Production Planner

Overview

Coordinates material planning, scheduling, and quality to meet production targets.

Key Responsibilities

• material planning
• production scheduling
• mbom development
• qa coordination
• inventory management
• health safety

Tasks

-Estimate build start dates (driven by material availability/personnel). -Work with the procurement team to expedite material to support production schedules. -Ensure quality and on time delivery of products. -Identify material requirements for new programs/orders. -Submit PR request for items that need to be replaced, floor stock, and tooling, etc. -Identify material that will delay production. -Update requirements based on damaged or lost items. -Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes, equipment, and human resource requirements. -Tracking material due dates and shortages. -Update MO requirements based on revision changes, GFM, RMAs, damaged, or lost parts. -Analyze, recommend, and implement recovery plans, as appropriate. -Develop and review MBOMs for accuracy and provides input for labor estimates. -Sync material due dates with the expected release date for kits. -Confer with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects. -Take care of MRB items. Determine if parts need to be RMA’ed, repaired, re-ordered, or scrapped. -Perform Material Requirements Planning. -Coordinate with QA to prioritize inspection points (i.e. Incoming, In-Process, & Final QA). -Develop production schedules with timelines for material lead times, kitting, production, test, QA, and shipping. -Ensure Health and Safety Standards are met at all times. -Create/Release Manufacturing Orders (MO)/MO Travelers for kitting. -Interact with Inventory to get shortages released to the floor.

Requirements

• production planning
• ms office
• manufacturing
• technical data
• high school

What You Bring

-2 years of relevant experience within production planning. (Preference towards DoD related work) -Experience with MS Office and general computer functions. -Understanding of the manufacturing process and the flow of product through kitting, assembly, test, and QA. -Familiar with Technical Data Packages (TDPs) and assembly drawings. -High school diploma.

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Benefits

-Transportation benefits -Medical, dental & vision -Health Spending Account (HSA) -Short and long-term disability -Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital -401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available -Employee Assistance Program -Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) -Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

About Actalent

-Born in July 2021 by merging Aerotek’s engineering & sciences arm with EASi, Actalent emerged as a focused engineering-and-science partner. -Backed by Allegis Group, it drives scale and speed to market via contract, managed, and technical services. -Headquartered in Maryland with global reach, it deploys specialized teams across North America, Europe, and APAC on Fortune 500 projects. -Typical engagements span EV design, vaccine development, lab services, clinical research, and infrastructure systems. -Expertise covers a wide spectrum: aerospace, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, software systems, environmental and civil engineering.

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