Production Planner and Scheduler II
Job Location:
Lake Charles, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
29 September 2026 (17 days ago)
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
DPP is seeking a Production Planner & Scheduler II for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
Work location: Onsite in Lake Charles LA
Duration: 11 months
Shift: Mon-Fri 7:30AM-4:30PM
Terms: W2 Contract
Work authorization: US Citizen
Responsibilities:
- Plan prepare issue and control production schedules and coordinate resource requirements (Labor and Material) across departments to ensure a controlled flow of production.
- Build and Baseline the Aircraft Modification and or Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul (MRO) schedule to meet contract time constraints in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and applicable standards (e.g. DCMA 14-point test etc.).
- Develop staffing profile to meet schedule requirements working with Operations on specialized skill requirements.
- Prepare input to scheduled and periodic reports to include briefing materials for Senior Executives/Flag Officer level briefs.
- Prepare Contractor Deliverable Requirements List (CDRL) reports to Data Item Description (DID) and Defense Contractor Management Activity (DCMA) standards within the PWS and/or leadership specified time constraints.
- Advise management of the status of work in progress material availability potential production constraints and risk associated with constraints to meet contract delivery timelines.
- Advise leadership on schedule impacts for new work discoveries or to support customer requested additions to scope of work.
- Work with Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) to schedule ad hoc requirements on short notice.
- Brief schedule build with associated assumptions risks and constraints during Induction Readiness Review (IRR). Publishes MS Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to SharePoint to support department data pulls.
- Use Structured Solutions Incorporated (SSI) Tools in conjunction with MS Project to define Critical Path.
- Assist departments with production start dates for up to 2000 tasks to facilitate material coordination.
- Experience with MS Project.
- Experience in aviation industry.
Interested Learn more:
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DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D