Aerospace Production Planner — On‑Site | Relocation Provided

United Future; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Future in Stafford, VA is seeking a highly analytical Production Planner to translate customer demand, material availability, ERP data, and capacity into executable schedules. This on-site role partners with manufacturing, procurement, inventory, engineering, and quality to improve readiness, reporting, and delivery performance.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in production planning, strong Excel and ERP/MRP skills, familiarity with Power BI, and an engineering degree.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of production planning, MRP, and scheduling in an assembly-line operation.

Responsibilities

• Own production schedules aligned with customer orders, forecasts, inventory, material readiness, and capacity.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for production planning, capacity, procurement, and inventory decisions.
• Create, release, maintain, and monitor ERP manufacturing work orders and schedule attainment.
• Identify material shortages and coordinate recovery plans with Procurement, Inventory, Production, Engineering, and Quality.
• Maintain BOMs, routings, and planning parameters; monitor consumption, output, and order performance.
• Resolve cross-functional scheduling and production issues while adhering to planning and operational procedures.

Skills

Production planning

MRP

Scheduling

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Dynamics / Dynamics 365

ERP systems

Job description

United Future in Stafford, VA is seeking a highly analytical Production Planner to translate customer demand, material availability, ERP data, and capacity into executable schedules. This on-site role partners with manufacturing, procurement, inventory, engineering, and quality to improve readiness, reporting, and delivery performance.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in production planning, strong Excel and ERP/MRP skills, familiarity with Power BI, and an engineering degree.