Junior Production Planner

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Perform daily administrative tasks assigned. 

• Assist with creating, printing, and updating Production Work Packages. 

• Maintain configuration control of released Production Work Packages. 

• Create purchase requisitions and approve purchase orders as required. 

• Coordinate with the Planning Supervisor and Operations Planning Manager to resolve production planning and control issues. 

• Maintain office supplies and manage inventory. 

• Adhere to the company's Quality Management System, along with the ISO9001 and AS9100 quality standards. 

• Learn Fairlead Planning processes to prepare for the increased responsibilities of a Systems Manufacturing Planner.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Other duties as assigned to support production and planning needs. 

Qualifications: 

• Introductory blueprint and manufacturing drawings understanding. 

• Ability to learn Enterprise Resource Planning & Manufacturing Resource Planning software. 

• Experience with DELTEK Costpoint preferred but not required. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). 

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills. 

• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities. 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 

• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Physical Demands: 

• While performing these job duties, the employee is routinely required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to feel objects, tools, or controls; use fingers and hands to type or write; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment: 

• This position is performed in a manufacturing environment.