At Ace Precision, Production Planners play a critical role in keeping complex aerospace and defense programs moving. You'll coordinate materials, schedules, jobs, and production priorities to help ensure the right parts are available at the right time-while balancing cost, quality, inventory, and delivery requirements.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys planning, problem-solving, working across departments, and seeing a plan come together on the shop floor.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE:
- Make a direct impact on on-time delivery and production performance
- Work closely with Purchasing, Production, Engineering, Quality, and other teams
- Support complex, high-precision products used in aerospace, defense, power generation, and space
- Use ERP data and scheduling tools to solve problems and keep production moving
- Join a team that values accuracy, organization, communication, and continuous improvement
- Build valuable experience in production planning and manufacturing operations
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Coordinate production activity for assigned product and part classes to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals
- Maintain accurate production and planning information in the ERP system
- Review raw material requirements and coordinate deliveries with Purchasing and Production to support customer schedules while maintaining inventory goals
- Review planning reports, release jobs, and print routings and manufacturing sketches with a high level of accuracy
- Review routings and sketches for errors before releasing jobs to the shop floor
- Provide job status updates during production meetings and daily communication to help keep detail, subassembly, and final assembly work on track
- Help control cost and labor utilization by reviewing lot sizes, schedules, and production planning strategies
- Review and implement Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) for assigned parts
- Work with Supervisors to develop and adjust production schedules based on priorities, capacity, and delivery requirements
- Perform routing splits, add rework operations, and complete other planning activities that support Production and Quality
- Prepare milestone schedules and production reports to track key products and communicate progress
- Review job routings during the closing process, resolve discrepancies in yields, and ensure quality rejects are properly documented
- Monitor production schedules and identify opportunities to reduce setups, including combining small-lot and rework parts into larger production runs when appropriate
- Track and reconcile dormant product to maintain accurate inventory and ERP records
- Monitor parts at outside processing suppliers and coordinate shipments to help maintain on-time delivery
- Support internal, customer, NADCAP, CASE, FAA, and other audits as needed
WHAT EXPERIENCE YOU NEED:
- Associate's degree or equivalent with courses preferably in Business Management, Production Management, or related coursework; 2+ years of related production planning experience in a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Knowledge of general office systems and strong computer literacy, proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Office applications
- Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with Production, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, and other departments
- Experience working with ERP systems and manufacturing schedules preferred; experience with Epicor ERP is a plus
- Ability to understand manufacturing routings, sketches, schedules, and production requirements
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to respond quickly when priorities change
GREAT BENEFITS:
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
- 401(K) Match up to 8%
- A Work-Life Balance
- Paid Vacation & Personal Time, and 9 Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Program Reimbursements
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Company meals, events, and parties!
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.