Aerospace Production Planner & Scheduling Specialist

Ace Precision Inc; Town of Oconomowoc (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace Precision Inc. is seeking a Production Planner to keep aerospace and defense programs moving.

You will coordinate materials, schedules, jobs and priorities to balance cost, quality, inventory and delivery on the shop floor. You will work with Purchasing, Production, Engineering and Quality teams to ensure parts are available at the right time, while maintaining ERP data accuracy and scheduling discipline.

Qualifications

• Experience with production planning and ERP systems.
• Ability to coordinate with Purchasing, Production, Engineering and Quality teams.
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• 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 material requirements and coordinate deliveries
• Review planning reports, release jobs, and print routings and manufacturing sketches with high 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 keep subassemblies and final assembly on track
• Help control cost and labor utilization by reviewing lot sizes, schedules, and production planning strategies; review ECNs for assigned parts
• Work with Supervisors to develop and adjust production schedules based on priorities, capacity, and delivery requirements; perform routing splits and rework planning
• Prepare milestone schedules and production reports to track key products and communicate progress
• Review job routings during closing, resolve discrepancies in yields, and document quality rejects
• Monitor production schedules and identify opportunities to reduce setups, including combining small-lot and rework parts into larger runs
• Track and reconcile dormant product to maintain accurate inventory and ERP records; coordinate shipments from outside processing suppliers
• Support internal, customer, NADCAP, CASE, and other requirements

Skills

Planning

ERP systems

Scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Ace Precision Inc. is seeking a Production Planner to keep aerospace and defense programs moving.

You will coordinate materials, schedules, jobs and priorities to balance cost, quality, inventory and delivery on the shop floor. You will work with Purchasing, Production, Engineering and Quality teams to ensure parts are available at the right time, while maintaining ERP data accuracy and scheduling discipline.