Senior Production Planner

Biofire Technologies is on a mission to give gun owners better tools for reducing preventable gun injuries and deaths, especially among children. We believe our technology, combined with a best-in-class customer experience, will define the future of firearms safety for the next generation. Our mission-driven approach has earned support from the firearm community, the tech world, and the media.

Biofire employees encompass a diverse range of talents, including world-class engineers who have designed and tested firearms, medical devices, robots, cars, satellites, rockets, and supersonic jets; expert technicians from aerospace, defense tech, special forces, and gunsmithing; and elite operators from high-tech, advanced manufacturing, and regulated industries. Whether building the product or powering the company behind it, every Biofire team member is united by an obsession with safety, reliability, and operational excellence.

Reducing accidental firearm injuries and deaths requires original thinking and authentic collaboration, so we’re deeply invested in building a team and culture that can achieve our mission together. Team members enjoy autonomy and flexibility from day one, so expect to be immediately tasked with solving challenging problems and building new systems that work. We’ll hold you accountable for executing audacious goals, giving and receiving honest feedback, and helping your teammates succeed. You’ll receive respect, kindness, and support from every direction while you figure out how to get it all done.

As a Senior Production Planner at Biofire, you will act as the connective tissue between the Production and Supply Chain teams. We are looking for someone who is comfortable with the long-term planning horizon to contribute to our Production and Supply Chain teams and helps enable quick resolution of any blocking issues.
To succeed you will need to be able to excel at details to construct a time-phased build plan. You will need to be an intuitive and effective communicator, who is eager to drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any short or long term gaps in MAKE part clear-to-build. If you’re excited about helping to solve mission-critical challenges, we encourage you to apply.

Day-to-day responsibilities of the role will include:

• Create and maintain a production schedule for MAKE parts using the capacity plan, material constraints, and demand as inputs;

• Create and maintain a clear-to-build for all MAKE and BUY parts, ensuring sufficient supply of each, with appropriate safety stock, to support the production schedule;

• Analyze demand changes to ensure supply of MAKE and BUY parts aligns with demand requirements;

• Lead and facilitate meetings with BioFire Production and Supply Chain teams, as required, to ensure that the current production schedule is understood, that actual production meets or exceeds planned production, and constraints to planned production are identified for root cause and corrective action;

• Own production planning reporting generation and distribution; clearly communicate production status to senior/executive stakeholders;

• Develop production plans for new production introductions (NPI) through end of life (EOL) that balance supply and demand;

• Identify opportunities to improve the planning process and drive assigned projects to completion;

We understand that not all applicants will possess skills that perfectly align with our job qualifications. At Biofire, we appreciate diverse experiences from various industries, and we encourage all individuals who meet the necessary qualifications to submit their applications. While having the "desired" qualifications may strengthen a candidate's profile, we also welcome applicants with alternative experiences to apply.

• 5+ years Supply Chain management, plant scheduling and manufacturing operations experience;

• Strong quantitative data analysis and critical thinking skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions;

• Able to prioritize in the face of competing demands and communicate clearly across all levels of the organization;

• Experience with MS Office, particularly MS Excel;

In addition to competitive pay, as a full-time employee at Biofire you are eligible for:

• Stock Options in Biofire, 401(k), HSA - and other financial benefits

• Medical Insurance - including plan options with $0 payroll deduction

• Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Plans - with $0 payroll deduction

• 3 Weeks Vacation and Sick time (Flex Time for salary positions), and 13 Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave - and other family-building, adoption and surrogacy benefits

The compensation range for this role is $120,000 - $135,000/annual salary + stock options + benefits.

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

This is a full-time, salaried role. Our dog-friendly, state-of-the-art headquarters is located in beautiful Broomfield, Colorado, between Boulder and Denver. The team regularly engages in collaborative in-person sessions at our vibrant office space, but you will be offered the flexibility to work from home as needed.
We expect you to bring your very best, and in return, we will provide the support necessary for you to excel. You'll collaborate with colleagues you appreciate, respect, and find inspiration from, and have access to all the technical resources needed.

We’re bringing innovation to a technological problem that has persisted for decades, so we depend on diverse, inclusive, and collaborative teams to break new ground and do great work. We welcome people from all qualified backgrounds, and we don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, political affiliation, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

This role handles information subject to US Export Control Regulations. Applicants must be (a) a citizen of the United States; (b) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (“Green Card” holder); or (c) a person admitted into the United States as an asylee or refugee to be considered for the position.