Process Planning Engineer

Valence; Lynwood (CA); On-site; USD 31,684 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Employer Paid Life Insurance

401k with Match

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Valence in Lynwood, CA is seeking a skilled Planner to review specifications, verify purchase orders, and develop detailed manufacturing work instructions for complex parts and assemblies. The role requires coordinating multiple departments to meet schedule and ensure conformance with customer requirements.

You will generate work orders, track performance, and support ITAR/EAR monitoring, with emphasis on accuracy, accountability, and proactive problem solving in a fast-paced office environment.

Qualifications

• Accountability to accept responsibility and action.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in tasks.
• Ability to learn and apply new processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review and comprehend specifications to ensure compliance with customer processing requirements.
• Verify customer purchase orders to confirm process capabilities.
• Develop detailed, step-by-step work instructions for manufacturing complex parts.
• Determine need for additional sketches and aides.
• Analyze customer engineering drawings and models for configuration changes.
• Create work orders and certification documents to document conformance.
• Plan and schedule workflow for departments according to sequences and lead times.
• Generate external and internal rework work orders.
• Adjust internal work order steps as needed.
• Lead training for planning and ITAR/EAR monitoring dashboards.
• Track daily performance for planners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Accountability

Accuracy

Applied Learning

Coaching and Development

Communication, Oral

Communication, Written

Conflict Resolution

Customer Oriented

Decision Making

Leadership

Organized

Patience

Self Motivated

Training

Team Builder

Responsible

Reliability

Problem Solving

Management Skills

Detail Oriented

Ethical

Judgment

Honesty / Integrity

Initiative

Goal Oriented

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Report To: Program Manager

Shift: Schedule varies

Benefits

• Compensation Range $23.00-$35.00 (DOE) Varies base on skill set
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Basic Life, Supplemental Life Insurance, 401k with a Employer Match
• Generous Paid Time Off program
• 8 Holidays and 1 Floater Holiday

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Review and comprehend specifications to ensure the company is in compliance with customer processing requirements
• Verify customer purchase orders to ensure that the company can comply with process requirements
• Develop a detailed, step by step work instruction for manufacturing of complex machine details and the assembly of aircraft components
• Determine the requirement of additional sketches and aides
• Analyze customer engineering drawings and models to determine configuration changes
• Create work order and certification documents to provide flow down of information and objective evidence of specification and conformance
• Plan and schedule workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times
• Generate all external and internal rework work orders
• Adjust internal work order process steps
• Conduct all training for planning and ITAR/EAR Monitor MRP dashboard on a daily basis
• Track daily performance for all Planners
• Other duties as assigned

Position Qualification

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Training - Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined standard of work performance.
• Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Management Skills - Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.

Skills & Abilities

• Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
• Experience: 5 plus years of experience in Planning
• Computer Skills: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Other Physical Requirements
• Vision (Near, Distance)
• Sense of Sound - Able to hear average conversations
• Sense of Touch
• Finger Dexterity
• WORK ENVIRONMENT

The majority of work is performed in an office setting