Planner

Allied-Mechanical; Canada; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Allied Mechanical is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Planner to develop and manage work packages for precision-machined aerospace and industrial components. The role requires reading drawings, creating BOMs and routing data, and coordinating with CNC Programming, Quality and Production Control to ensure timely, compliant releases.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in planning, strong ERP/MRP experience, and proficiency with Excel for data analysis.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing planning or related role.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining, tooling and setup.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T and specifications.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems for planning and reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Review drawings and specifications to determine manufacturing requirements and develop work-order packages.
• Create, revise and maintain BOMs, routers and work instructions for production.
• Coordinate with Programming, Production Control, Quality and Operations to release plans.
• Ensure planning data in ERP/MRP is accurate and up to date.
• Support continuous improvement and implement changes to improve flow and manufacturability.

Skills

Manufacturing planning

CNC machining knowledge

Reading drawings/blueprints

ERP/MRP systems

MS Excel / data analysis

Education

High School diploma / GED

Associates degree or technical certification

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

ABOUT ALLIED MECHANICAL
Since 1951, Allied Mechanical (www.alliedmech.com) has been providing excellence in machining services to a broad range of business platforms including aerospace, space, energy, nuclear, military, oil refinery, turbine compressor, semiconductor and data storage. We specialize in machining large castings and other metal/alloy parts. Allied's greatest asset is its unique ability to offer customers turn-key, fully integrated machining, welding and assembly solutions through a world class team.
Allied Mechanical offers a competitive salary with a full range of benefits such as:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance (as well as other auxiliary benefits i.e. life insurance, pet insurance, LTD)
• 401(k) with profit sharing company contributions
• 2 weeks paid time off in the first year, increasing to 3 weeks in the 2nd year and 4 weeks on the 4th year
• 9 paid holidays

Pay Range: $75,000 - $90,000annual base pay.
JOB SUMMARY

Plans and develops manufacturing work packages for precision-machined parts and assemblies for aerospace and industrial components. Working from customer drawings, specifications, models, purchase-order requirements and established processes, creates and maintains bills of material (BOMs), manufacturing routers, work instructions and related work-order documentation. Coordinates with Programming, Production Control, Quality, Account Management and shop personnel to ensure work orders are complete, accurate, manufacturable, compliant with customer and internal requirements, and released in time to support production schedules and customer due dates. Investigates planning and documentation issues and supports corrective actions and continuous improvement. This position is subject to ITAR requirements which require incumbents to be a U.S. Person (Citizen, lawful permanent resident, a protected individual per 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(3))

PRIMARY DUTIES

Include the following but other duties may be assigned.

• Review customer drawings, blueprints, specifications, purchase-order requirements, models and other technical documentation to determine manufacturing requirements and develop complete work-order packages.
• Create, revise and maintain BOMs, manufacturing routers, operation sequences, work instructions and other planning documentation required to release work to production.
• Define logical manufacturing sequences, including machining, inspection, deburr, special processes, outside processing and other required operations, in coordination with Programming, Quality and Operations.
• Ensure work-order packages accurately capture customer, drawing, quality and internal requirements, including applicable notes, inspection points, special-process requirements and traceability needs.
• Create and maintain work orders for outside processing, tooling or fixture fabrication, as applicable, and identify required supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with CNC Programming and manufacturing personnel to confirm machine/process capability, setups, tooling assumptions and practical routing of work through the shop.
• Coordinate with Production Control and other stakeholders to prioritize and release complete planning packages in support of production schedules and customer ship dates.
• Maintain accurate planning data in the ERP/MRP system, including routing steps, setup and run-time standards, BOM information and other manufacturing master data within the Planner's assigned scope.
• Review existing planning for repeat work and incorporate approved lessons learned, process changes, engineering changes and documented improvements while maintaining configuration control.
• Investigate planning, routing and documentation issues identified before or during production; determine required corrections and coordinate timely resolution with affected functions.
• Support MRB, corrective-action and continuous-improvement activities when planning, routing, tooling, documentation or manufacturing sequence is a contributing factor.
• Evaluate opportunities to reduce non-value-added steps, improve flow, reduce rework and improve manufacturability, quality, cost and on-time delivery without compromising customer or quality requirements.
• Communicate planning status, constraints, risks and required actions to appropriate stakeholders and elevate issues that may affect schedule, quality or customer requirements.
• Operate in compliance with internal quality systems (e.g., AS9100) and, where applicable, with customer/regulatory requirements for aerospace/defense parts.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace/defense regulatory requirements (AS9100, ITAR, customer-specific standards).

SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports unsafe conditions to manager and attends all required safety training.
• Assists other departments and/or areas as requested by management or supervisor.
• Follows company policies, quality-system requirements and safety guidelines; reports accidents and injuries immediately.
• Participates in cross-functional process-improvement, standardization and planning-data cleanup activities as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not oversee any personnel.

SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing planning, manufacturing engineering or a closely related role in a job-shop, precision machining or similar manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of CNC machining, machine setup, tooling, work holding and common manufacturing operations used in a precision machine-shop environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, GD&T-related requirements, factory orders, routers and other manufacturing documentation.
• Working knowledge of BOMs, routings, work instructions, operation sequencing, manufacturing master data and change/revision control.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems for manufacturing planning, routing, reporting and/or production support.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and collaborate effectively with Programming, Production Control, Quality, Operations and customer-facing functions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office. Strong Excel and manufacturing-data analysis skills are desirable.
• Aerospace or other highly regulated manufacturing experience is preferred, including familiarity with controlled documentation, traceability and customer-specific requirements.

EDUCATION

High School diploma/ GED. Associates degree or a technical certification in manufacturing technology, mechanical engineering technology or equivalent is preferred. Prior direct experience may be substituted for degree.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Note: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to Use or operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, and computer printer etc.
• Ability to walk or move to regularly move about inside the office or onto the facility.
• Ability to see or detect, identify, recognize or Assess surroundings while in the office or facility areas
• Ability to bend, turn and stoop occasionally
• Ability to sit or be stationary for extended continuous periods of time
• Ability to stand for occasional periods of time
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
• Ability to go up and down stairs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing their job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will spend approximately 80% (excluding breaks and meal periods) of time in an office environment and 20% of the time in the facility. When working in the facility it requires the use of personal protective equipment including (but not limited to) safety slip/ oil resistant shoes and safety glasses.

Allied Mechanical is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

We encourage women, vets and those with disabilities to apply.