We are seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Senior Production Planner to join our dynamic team. In this position, you will supports manufacturing operations by developing production plans, coordinating production schedules, and optimizing planning activities that align manufacturing capacity, material availability, and customer demand.
This role contributes to operational performance by evaluating production trends, resolving planning challenges, and coordinating production planning activities that support manufacturing objectives and customer commitments.
Working cross-functionally with supply chain, operations, manufacturing, engineering, quality, program management, and finance, this role supports production planning, scheduling, material availability, and manufacturing operations while ensuring production plans align with manufacturing capacity, inventory objectives, and business priorities.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and maintain floor production schedules for space-related projects, taking into account resource availability, project timelines, and customer requirements.
- Review material shortages, stock outages, and safety stock levels while working with Purchasing and Manufacturing to meet customer requirements. Propose changes when needed.
- Monitor production progress and proactively address any deviations from the schedule, ensuring on-time delivery of deliverables.
- Coordinates and expedites the flow of materials within internal work centers.
- Develops work statements and sequencing of data driven supply chain processes through collaboration and partnership with internal business shareholders.
- Reviews, maintains, and monitors ERP production data integrity to continuously improve product delivery.
- Develop a tool and process to identify and manage production capacity slots which are allocated to program management requirements, support delivery to milestones and inform impact to delivery dates where the production demand changes.
- Be the subject-matter-expert for cross-functional stakeholders determining Capacity based make vs. buy, forward scheduling and lead times analysis.
- Prepare reports and presentations to communicate production status, performance metrics, and recommendations for improvement to senior management.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 5 or more years of experience in engineering/manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain management, or related field.
- Proven experience in production planning or manufacturing operations, preferably in the aerospace/space/automotive industry.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
- Proficiency in production planning software and tools (e.g., ERP, MES…etc).
- Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project and development of a Master Production Schedule
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and precision in planning and execution.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities and deadlines.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain management, or a related field
- Experience in production planning or manufacturing operations
- Strong analytical skills and ability to make data-driven decisions
- Proficiency with production planning software and tools, including ERP or MES systems
- Experience with Smartsheet and Microsoft Project
- Experience developing a Master Production Schedule
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Detail-oriented approach focused on planning and execution accuracy
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Production planning or manufacturing operations experience in aerospace, space, or automotive industries
CesiumAstro Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CesiumAstro and has not been reviewed or approved by CesiumAstro.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus FSAs and mental health benefits. Feedback suggests the health package is comprehensive for a growth-stage aerospace firm.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and other retirement-plan elements. Feedback suggests core retirement mechanisms are in place alongside standard financial benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick days, and bereavement leave are included. Feedback suggests time-off options are broad on paper across multiple leave types.
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What We Do
We build high-throughput, plug-and-play phased array communication payloads for space and airborne platforms. CesiumAstro’s full-stack, multi-mission hardware and software products enable a diverse range of commercial and defense objectives. Full-system engineering design is at the heart of every CesiumAstro product. We deliver high-performance solutions under rapid development timelines.
Why Work With Us
At CesiumAstro, we’re a team. We’re passionate, respectful, and determined colleagues ready to help at a moment’s notice. We’re mentors excited to enable our peers with the knowledge they need to succeed. Together, we’re visionaries committing to building memories that will last a lifetime.
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