Associate Production Planner
Lycoming Engines
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Job summary
Lycoming Engines is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to identify and evaluate demand/supply dynamics using modeling tools to ensure a balanced production plan and on-time delivery of parts.
Responsibilities include providing a 30+ day look ahead to identify shortages, coordinating actions with Procurement, Manufacturing and Operations, and guiding plan adjustments to support refurb and production cells.
Qualifications
- Decision making skills are essential.
- Strong presentation skills required.
- Ability to multi-task across activities and teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide long range 30+ day look ahead to Lycoming to identify shortage issues and facilitate workaround planning.
- Identify potential out of balance conditions between demand and supply over the planning horizon.
- Coordinate actions with Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations Management to align supply with demand.
- Provide directional input to production/refurbishment cells based on analysis and interface with Planning Manager.
- Coordinate major shop-floor activities that affect scheduling and adjust the plan as needed.
- Manage shop loads and balance critical resources with supervision to maximize equipment utilization.
- Support on-time delivery of product to customers.
- Deliver accurate and timely data for refurb and production cells.
Skills
Education
Job description
Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.
We believe people should love what they do
Visit TextronSystems.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
Identify and evaluate the ever-changing demand/supply environment utilizing modeling tools to proactively ensure a balanced production plan. Resolve issues driving imbalances to ensure on time delivery of parts to teams.
- Provide long range 30+ day look ahead to Lycoming to identify shortage issues and facilitate workaround planning.
- Responsible for identifying potential out of balance conditions between demand and supply over the planning horizon. This includes identifying critical long pole shortages, capacity constraints and/or schedule imbalances resulting in an unrealistic flow rate.
- Responsible for coordinating actions necessary to align supply to demand. This could result in coordinating actions with Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations Management, etc. Including the realignment of demand through direct facilitation with the demand owners.
- Supplies directional input to the individual production and refurbishment cells based on informational analysis and direct interface with Planning Manager.
- Coordinate any major activity relating to the factory floor that may affect the scheduling of jobs or available net capacity of critical constraints (i.e., machines down, manpower adjustments, missing machine group codes, etc.) and adjust the plan as needed.
- Accountable for managing the shop loads and developing plans for balancing critical resources while working with manufacturing supervision in their efforts to produce the product and obtain the most effective utilization of equipment in a cost-effective manner.
- Supports delivery of product to the customer
- Accurate and timely delivery of data in support of the refurb and production cells
- Constraints identified and monitored
- Work together across business departments.
- Bachelor’s or Associate's Degree in Supply Chain or other relevant field strongly preferred.
- Decision making skills
- Strong Presentation skills
- Ability to multi-task
At Textron Systems, our talented people make us successful. We promote an inclusive environment where we value individuality, differences, and unique perspectives.
Our Company is committed to offering employees opportunities to grow and develop. Our benefits and compensation packages are designed to help our talented employees excel and achieve their goals, so they can make a difference every day in and outside of the workplace. Below are just a few examples!
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Education Assistance up to $10,000
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Career Development & Thousands of Training Opportunities
- Wellness Programs (including Fitness Reimbursement)
- Dress for your Day policies
- Employee Discounts for over 30,000 Merchants
- Over 5 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
- Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
Textron's products and services are trusted everyday by those who protect our country. We are dedicated to hiring these Veterans and aim to translate their skills to make an impact on our Company.
Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.
We believe people should love what they do
Visit TextronSystems.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
Identify and evaluate the ever-changing demand/supply environment utilizing modeling tools to proactively ensure a balanced production plan. Resolve issues driving imbalances to ensure on time delivery of parts to teams.
- Provide long range 30+ day look ahead to Lycoming to identify shortage issues and facilitate workaround planning.
- Responsible for identifying potential out of balance conditions between demand and supply over the planning horizon. This includes identifying critical long pole shortages, capacity constraints and/or schedule imbalances resulting in an unrealistic flow rate.
- Responsible for coordinating actions necessary to align supply to demand. This could result in coordinating actions with Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations Management, etc. Including the realignment of demand through direct facilitation with the demand owners.
- Supplies directional input to the individual production and refurbishment cells based on informational analysis and direct interface with Planning Manager.
- Coordinate any major activity relating to the factory floor that may affect the scheduling of jobs or available net capacity of critical constraints (i.e., machines down, manpower adjustments, missing machine group codes, etc.) and adjust the plan as needed.
- Accountable for managing the shop loads and developing plans for balancing critical resources while working with manufacturing supervision in their efforts to produce the product and obtain the most effective utilization of equipment in a cost-effective manner.
- Supports delivery of product to the customer
- Accurate and timely delivery of data in support of the refurb and production cells
- Constraints identified and monitored
- Work together across business departments.
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Education Assistance up to $10,000
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Career Development & Thousands of Training Opportunities
- Wellness Programs (including Fitness Reimbursement)
- Dress for your Day policies
- Employee Discounts for over 30,000 Merchants
- Over 5 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
- Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
- Bachelor’s or Associate's Degree in Supply Chain or other relevant field strongly preferred.
- Decision making skills
- Strong Presentation skills
- Ability to multi-task
At Textron Systems, our talented people make us successful. We promote an inclusive environment where we value individuality, differences, and unique perspectives.
Our Company is committed to offering employees opportunities to grow and develop. Our benefits and compensation packages are designed to help our talented employees excel and achieve their goals, so they can make a difference every day in and outside of the workplace. Below are just a few examples!
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Education Assistance up to $10,000
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Career Development & Thousands of Training Opportunities
- Wellness Programs (including Fitness Reimbursement)
- Dress for your Day policies
- Employee Discounts for over 30,000 Merchants
- Over 5 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
- Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
Textron's products and services are trusted everyday by those who protect our country. We are dedicated to hiring these Veterans and aim to translate their skills to make an impact on our Company.
Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including US Citizenship, for access to classified information.
Textron Systems: Lycoming Engines
US-Pennsylvania-Williamsport
Full-time
Individual Contributor
Standard
First Shift
Yes, 5 % of the Time
Unavailable
Onsite
11/05/2026, 1:32:15 PM
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