Defense Project Planner - Manufacturing & Scheduling

EXPANSIA; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Aether Aerospace is seeking a Junior Project Planner in Hollywood, MD, to develop, maintain, and communicate project schedules across the manufacturing process. You’ll coordinate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Material Control, and Logistics to ensure requirements and resources are available when needed.

You will monitor progress, identify schedule risks, and provide accurate status updates to help keep projects on track and meet customer deadlines.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain Secret clearance.
• Experience in project planning, production control, manufacturing, logistics, or related position.
• High School diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project schedules, production plans, milestones, and delivery dates.
• Track projects from release through manufacturing, inspection, shipping, and final delivery.
• Coordinate priorities and schedules across Engineering, CNC Machining, Fabrication, Welding, Electrical, Finishing, Quality, Material Control, and Logistics.
• Review drawings, bills of material, travelers, purchase requirements, and other project documentation for planning purposes.
• Verify materials, hardware, drawings, tooling, and outside services are available when required.
• Monitor production progress and regularly update project status in Microsoft Planner, Teams, Excel, ERP systems, or other tracking tools.
• Lead or participate in production and project-status meetings.
• Communicate schedule changes, material shortages, capacity concerns, and other risks to leadership and Project Management.
• Work with department leads to establish realistic completion dates and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Track long-lead materials, subcontracted processes, customer-furnished materials, and outside services.
• Coordinate with Logistics to support packaging, shipping, delivery, and customer deadlines.
• Identify potential delays and develop recovery plans with the appropriate departments.
• Assist with workload forecasting and resource-capacity planning.
• Ensure project information is handled in accordance with company security, quality, and CUI requirements.
• Perform other project-planning and coordination duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Risk identification and mitigation

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Aether Aerospace is seeking a Junior Project Planner in Hollywood, MD, to develop, maintain, and communicate project schedules across the manufacturing process. You’ll coordinate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Material Control, and Logistics to ensure requirements and resources are available when needed.

You will monitor progress, identify schedule risks, and provide accurate status updates to help keep projects on track and meet customer deadlines.