Manufacturing Planner: Drive Production Efficiency & Quality

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Planning professional to oversee tool and operations planning for production projects.

You will interface with manufacturing engineering, design engineering, quality assurance, and shop floor to ensure efficiency and compliance. The role includes directing less experienced staff and coordinating corrective actions for discrepancies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing technology or related field.
• Six or more years of experience in manufacturing planning.
• Ability to apply knowledge to develop solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Resolves manufacturing issues and expedites nonconformance reports and engineering change requests.
• Develops and maintains illustrated work instructions.
• Interprets engineering drawings and changes to determine effects on processes and parts.
• Issues Tool Orders to make, alter or scrap tools as required.
• Coordinates with manufacturing engineering to investigate discrepancies and implement corrective action.

Skills

Organizational skills

Reading engineering drawings

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing technology

Tools

MRP software systems

Excel

Word

Access

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Planning professional to oversee tool and operations planning for production projects.

You will interface with manufacturing engineering, design engineering, quality assurance, and shop floor to ensure efficiency and compliance. The role includes directing less experienced staff and coordinating corrective actions for discrepancies.