Senior Production Planner

About Us:

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

The Senior Production Planner is responsible for scheduling, planning, coordinating, and tracking the flow of hardware and materials throughout the manufacturing process, which includes fabrication, assembly, testing, and shipment. The position involves managing moderately complex tasks across multi-level programs with short turnaround times.

• Scheduling & Tracking: Generate schedules, flow sheets, and other tracking tools to monitor work in progress (WIP).
• Coordination of Parts & Materials: Coordinate the receipt of customer-supplied parts, assign MIT numbers, and collaborate with Program Managers, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Production, Stockroom, and Shipping/Receiving departments to ensure smooth flow of materials. Oversee customer source inspections of hardware.
• Kitting & Production Management: Track kits through routing operations and QA inspections. Expedite kits, manage kit splits, scraps, and re-generations as necessary. Address and resolve production issues by coordinating with the appropriate teams.
• Shipping Documentation: Ensure the preparation of pick lists, travelers, packing slips, and other necessary shipping paperwork.
• Configuration Control: Provide necessary drawings, instructions, and procedures to manufacturing teams. Maintain configuration control of production hardware, including managing Traveler Change Orders (TCO) and Engineering Change Orders (ECO).
• Rework Instructions: Develop and issue rework instructions for kit splits and routing changes.
• Safety Compliance: Participate in safety training and actively adhere to safety policies and practices.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the maintenance of 5S in your work area and suggest improvements. Actively participate in Lean/Six Sigma activities to improve processes and enhance cross-functional collaboration.
• Collaboration & Support: Engage in team meetings and activities
• Additional Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills:

• Strategic thinker
• Good communication
• Problem solver
• Good decision maker

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in production control, materials, scheduling, and/or manufacturing, with at least three (3) years of experience in production control or materials management.
• Three (3) years of experience in production control planning within an ERP environment.
• Proficiency in a networked environment using Windows or similar interfaces and expertise in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• One to two (1-2) years of experience with SAP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret DoD Clearance.

Salary Range: $81,765 - $117,500 annually (San Diego, CA). Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate. CAES provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays and vacation.

EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

BENEFITS

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits - from day one. You'll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level - and beyond.

Other benefits include:

• Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
• Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
• 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
• Tailored Management/Leadership Training
• Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming

ABOUT CAES

CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.