Planner

Barnes Group; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Aerospace OEM West Chester is seeking a hands-on Planning professional to expedite shop-floor activities and ensure on-time delivery to customers. The role focuses on coordinating demand, supply, and production schedules in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years planning experience in manufacturing, with aerospace exposure, and strong proficiency in MRP/ERP systems and MS Office. Collaboration with operations and materials teams is essential to success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years working as a planner or scheduler in a manufacturing environment, preferably aerospace.
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage conflicts to meet customer needs.
• Experience scheduling complex manufacturing processes with multiple inputs and stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills across organizational levels.
• Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and MS Office programs.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains MPS schedule for SIOP across value streams.
• Plans production, monitors due dates in MRP, and coordinates with Materials Manager.
• Works with cross-functional leads to resolve demand–supply gaps.
• Tracks lead-times and offsets to support lean manufacturing.
• Expedites workload to meet production schedules and delivery requirements.
• Supports continuous improvement to enhance customer satisfaction.

Skills

MPS scheduling

SIOP process

MRP/ERP systems

MS Office Suite

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

APICS/CPM/PMI certification

Tools

MS Access

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Barnes Aerospace OEM West Chester has an exciting and challenging career opportunity for Planning. The candidate will be responsible to help to expedite product on the shop floor to ensure customer satisfaction and delivery requirements are met. If you are an individual that is detail oriented, a team player and enjoys working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment,

Core Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains effective MPS schedule for SIOP Process and respective value stream, working within parameters of customer requirements and capacity planning.
• Knowledge of SIOP Process and the planning of same.
• Assists in coordinating and communicating production requirements within the respective product line. Works closely and interfaces with Operations team and Materials Manager
• Works closely with cross-functional leads, identify, plan and resolve inconsistencies and gaps between demand and supply.
• Monitors lead-times and lead-time offsets in the system to reflect lean manufacturing and flow principles.
• Analyzes load of future work against anticipated and planned events with goal of “level-loading” manufacturing operations.
• Develops production schedules and monitors the MRP system for due dates for both production and materials.
• Works closely with the raw material buyer to understand the allocation of raw materials and purchased parts to meet production and delivery requirements.
• Results oriented with effective problem solving and project management skills.
• Communicates concerns regarding delivery date commitments between the customers, vendors, and the company.
• Assist in expediting workload through product lines to ensure production schedules are met, as required.
• Continuous improvement mindset with strong focus to think and act creatively toward to improve processes in support of customer satisfaction.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years working as a planner or scheduler in a manufacturing environment - preferably in the aerospace industry.

Ability to prioritize workload as conflicts arise and manage the impacts of their priority decisions, to meet customer needs and protect the interests of the company.

• Demonstrated ability to manage scheduling for complex manufacturing processes with multiple internal and external inputs while collaborating effectively with functional operations stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills required. Able to effectively interface at all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of processes and machines related to products manufactured within a given value stream.
• Experience in MS Office Programs (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.

• High school diploma/GED equivalent.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or other related fields.
• APICS, CPM, Project Management (PMP, PMI) or similar certificate(s) desirable.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors of Science or better.

Experience

Required

2-5 years:

• Experience in manufacturing environment

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