Production Planner

OLSA Resources, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 45,460 - 50,971; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace contractor in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Production Planner III to maintain production schedules and support inventory management. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience, a BA/BBA/BS degree, and the ability to analyze production planning requirements. Responsibilities include developing forecasts for raw materials and ensuring adherence to schedules. The role is a contract until the end of the year, with potential for extension. Competitive pay is offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in production planning or inventory management
• Ability to analyze planning requirements and initiate appropriate actions
• Experience in implementing and maintaining quality systems

Responsibilities

• Perform production planning to maintain schedules for manufacturing
• Analyze planning requirements and take appropriate actions
• Develop demand forecasts for raw materials and finished goods

Skills

Production planning

Inventory management

Education

BA/BBA/BS degree

Job description

Fortune 100 Aerospace and Defense contractor

Job Description

Production Planner III Santa Clara, CA 95054 Pay 33-37/hour DOE

• 7-10 years experience providing production planning/scheduling, inventory management, or distribution support to maintain production operations and customer product availability. Under close supervision analyze planning requirements and initiate appropriate action to support master schedules or independent demands. Qualifications include a BA/BBA/BS degree plus 1-2 yrs operations/distribution experience or directly relevant technical experience
• Perform production planning/scheduling and inventory management to maintain adherence to production schedules for instruments; reagents; calibrators/controls and spares at the Santa Clara manufacturing facility. Works with minimal supervision.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Analyze planning requirements and initiate appropriate action to support the master schedule or independent demands. Recommends alternate action to be taken if the master production schedule cannot be met. Manage material flow from external and internal suppliers through manufacturing channels to achieve maximum production efficiency; minimize waste and improve the impact to customers.
• Develop and provide demand forecasts for raw material components and finish goods. Perform system maintenance and updates to insure database integrity for planning fields and files. Monitor and maintain inventory to effectively control costs in relation to site objectives. Analyze and implement process improvements within supply chain to increase efficiencies and reduce waste . Coordinate with other departments to implement Change Requests (CRs) from a planning management perspective. Provide some training to others on production control processes and strategies

Qualifications

degree, production planning, inventory management

Additional Information

contract till end of the year with possible extension