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Production Planner

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  • Santa Ana, CA
  • $80,000–$130,000 Per Year
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Job Description

Production Control Planner — Innovative and Growing Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Company — $90k to $125k+

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Billy Surch
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Salary: $80,000 - $130,000 per year

A bit about us:

we are a vertically integrated design, engineering, and manufacturing partner to leading and next-generation space and defense technology companies. Our work spans three core markets — space and launch systems, defense aviation and airborne systems, and C5ISR and precision strike — and we build hardware that has to survive extreme operating environments. Across a nationwide footprint of advanced manufacturing facilities, we support rapid prototyping, new product development, large-scale production, and aftermarket sustainment for enduring platforms.

Why join us?

Base salary $90k–$125k+
Medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k)
Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
Plan hardware that flies on Aerospace and military platforms, not commodity parts
Room to grow toward senior planner or production control leadership

Job Details

Job Details:
You'll own scheduling for assigned part numbers across hydraulic and structural flight hardware, keeping production aligned to the Master Schedule and customer delivery dates.
Schedule assigned part numbers in the advanced planning system based on cycle time, hardware and tooling availability, and the Master Schedule
Track material shortages, outside processing, and supply and demand gaps, and drive corrective action plans with manufacturing and supply sources
Coordinate across functions and shifts to clear bottlenecks, parts shortages, machine maintenance, and manpower issues
Prepare work orders, maintain traceability on manufacturing records and ICR transfers, and ensure on-time shipments
Analyze production status and data to flag schedule risk, reduce inventory, and improve service levels and cost

Looking for:
Production control, planning, or material control experience, including hands-on use of an ERP planning system
Planner I through Senior Planner considered

Experience in any of the following areas welcomed:
Epicor or other ERP/MRP planning systems
Aerospace or defense manufacturing (AS9100 environments)
Material control, sourcing, or supply chain
Shortage management and outside processing coordination
Work orders, traceability, and configuration control
Lean / Six Sigma
Advanced Excel and complex spreadsheets

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Numbers & Facts

LocationSanta Ana, CA
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$80,000–$130,000 Per Year
Company Size100 to 499 employees
Year Founded2018
Websitehttp://www.jobot.com

About Company

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Founded in 2018 and employee-owned since 2024, Jobot is committed to fostering a culture of kindness, respect, innovation, and connection.  As an industry leader, we’ve been recognized as a top workplace by Forbes, Fortune, USA Today, and Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

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Skills

  • AS 9100unmatched
  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Aviation Industryunmatched
  • Change Controlunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
  • Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Machine Toolunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Materials Trackingunmatched
  • Militaryunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Production Controlunmatched
  • Production Planningunmatched
  • Rapid Prototypingunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Traceabilityunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched

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