Production Planner

Precision-Metal-Products; El Cajon (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HBD Industries, Inc. is seeking a Production Planner in El Cajon, CA to coordinate and optimize production plans for aerospace components.

You will translate customer demand and engineering requirements into executable schedules while ensuring quality standards, capacity alignment, and inventory targets. The role requires ERP/MRP expertise and collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years ERP experience in manufacturing; minimum 2 years with D365.
• Strong ERP/MRP principles, concepts, practices, and standards.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills at all levels.
• Lean methods knowledge: 5S/6S, cellular layouts, single piece flow.
• Detail-oriented, quick learner in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Teamwork and willingness to work overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate production activities for on-time delivery of aerospace components.
• Develop and maintain production plans and schedules.
• Analyze demand forecasts, customer schedules, and capacity to balance workload.
• Maintain ERP/MRP data, lead times, routings, and BOMs.
• Create, review, and release work orders in ERP/MRP system.
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, quality, purchasing, and management.

Skills

ERP/MRP knowledge

Excel

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)

MS Office

Job description

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Production Planner

Full Time El Cajon, CA, US

13 days ago Requisition ID: 2976

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $100,000.00 Annually

Position Summary

The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities to ensure on-time delivery of aerospace components and assemblies. This role translates customer demand and engineering requirements into executable production plans while maintaining compliance with aerospace quality standards, capacity constraints, and inventory targets.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform planning and production tasks, anticipate program needs, and expedite material and tool requirements for production, manufacturing and assembly operations.
• Schedule production factoring in work orders, maintenance, new product development, inventory availability and capacity planning.
• Develop and maintain production plans and schedules for aerospace parts and assemblies.
• Analyze demand forecasts, customer schedules, and capacity to balance workload and resources.
• Track production progress and adjust schedules to address delays, priorities, or constraints
• Strong interaction with assembly, purchasing, warehouse, engineering, quality and customer support.
• Take the lead in resolving issues when products are behind schedule or at risk of being behind schedule.
• Owns production orders from start to finish, recording time and output and troubleshooting any discrepancies immediately with a common goal of correcting the problems.
• Accurate and timely completion of production orders.
• Maintain the ERP system integrity to drive material and production schedules and execute processes per requirements.
• Create, review, and release work orders in ERP/MRP system.
• Maintain accurate planning data including lead times, routings, and bills of material
• Maintain ERP system parameters including material master data and performance criteria.
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, quality, purchasing and management to provide timely status of work products and / or problem identification and resolution.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams to meet internal deadlines set forth by management.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to ensure build readiness.
• Monitor material availability and work closely with Purchasing to mitigate shortages.
• Monitor & implement changes as required both in system and shop floor.
• Communicate with outside process vendors and end user customers when necessary to troubleshoot and/or schedule.
• Adheres to company Quality Management System policies and procedures to ensure product quality.

Physical Requirements

• Flexible and long hours sometimes required. Physically medium duty work required.
• Requires standing continuously and walking and sitting occasionally throughout the day.
• Able to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 25 pounds frequently.

Experience and Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or other related discipline, Preferred
• 5 years of ERP experience in a manufacturing environment, with minimum of 2 years working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)
• Complete understanding and application of ERP/MRP principles, concepts, practices, and standards.
• Strong communication skills and effectiveness building relationships at all levels.
• Knowledge required in lean manufacturing methods, 5-S/6-S standards, cellular layout manufacturing, and single piece flow concepts.
• Very strong attention to detail and accuracy in all efforts, quick learner and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software, with an emphasis in Excel
• Teamwork, reliable attendance, and willingness to work overtime as needed

Technical Skills

• MS Office

The Company

HBD Industries, Inc. (www.hbdindustries.com ) is a privately held diversified manufacturing company providing industrial products, services, and solutions through six strategic business groups including: Industrial Rubber Products; Motors and Gearing; Ventilation and Air Handling; Magnetic Materials Handling; Tungsten Carbide Preforms; and Closed Die Forgings.

The Business Unit

Precision Metal Products forges and machines precision net and near-net engineered metal components. We provide customers with custom precision forgings ranging from under 1 lb. and up to 80 lbs. in net weight.

Precision Metal Products is globally recognized for its superior forging and metal working capabilities. We produce precision crafted forgings from a variety of metals, including: Titanium, Nickel-Based Alloys (Inconel, Hast-X, etc.), Stainless Steel, Carbon & Micro-Alloy Steels, Cobalt –Chrome, Columbium, Aluminum, Magnesium and other exotic customer-specified alloys.

Precision Metal Products has the only commercially available high-velocity forging presses in North America. Our in-house manufacturing and processing services are extensive. We provide our customers with metal fabrication services, including: heat treatment, chemical or hot caustic cleaning, non–destructive testing, metallurgical testing, comprehensive engineering & computer product design support, precision machining, milling and/or turning.

HBD Industries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.