Production Planner
TLDR
Own the production schedule across multiple manufacturing centers, turning demand into executable plans and optimizing factory throughput.
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Own the production schedule across multiple manufacturing work centers, balancing customer priorities, material availability, machine capacity, and labor resources.
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Translate customer demand, sales forecasts, engineering release schedules, and new program launches into executable production plans.
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Continuously evaluate production capacity, staffing levels, machine utilization, and bottlenecks to optimize factory throughput.
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Partner closely with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Quality to ensure customer commitments remain achievable.
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Prioritize work orders based on customer demand, due dates, manufacturing constraints, and changing business priorities.
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Develop short-, medium-, and long-range production plans while adjusting schedules in real time as priorities shift.
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Monitor work-in-process (WIP) throughout the factory and proactively resolve scheduling conflicts that could impact delivery.
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Coordinate production sequencing across composite layup, curing, machining, additive manufacturing, inspection, finishing, and assembly operations.
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Analyze demand trends, backlog, forecasted orders, and pipeline opportunities to ensure the factory is appropriately staffed and prepared for future workload.
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Drive production planning meetings and communicate schedule updates, risks, and recovery plans to cross-functional stakeholders.
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Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, scheduling accuracy, inventory flow, and manufacturing efficiency.
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Utilize ERP/MRP, MES, and production planning tools to maintain accurate schedules, production status, and reporting.
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Develop production metrics and dashboards that provide visibility into schedule adherence, capacity utilization, on-time delivery, and factory performance.
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3+ years of production planning, manufacturing planning, master scheduling, or operations planning experience.
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Experience in a high-mix manufacturing environment.
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Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows, capacity planning, scheduling, and material planning.
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Comfortable balancing multiple competing priorities while making data-driven decisions.
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Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
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Highly organized with exceptional communication skills across technical and operational teams.
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Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production planning software.
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Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
Benefits
Health Insurance
company-paid life insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Time Off: Unlimited PTO + 9 Federal Holidays
Stock Options
Equity Option Grants
Layup Parts is a technology-driven manufacturing startup that specializes in producing composite tooling and parts for the aerospace, defense, and motorsports sectors. We leverage advanced technology to streamline production and deliver high-quality parts faster and at a lower cost than traditional methods, allowing our clients to stay ahead in their development of cutting-edge products.