Manufacturing Production Planner

Precision Castparts; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Wyman Gordon in Worcester, MA, is seeking a Manufacturing Production Planner to own post-forge production planning through delivery, including machining, heat treat, ultrasonic inspection, and shipping. You will coordinate across internal and external centers to translate demand into executable schedules.

The role requires strong Excel and MRP knowledge, with the ability to mine data for capacity decisions and drive on-time delivery while balancing capacity and materials across multiple

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain preferred.
• Strong Excel skills required for data analysis and reporting.
• AS9100 or ISO 9001 experience preferred.
• Solid knowledge of MRP and production planning.

Responsibilities

• Build mid-to-long-term production plans to meet delivery demands.
• Collaborate with operations to create feasible daily/weekly schedules.
• Translate customer orders into executable production plans.
• Balance capacity, equipment, labor, and materials for internal vs external needs.
• Manage production expediting for outside services.
• Develop data-driven tools to improve span time and capacity decisions.

Skills

Production planning

Excel

MRP

Data mining

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Multi-tasking

Education

BS/BA in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management

Tools

MRP systems

AS9100/ISO 9001 experience

Job description

Wyman-Gordon, located in Worcester, MA, provides Isothermal Forgings for military and commercial turbine applications using nickel based and titanium alloys. Full Heat Treating, Machining and Testing on site. This growing, $200 million profit center is part of a highly successful, multi-billion $ diversified manufacturer Precision Castparts Corporation (PCP).

Manufacturing Production Planner

Purpose

The role is designed to own production planning post-forge through to the delivery dock including machining, Heat treat, ultrasonic inspection and shipping. This includes capacity considerations across internal and external machining centers and outside testing centers. Partnering with operational supervisors to cascade developed production plans so daily/weekly schedules can be created.

Essential Job Functions

• Build mid to long term production plans to achieve customer delivery demands
• Partner with operations to drive production plans to achievable daily/weekly schedules
• Demand planning – translate customer order commitments to executable plans
• Capacity planning – balance equipment, labor and material to determine internal vs external capacity requirements
• Manage production expeditor for all outside services coordination
• Develop in-process tools to create data driven decisions on span time, deliverable execution and capacity.

Education And Qualifications

• S./ B.A (Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management) preferred
• Excellent Microsoft Excel Skills required
• As9100 or ISO 9001 experience preferred
• Strong working knowledge of MRP and production planning
• Ability to data mine and think of alternative solutions to common issues.

Special Skills And Physical Requirements

• Organizational skills.
• Accurate record keeping.
• Interpersonal skills in problem solving.
• Flexibility to meet deadlines.
• Perform multi-tasks consecutively.

US Citizenship or Perm Residency is required due to government military contracts.

Wyman Gordon is committed to hiring, promoting and transferring employees without regard to race, religion, color, national origin (where a person was born), sex, age, ancestry (ethnic heritage), citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other reason prohibited by law. Decisions as to hiring, promoting or transferring employees should be based solely upon job-related qualifications.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wyman Gordon is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 508-839-8004 for assistance.