Senior Production Planner - OTIF & Lean Lead

Aptiv; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

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