Production Planner

HEICO; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HEICO is seeking a Production Planner to oversee accuracy and timeliness of the production process, focusing on materials and goods required in the production phase. This role involves ERP tools, planning work orders, and ensuring on-time delivery.

Key duties include coordinating releases, solving conflicts, attending daily cross-functional meetings, and maintaining inventory targets. Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills are essential in this exempt, full-time role.

Qualifications

• Experience with ERP-based production planning and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Plan, issue, and adjust work-in-process to meet customer demands and inventory targets.
• Coordinate release of work orders to support schedules and balance workload.
• Resolve production and priority conflicts and past-due work orders daily.
• Attend daily meetings to address issues and keep management informed.
• Identify and solve material constraints preventing work orders release.
• Coordinate manufacturing scheduling and routing accuracy with manufacturing engineering.
• Maintain on-time delivery and proper finished goods inventory levels.
• Provide visibility of system operations and performance metrics to management.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Epicor ERP

Netsuite

Excel

Job description

PRODUCTION PLANNER

Job Description

DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

REPORTS TO: SENIOR MANAGER OF OPERATIONS

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: FULL- TIME

Position Summary: A production planner is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the production process. Duties include a specific focus on the materials and goods required in the production phase.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Uses (ERP system Epicor and Netsuit and Excel) tools to plan, prepare, issue, and adjust work-in-process to meet customer demands and established inventory targets.
• Coordinates the preparation and planning of work order releases to support schedules and balance workload.
• Solves production and priority conflicts and addresses past-due work order problems daily
• Attends daily production/sales/quality/shortage meetings to answer questions and resolve problems; keeps manufacturing management apprised of said issues.
• Identifies and solves material and other constraints that prevent the release of work orders.
• Coordinates, schedules, and priority conflicts in Manufacturing Operations.
• Reviews production capacity for constraints and works with manufacturing to resolve.
• Coordinate manufacturing and manufacturing engineering to ensure routing accuracy.
• Coordinate sales order scheduling
• Maintains on-time delivery.
• Maintains proper levels of finished goods inventory.
• Provides visibility of system operation and measures of performance to management team.
• Performs audits to ensure smooth operations.
• Supports development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions.
• Prepares and issues reports as required.
• Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role.
• Other duties as assigned