Production Planner/Scheduler - Erickson Incorporated

The individual in this position will assist the Aircraft Production & Maintenance Manager and production coordinator, to provide efficient planning and scheduling support by constant monitoring of work documents and workload. Assists in updating of work status to reflect progress, as well as to highlight problems affecting the planned production schedule, or other jobs in work within the shop.
 

Duties & Responsibilities

Administrative Duties:
Maintenance Personnel Time Keeping

• Entering time for contractors daily
• Submitting contractor timesheets to payroll
• Tracking of all Field Mechanic hours
• Timesheet approval in timekeeping system(s)
• Processing change of status for time off requests/unpaid time off
• Entering on-call pay for Welders
• Entering holiday pay for all direct employees

Departmental Admin Tasks

• Managing department SharePoint calendar (vacation schedule)
• Fuel Card Management/Shop Credit Card Management
• Assisting mechanics with RDS login requests with IT
• Submitting employee credit card forms to accounting
• Updating mechanic tool lists
   

Production Duties:
Heavy Maintenance Planning

• Opening Production Orders
• AOG planning and coordinating
• Ordering repair/replacement parts for aircraft repairs
• Coordinate Mechanic travel and hotels/rental cars
• Maintenance planning for hangar maintenance visits

Shop Floor Production

• Reviewing and ending of all hangar production orders
• Updating all aircraft production paperwork indexes (MFG and Maintenance)
• Weekly auditing of all aircraft production paperwork
• Creating and verifying of invoices of materials and routes
• Updating MFG/Phantom invoices of materials and routes per updated revisions
• Creating all aircraft discrepancy paperwork
• Building production paperwork books for the hangar floor
• Prioritizing ME Services for shop floor
• Tracking part shortages
• Updating production scheduling software (Concerto) with pertinent information
• Demand change requests driven by the materials group
• Conversion deviation record digital process start to finish. Rescinding when necessary.
• Oversee technical manual repairs digital process start to finish. Rescinding when necessary.
• Production index database coordinating, implementing, and training
• Parts requisitioning requests for Mechanics

Competencies

Safety and Work Environment – Identifies hazardous or potentially hazardous situations and takes appropriate action to maintain a safe and productive work environment for self and others. Follows Values Charter “Safety: Above all else”.

Effective Communication – Actively listens to others. Communicates with others clearly, openly, and respectfully. Uses all forms of communication effectively and appropriately (includes email, text, IM).

Teamwork – Works with and supports others to achieve organizational goals. Meets individual and team deadlines and responsibilities. Assumes additional responsibilities when needed. Responds constructively to instructions and procedures. Listens to others and values opinions and is respectful of team members and other Erickson employees. Works effectively with team leader or manager and promotes a positive team environment.

Accountable to Achieving Commitments – Achieves commitments to both internal and external customers. Produces high quality work by being attentive to detail and maintaining accuracy. Works in a conscientious, consistent, and thorough manner to meet all schedules and timelines. Anticipates potential problems. Finds the root cause of problems and takes appropriate action. Makes continuous improvement to processes and results.

Adaptability to Change – Understands, accepts, and supports the need for business change and helping others with transitions. Adapts and adjusts to change within own area of responsibility as well as accepting the need for change more broadly. Actively identifies and leads change within area of responsibility.
 

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of office procedures and equipment including computers, copiers, calculators, scanners; Excellent organizational skills; ability to prepare routine reports and maintain specialized files and records; willingness to work with others, and ability to follow directions, and react positively to changes.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft office applications. Experience with MS 365 is preferred.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Microsoft Dynamics AX preferred.
• Requires a high level of communication both verbally and written to provide clear and concise work instructions and communicate verbally with managers, cell leaders and peers.
• High School Diploma or equivalency. Valid Driver’s license.
• Must be able to communicate verbally in an accurately and professional way. Written documents must be clear and concise.
• Have the following qualities: Professionalism, strong work ethic, punctuality, honesty, team player, work alone or with others, positive influence, detail orientated, problem solving skills.