About Us:
As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.
The Pursuit family of companies has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.
About the Opportunity:
The Production Planner position is responsible for a variety of analytical and administrative duties within the designated cells, in conjunction with creating and releasing job orders through the ERP (Visual) system.
Location: South Windsor, CT
This role is onsite 100% of the time. 1st shift Monay - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Responsibilities:
- Control the flow of work throughout manufacturing, release and monitor work orders throughout the manufacturing cycle and act as a liaison between work centers and the customer to ensure on-time delivery of product.
- Review customer schedules to prioritize and release work orders
- Expedite parts throughout the manufacturing process acting as liaison between all arears of the business to keep parts moving toward completion.
- Manage capacity in responsible areas to ensure adequate staffing is maintained
- Responsible for control of inventory including finished goods and WIP
- Ensure work centers have updated schedules and monitor compliance
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree in related field and two (2) years of related experience
- Knowledge of production scheduling processes in a manufacturing environment
- Computer skills including fluency with Microsoft Office Products
- Knowledge of MRP Systems
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.
- Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- Five (5) years of related experience
- Ability to perform multiples tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated with tremendous sense of urgency, resourcefulness, and adaptability
- Prior knowledge of Visual Manufacturing ERP a plus
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Frequently required to talk or hear.
- Occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision and color vision.
Compensation & Benefits:
Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things.
Pursuit is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Associate's degree in a related field
- Two years of related experience
- Knowledge of production scheduling processes in a manufacturing environment
- Fluency with Microsoft Office products
- Knowledge of MRP systems
- Authorization to work full-time in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
- Ability to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Five years of related experience
- Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivation, urgency, resourcefulness, and adaptability
- Prior knowledge of Visual Manufacturing ERP
Pursuit Aerospace Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pursuit Aerospace and has not been reviewed or approved by Pursuit Aerospace.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is offered with first-of-month eligibility, plus HSA funding, a wellness incentive, and access to a care concierge. Company-paid short-term disability and basic life/AD&D add protection beyond the basics.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and company-paid holidays are part of the package, with some listings highlighting “generous PTO.” Parental leave is referenced in employer profiles, rounding out the time-off menu.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is consistently advertised across postings and benefit listings. This provides baseline retirement savings support even when exact match details are not always publicly specified.
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What We Do
Pursuit Aerospace is a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, specializing in precision-engineered parts and assemblies for commercial and military aerospace through highly integrated processes.
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