 2025” and Niche’s 2025 rankings on several lists.

Salary Range

$81,000 – $93,000

Position Summary

As a member of Project Controls Department, this position will assist the Work Package Development/Planning Manager with the following:

• Creating and Integrating
• Monitoring and Maintaining
• Estimating and Forecasting
• Presenting and Documentation to support the Planning department’s production schedules.

Essential Functions and Major Responsibilities

• Create and manage all required process steps to complete a Work package lifecycle.
• Simplify and format to improve readability for inexperienced laborers, craftsmen, and/or supervisors.
• Assist project team members and subcontractors in PERT planning process to develop and integrate schedule.
• Study production sequence and logic ties, and optimize production performance.
• Participate with production management team to develop budgets and resource‑and‑cost‑load schedule activities.
• Solicit and input weekly progress updates.
• Produce schedule reports in support of departmental progressing.
• Incorporate scope changes and other changes to project Work packages, analyze and report time/labor impacts.
• Works with internal and external resources to resolve conflicts, problems, and coordinate schedules.
• Collaborate with the planning team to maintain continuous improvements.

Supervisory Responsibility

None.

Essential Traits

• Communicative, both oral and in‑writing
• Ability to connect with the laborers, craftsmen, and supervisors
• Team mentality, analytical
• Organized and on‑time
• Proactive (constantly looking for options to be more efficient and support others)
• Expertise with MS Excel
• Familiarity with other database programs such as IFS, MS Project, Tableau, and PowerPoint.

Education and/Or Experience

High School Diploma or GED Certificate is required. AA degree or equivalent work experience is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

None required.

Physical Demands

Work is conducted in a dynamic, fast‑paced office setting with moderate to loud noise levels from production activity in the shipyard. 80% normal office environment; 20% of time spent in production areas in yard and aboard ships. The individual may be required to be in production areas in yard and onboard ships, walk to job sites, climb stairways, enter confined areas and tanks, work at heights, and work more than 8‑hour shifts and weekend work.

Local and out‑of‑town travel up to 5% of the time with notice may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

While in production areas, the individual will be exposed to all weather conditions, noise, dust, and odors. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Citizenship

Precisely one US citizenship is required due to a government contract.

Compliance and Values

Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke, and vape‑free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre‑employment screening.

Truth:
We seek the truth, and we speak the truth.
Responsibility:
We act on what we know is right.
Evolution:
We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world.
Love:
We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in.

EEO Statement

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