BETA TECHNOLOGIES
Production Planner - New Product Introduction | Supply Chain
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The Role
At BETA Technologies, we apply our intellectual curiosity, passion for aviation, and commitment to sustainability toward a shared mission of revolutionizing electric aviation. Regardless of the position one holds, each team member brings their talent and desire to positively impact the environment and lives of others in a refreshing, vibrant, and inclusive culture.
BETA Technologies is seeking a Production Planner to help define the future of flight. You will work with a highly motivated, cross-functional team to bring a radical aircraft to production. Bringing innovation to planning, you will be a critical part in BETA realizing its aggressive manufacturing goals while ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety in the industry. This means stepping in and providing an immediate positive impact to BETA in our march to full production.
The Production Planner for New Product Introductions (NPI) plays a key role in coordinating product launches from ideation to ERP integration and tactical execution. In this role you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing project schedules for the supply chain operations team. You will work with partners across the organization to gather and share critical information during product launches. This role requires a high energy individual, strong organizational skills, knowledge of manufacturing processes, and the ability to communicate effectively across various departments. This role will be responsible for speaking and presenting to leadership the status of the supply chain's ability to support product launches and where opportunities or alternate strategies to success may exist.
How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
- Define operational strategy and process for New Product Introductions
- Implement and refine standard operating procedures that will be the framework for how NPI operates
- Maintain world class production standards of quality and safety
- Coordinate and prioritize work in an extremely dynamic environment
- Understand and execute material requirements planning (MRP), capacity planning, and other advanced material planning needs
- Track material shortages for work-orders, kits, and sub-assemblies based on bill-of-material or drawings
- Help quantify manpower, process needs and materials required in order to execute to a plan
- Use and maintain the ERP system to provide clarity and source of truth to the organization
Minimum Qualifications:
- Comfortable with frequent change of direction, dynamic work environment, and passion to perform under pressure
- 5+ years direct experience in planning or project management, preferred experience in manufacturing or in an environment with a similarly intense level of quality and traceability requirements
- Extremely strong communication skills
- Strong background in problem-solving and leadership
- Demonstrated understanding of an ERP system. Experience with Epicor, SAP, Plex, or Oracle will prepare for success.
- Exposure to rapid manufacturing growth and preferably startup experience
- Strong ability to perform both as a part of a team and to perform as an individual
- Desire to change the world of aviation forever
- A passion for flight!
Above and Beyond Qualifications that will distinguish you:
- Plex ERP Experience
- PMP Certification
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear
- The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud
Build electric airplanes with us!
We encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. BETA complies with all applicable federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind in our workplace.
Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E-Verify.
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The Company
What We Do
BETA Technologies is creating an electric transportation ecosystem that’s safe, reliable and sustainable. A relentlessly focused team is building an extensive charging infrastructure and ALIA, the world’s most technologically advanced electric vertical aircraft (EVA). BETA’s platform and products are strikingly simple. Prioritization of safety and a pragmatic approach to certification drive elegant redundancy, appropriate diversity of implementation and simplicity of control. ALIA’s fixed-pitch propellers and centrally located batteries make it an inherently stable aircraft that is safe to fly and easy to maneuver.
