Production Planner

Job Title: Production Planner

Job Description:

As a Production Planner, you will coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials according to production schedules. Your responsibilities will include:

• Scheduling and Coordination: Generate, review, and distribute production, work, and shipment schedules.
• Determine progress of work and completion dates.
• Price and estimate costs for proposal efforts and earned value inputs for all assigned programs.
• Reporting and Analysis: Compile reports on work progress, forecasting, and maintaining required inventory levels.
• Devise solutions to production problems and variances in the production schedule.
• Present solutions to management.
• Training and Support: Demonstrate proficiency in all planning functions.
• Assist the Planning Supervisor in training and coaching on best practices.
• Resource Management: Forecast resource volume and timing to meet customer orders.
• Prepare and present implementation plans to management that minimize risks and costs.
• Set up review points to monitor job progress.

Work Site:

This is a fully on-site position in Columbia, Maryland.

Work Environment:

You will work in an engineering environment with small production capabilities located in Columbia, MD. The role is primarily office-based in a professional engineering setting. Full-time onsite work is required, with the potential for a hybrid schedule in the future based on performance, although no guaranteed timeline exists for this transition.

Skills & Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing (willing to consider candidates with an Associate’s Degree and higher experience).
• 7 years of experience in Production or Materials Planning in a manufacturing environment, preferably in low-volume prototype manufacturing or electromechanical assembly.
• Proficiency with MS Excel and Word.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems, preferably Deltek/Costpoint.
• Complete understanding of manufacturing planning processes.
• Strong knowledge of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Proficiency with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Demonstrated experience with material planning, maintaining proper inventory levels, and providing analysis for inventory disposition, stocking plans, and inventory movement.