By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.
Position OverviewThe Production Planner schedules, and coordinates the flow of work and materials to drive supply chain sources within or between departments according to the production schedule.
ResponsibilitiesTypical Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Resolve the day-to-day issues within Production Control and with other departments;
- Confer with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates;
- Provide updates on all programs to Management and report any issues that may impact production schedule;
- Continuous improvement of processes and procedures;
- Place purchase requests for non-inventory materials;
- Create Manufacturing Orders and monitor shortages;
- Provide buy item focus list for daily standup meetings;
- Working with the Purchasing department to make sure that parts are ordered and arrive on time;
- Perform other duties as directed.
High school diploma/GED or above
Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
2 years’ experience in a manufacturing or production environment
Must be a highly analytical thinker and problem solver.
- Experience as an planner in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in a manufacturing environment in planning, scheduling, and reporting;
- experience with ERP systems with an MRP focus (CostPoint a plus);
- Working knowledge of CostPoint
- Detail oriented and organized person
- Candidates must be U.S. Persons as defined in the ITAR, 22 CFR 120.15 (U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien Status) and as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (20).
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods; lifting up to 30 lbs
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
- Two years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods and lift up to 30 pounds
- Must be a U.S. Person under ITAR and applicable U.S. law, meaning U.S. citizen or resident alien
- Experience as a planner in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with manufacturing planning, scheduling, and reporting
- Experience with ERP systems focused on MRP
- Working knowledge of CostPoint
- Detail-oriented and organized
What We Do
By Light Professional IT Services LLC (By Light) provides a full range of hardware and software engineering services to defense, civilian, and commercial customers worldwide. Driven by a management team that leverages real-world expertise from the defense, intelligence, federal healthcare, and commercial sectors, we provide reliable, efficient, and cost-effective IT solutions. Some of our successes include: • Completion of 80+ Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) sites both CONUS & OCONUS. Provided Optical Network Engineering, Implementation, & Project Control Worldwide. • Provided timely completion of ATM to IP Migration, Legacy Network Optimization, & VOIP Implementation of 47 CONUS Sites for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) SCAMPI Network. • Supporting the AMC CIO/G6 in the Depot Modernization Program, implementing CONUS wide 802.11/a/b/g/n wireless networks, Area Processing Center Migration, DISN Optimization, and a 40,000 user, enterprise-wide SharePoint Implementation. • Completion of 2,000 Plus Legacy Circuit Migrations to DISN Transport for DISN Transition Program. • Delivered Communications Support & Staff Augmentation for Deployed DoD Forces under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems Technology Applications Office (PEO EIS TAO). • Successful Implementation of Secure Intelligent Video Systems (IVS) for the Intelligence Community. • Supporting major international carriers in the modernization and expansion of Data Center Facilities. • Engineering new Turnkey “Cloud Services,” including Hosting, Managed Services, COOP, and Data Storage and Archival.
