Planner at CIRCOR International, Inc

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

BUSINESS: A&D

LOCATION: Corona, CA

DIRECT REPORTING: Sr. Planning Manager

About CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is focused on the design, development, and manufacture of specialty fluid and motion control products for demanding aerospace and defense applications. CIRCOR products are flying on most commercial and military aircraft, including single and twin aisle air transport, business and regional jets, military transports and fighters, and commercial and military rotorcraft. Other markets include unmanned aircraft, shipboard applications, and military ground vehicles.

Business units are in Corona, California; Warren, Massachusetts; Hauppauge, New York; Paris, France; Uxbridge, UK; and Tangier, Morocco. Parent company CIRCOR International is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense is headquartered in Corona, California.

POSITION DETAILS

Principal Activities

• Plan prepare and control production schedules and coordinate with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved material times to meet production requirements.
• Determine material requirements for engineering and production schedules.
• Coordinate the efficient movement of materials with purchasing and production.
• Responsible for scheduling, requisitioning and monitoring the movement of material through the production facility and will work on a wide variety of complex planning activities where material requirements are new or variable.
• Ability to devise and augment spreadsheets to enhance planning’s ability to proactively communicate information with a sense of urgency
• Actively mitigate and recommend process improvements for work in progress issues, material availability, and potential production problems.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Identify areas of improvement for planning in the MRP system
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within Work orders.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Plan and schedule project timeliness and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements, documentation and presentations.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
• Schedule product line within resource constraints, revenue requirements and capacity planning
• Schedule OEM production and MRO production as needed
• Master Schedule product line from document control, item master and item balance management
• Cross train with all planners on all product lines
• Maintain LTA customer forecasts for product line as needed, measure results and performance metrics
• Liaison with production team, program managers and customer service team on an ongoing basis
• Actively involved in increasing production efficiency through scheduling techniques

• Any other duties as directed and required

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Be a self-starter, a highly motivated person able to work in a fast paced environment that is continually changing
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Advanced analytical skills and data visualization skills strongly desired
• Ability to exercise tact and good interpersonal skills
• Project management skills
• Time management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to be pro-active with a sense of urgency
• Ability to read, understand and communicate technical documentation
• Experience coordinating many small projects/activities at one time
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Power Point and Outlook

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, Accounting, Materials, Business or related field preferred or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years of planning experience within a manufacturing company, preferably aerospace or Master of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management
• APICS CPIM (Certification in Planning and Inventory Management) strongly desired
• Must have experience working within a manufacturing environment using MRP/ERP systems strongly desired
• Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) planning experience desired but not required

PAY RANGE: $72,000.00- $85,000.00.
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities