Planner

Precision Fuzing and Sensors; Middletown (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

401k with employer matching

Generous Paid Time Off.

Job summary

Precision Fuzing and Sensors in Middletown, CT seeks a Project Material Management Analyst to coordinate planning and control activities for a technical manufacturing program. The role focuses on master scheduling, capacity planning, and detailed requirements planning to meet schedules.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 3–5 years in production planning, and solid knowledge of MRP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational experience.
• 3 to 5 years of related production planning experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, procurement and materials planning.
• Experience with MRP systems and manufacturing processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing and other groups to develop, maintain and monitor schedules.
• Analyze material management problems to meet schedules.
• Provide scheduling input for engineering changes to meet requirements.
• Balance inventory to demand and maintain lead times.
• Release purchase requisitions based on JIT while meeting program cost objectives.
• Collaborate with Inventory Control and production floor to optimize flow.
• Attend program status reviews and planning meetings.

Skills

Master scheduling

Capacity planning

MRP systems

Scheduling & expediting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MRP software

Job description

Project Material Management Analyst (Planner)

Precision Fusing and Sensors is actively hiring for a Project Material Management Analyst in Middletown, CT. This role is responsible for the coordination of planning and control activities for a technical manufacturing program. Is knowledgeable in master scheduling and/or capacity planning techniques related to level loading, resource utilization, and detailed requirements planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing and other groups and work from established program plans to develop, maintain and monitor schedules.
• Perform diversified analytical duties related to the identification and resolution of materiel management problems associated with assigned programs in order to meet schedules.
• May provide technical direction to lower level analysts in the performance of scheduling/expediting duties.
• Work from established program plans to develop, maintain and monitor schedules.
• Perform diversified analytical duties related to the identification and resolution of material management problems associated with assigned programs in order to meet schedules.
• Provide technical direction to less experienced analysts in the performance of scheduling/expediting duties.
• Participate in program status reviews and new program planning meetings.
• Analyze demand and supply balance, determine out of balance conditions; identify alternatives and recommend actions for approval.
• Provide scheduling input for engineering changes with the intent of meeting customer and program requirements.
• Keep inventory levels balanced to demand.
• Provide input to maintain accurate manufactured lead-times.
• Release purchase requisitions for appropriate lot and batch quantities based on JIT principles while satisfying program cost objectives.
• Lead by example: prevent errors; perform work in accordance with department and company policies & procedures.
• Work in collaboration with the Inventory Control group.
• Interface with Managers, Supervisors and Group Leaders to optimize and manage flow of work on the production floor.
• Provide feedback to managers and supervisors regarding part shortages and concerns.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and make decisions under tight schedules in order to support Customer requirements.
• Work Setting: 100% on-site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational experience (e.g. certs, CEUs, etc.)
• 3 to 5 years of related production planning experience.
• Broad knowledge of a general technical field such as manufacturing, procurement, materials planning.
• Requires understanding and use of MRP systems/manufacturing processes.
• Good oral and written communications skills and working knowledge of PC-based word processing, spreadsheet and database application software.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401k with employer matching contribution.
• Generous Paid Time Off.

For more than 85 years, our team at Precision Fuzing and Sensors has designed, tested, and manufactured the fuzing and sensor systems that defense programs depend on — delivering mission-critical reliability from a single, vertically integrated facility in Middletown, Connecticut. Precision Fuzing & Sensors has spent more than eight decades at the forefront of fuzing technology for defense and aerospace applications, trusted by every branch of the U.S. military and allied nations across the globe.