Strategic Production Planner – High‑Mix, Equity & PTO

Layup Parts; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Disability insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Equity option grants

401k plan

Unlimited PTO + 9 federal holidays

Job summary

Layup Parts is seeking a highly organized Production Planner in Huntington Beach, CA to own the production schedule across multiple work centers and translate demand into executable plans. You will optimize throughput by evaluating capacity, staffing, and bottlenecks, while collaborating with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Quality to meet commitments.

The role requires 3+ years in production planning in a high-mix environment, with strong analytical skills and advanced

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production planning, manufacturing planning, master scheduling, or operations planning experience.
• Experience in a high-mix manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows, capacity planning, scheduling, and material planning.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Highly organized with exceptional communication skills across technical and operational teams.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production planning software.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the production schedule across multiple manufacturing work centers, balancing customer priorities, material availability, machine capacity, and labor resources.
• Translate customer demand, sales forecasts, engineering release schedules, and new program launches into executable production plans.
• Continuously evaluate production capacity, staffing levels, machine utilization, and bottlenecks to optimize factory throughput.
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Quality to ensure commitments remain achievable.
• Prioritize work orders based on demand, due dates, constraints, and changing priorities.
• Develop short-, medium-, and long-range production plans and adjust schedules in real time.
• Monitor WIP and resolve scheduling conflicts impacting delivery.
• Coordinate production sequencing across layup, curing, machining, additive manufacturing, inspection, finishing, and assembly.

Skills

Advanced Excel or Google Sheets

ERP/MRP systems

Production scheduling

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Layup Parts is seeking a highly organized Production Planner in Huntington Beach, CA to own the production schedule across multiple work centers and translate demand into executable plans. You will optimize throughput by evaluating capacity, staffing, and bottlenecks, while collaborating with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Quality to meet commitments.

The role requires 3+ years in production planning in a high-mix environment, with strong analytical skills and advanced