On-Floor Production Planner for Aerospace Manufacturing

laborup; Cleveland (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

LaborUp is seeking a Production Planner to join our advanced manufacturing operation in the Chattanooga–Cleveland area. You will own production planning across batch-oriented and job-shop operations, coordinating with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to meet customer commitments.

You’ll regularly work on the floor with supervisors and production teams to understand constraints, adjust priorities, and scale planning systems as U.S. manufacturing grows.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years manufacturing planning or scheduling experience.
• Experience managing production schedules and material availability.
• Working knowledge of MRP and production planning.
• Experience with manufacturing ERP/MRP systems.
• Understanding of inventory and capacity planning.
• Comfortable working regularly on the manufacturing floor.

Responsibilities

• Build daily, weekly, and longer-range production schedules.
• Translate orders and forecasts into executable production plans.
• Balance equipment, labor, materials, lead times, and delivery requirements.
• Adjust plans for downtime, shortages, and demand changes.
• Maintain raw materials, consumables, packaging, and supply requirements.
• Direct priorities across receiving, warehousing, and material movement.
• Ensure finished goods, packaging meet delivery requirements.
• Maintain lot control, identification, segregation, and manufacturing genealogy.
• Track schedule attainment, throughput, lead time, WIP, and delivery.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

MRP systems

ERP systems

Shop floor experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Global Shop Solutions ERP

Job description

LaborUp is seeking a Production Planner to join our advanced manufacturing operation in the Chattanooga–Cleveland area. You will own production planning across batch-oriented and job-shop operations, coordinating with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to meet customer commitments.

You’ll regularly work on the floor with supervisors and production teams to understand constraints, adjust priorities, and scale planning systems as U.S. manufacturing grows.