Senior Production Planner - OTIF & Lean Lead

Aptiv

Garden Grove (CA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 110,000

Full time

13 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage
401(k) with company match
Paid time off
Career development resources

Job summary

Aptiv Interconnect in Garden Grove, CA seeks a Senior Production Planner to connect customer demand with plant operations and procurement. You will own end-to-end scheduling, optimize material flow, and drive continuous improvement in ERP/MRP workflows within a high-mix aerospace/defense environment.

Responsibilities include RCCP, line-level capacity, WIP management, and ensuring 100% on-time delivery. Requires a BS in a related field and 6–8+ years of scheduling experience; AS9100 knowledge is

Qualifications

  • 6–8+ years in production scheduling/master planning in high-mix/high-volume manufacturing.
  • Experience with AS9100 or ISO9001 quality systems is highly desired.
  • Strong analytical and crisis-management skills to handle shortages and disruptions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain detailed daily and weekly production schedules for multiple lines and work centres.
  • Perform rough-cut capacity planning and line-level capacity analysis to balance resources.
  • Monitor WIP and optimize shop-floor flow to prevent bottlenecks.
  • Maintain ERP/MRP master data to ensure accurate scheduling logic.
  • Collaborate with Production, Purchasing, and Procurement to align material availability with start dates.
  • Lead Lean/Kaizen initiatives and automate scheduling workflows.
  • Ensure compliance with AS9100/ITAR and relevant regs.

Skills

Scheduling
RCCP
ERP/MRP
Lean/Kaizen
Data analysis
Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering

Tools

SAP PP/MM
Oracle SCM
Epicor
Infor
Syspro
Power BI/Tableau
Excel (Power Query, Pivot)

Job description

Aptiv Interconnect in Garden Grove, CA seeks a Senior Production Planner to connect customer demand with plant operations and procurement. You will own end-to-end scheduling, optimize material flow, and drive continuous improvement in ERP/MRP workflows within a high-mix aerospace/defense environment.

Responsibilities include RCCP, line-level capacity, WIP management, and ensuring 100% on-time delivery. Requires a BS in a related field and 6–8+ years of scheduling experience; AS9100 knowledge is

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