Junior Production Planner

Position Description

Job Title:

Manufacturing Planner Assistant

Dept:

Operations

Job Code:

SB2

Track:

Associate Member of Business Staff

Reports To:

Planning Supervisor

Level:

Entry to Intermediate

Location:

Portsmouth, VA

FLSA:

Salary (Exempt)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform daily administrative tasks assigned.

• Assist with creating, printing, and updating Production Work Packages.

• Maintain configuration control of released Production Work Packages.

• Create purchase requisitions and approve purchase orders as required.

• Coordinate with the Planning Supervisor and Operations Planning Manager to resolve production planning and control issues.

• Maintain office supplies and manage inventory.

• Adhere to the company's Quality Management System, along with the ISO9001 and AS9100 quality standards.

• Learn Fairlead Planning processes to prepare for the increased responsibilities of a Systems Manufacturing Planner.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned to support production and planning needs.

Qualifications:

• Introductory blueprint and manufacturing drawings understanding.

• Ability to learn Enterprise Resource Planning & Manufacturing Resource Planning software.

• Experience with DELTEK Costpoint preferred but not required.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate or bachelor's degree preferred.

Physical Demands:

• While performing these job duties, the employee is routinely required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to feel objects, tools, or controls; use fingers and hands to type or write; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• This position is performed in a manufacturing environment.