Production Planner II

Astronics-PECO located in picturesque Clackamas Oregon near the foothills of Mt. Hood designs certifies manufactures and sells a wide range of products to commercial government and military markets throughout the world. Our highly engineered interior and structural aerospace products are supplied to the largest aircraft manufacturers and are installed in aircraft around the globe and our military products are used in critical national defense applications. The Max-Viz enhanced visions systems (EVS) are designed and certified for use as an improvement to safety by a vast array of airplanes helicopters and unmanned-aerial-vehicles in the commercial government and military marketplace. PECO-Controls are well established temperature control devices designed for applications where high quality is a must such as the hospitality industry commercial cooking and other critical applications.

We are looking for an experiencedProduction Planner IIto join our this role you will plan and schedule the shop floor to sustain manufacturing operations to meet forecast and demand on a timely basis. This will include ensuring inventory levels are managed according to company objectives and industry best practices. To be successful in this role you will be fluent within an MRP/ERP system and ready to apply your knowledge of operations in a dynamic environment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs routine MRP analysis in support of forecast and customer requirements. Ensures material availability. Analyzes demand fluctuation and responds accordingly.
• Creates production plans; interacts with Production Engineering Warehouse and Customer Service to ensure that customer needs are met.
• May interact with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure procurement of materials within approved schedules and quality specifications.
• Assists in Master Scheduling and Capacity Planning to determine schedules and level load production. Makes decisions to release or defer job orders based on MRP demand capacity and material availability.
• Works closely with Engineering to maintain accurate Bills of Material (BOMs) and manufacturing plans and to schedule NPI activities.
• Provides reports to management monthly and as needed.
• Works on LEAN projects and Kaizen events.

Desired Knowledge Skills Abilities and Experiences:

• Bachelors degree in business or related field and 3-5 years of experience as a Planner or Scheduler or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Planning or Scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with shop floor control level loading and inventory management.
• Thorough understanding of ERP lean / throughput techniques and MRP theory and concepts.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents including prints work instructions and bills of materials.
• APICS and/or CPM certificate preferred.
• Familiarity with Lean concepts preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent computer skills including spreadsheets word processing and presentation graphics. High level Excel preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of working in a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliant environment.
• Knowledge of the aerospace industry helpful.

Employment Eligibility Requirements:

US Person (under ITAR rules)

An offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment background anddrug screening (including cannabis). Applicants who do not successfully pass both the drug and background screenings will not be considered for employment.

AccommodationRequests:

Astronics PECOis committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment please e-mail or call: . We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected status.