Materials Planner: Capacity & Production Scheduling

Barnes Aerospace; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BARNES AEROSPACE in Michigan is seeking a Materials Planner to manage capacity planning, detailed scheduling, material requisitions and shop-floor/inventory control to ensure on-time production.

You will align master schedules with sales/production forecasts, drive schedule adherence, collaborate with engineering, customer service and production, and contribute to Lean improvements while maintaining strong regulatory compliance and proficiency in MS Office and MRP systems.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Business or related field preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience in production scheduling and manufacturing or related field.
• Regulatory Compliance, Export Compliance (EAR and ITAR) experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Organizational and problem-solving skills.
• MRP system experience in production/material inventory control.
• Knowledge of processes and machines related to products manufactured within given business unit.
• Proven success interacting with peers, senior management and other functional areas.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task and drive Lean process improvements.
• Advanced ability to communicate both written and orally in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain capacity plan and detailed scheduling for production.
• Schedule work for operations/machines considering raw materials and shipping dates.
• Ensure Master Schedule aligns with booked and forecast Sales/Production Plan.
• Balance capacity and communicate adjustments to production and materials supervisors.
• Execute scheduling decisions to maintain schedule adherence and monitor performance.
• Collaborate with Engineering to manage introduction of new parts.
• Coordinate with customer service and production on changes and cancellations.
• Identify capacity constraints with Estimating to improve capacity for customer demand.
• Document process problems and propose solutions to improve operations.

Skills

Capacity planning

Scheduling

Lean

Regulatory compliance

English communication

Education

BS in Business or related field

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MRP system

MS Office

Job description

BARNES AEROSPACE in Michigan is seeking a Materials Planner to manage capacity planning, detailed scheduling, material requisitions and shop-floor/inventory control to ensure on-time production.

You will align master schedules with sales/production forecasts, drive schedule adherence, collaborate with engineering, customer service and production, and contribute to Lean improvements while maintaining strong regulatory compliance and proficiency in MS Office and MRP systems.