Production Planner
Cincinnati, Ohio (on-site)
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At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.
As a Production Planner, you’ll translate customer orders for the assigned cell involving several sequential operations. Control various production factors to ensure balanced and leveled loads; appropriate utilization of available capacity (labor, tools and equipment); and bottleneck management, allowing for a controlled flow of approved materiel to meet delivery requirements.
What you’ll do:
- Review current WIP for various cell to provide daily schedule for OPS leaders.
- Review daily production schedule to properly move and stage parts for workflow efficiency for operations team.
- Stage parts
- Ensure orders have the proper materials required.
- Review various reports on the progress of work, material delivery dates, rates of production and other production information, using manual or computerized systems.
- Monitors the movement of parts, supplies and material within and between cells/business units to ensure that supplies, materials and products are shipped and received on schedule.
- Will work with other departments: production, quality, and management to ensure a smooth flow of production.
- Advise the OPS leaders of the status of work in progress, material availability and interruptions in the schedule to ensure that personnel, equipment, material and services are provided as needed.
- Identifies and initiates improvements to production process flows.
- Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
- Carry out special projects as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
- 1+ years of experience in planning and/or scheduling
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds (unassisted) for approximately 25% of the average workday
Desired Skills
- Previous operations planning and/or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Good planning, organizational, analytical, decision making, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Thorough knowledge of production management computer systems.
- Previous experience with ERP databases and proficiency with computer navigation.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
Skills Required
- 1+ years of experience in planning and/or scheduling
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds unassisted for ~25% of workday
- Previous operations planning and/or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment
- Thorough knowledge of production management computer systems
- Previous experience with ERP databases and proficiency with computer navigation
- Good planning, organizational, analytical, decision making, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
