Aerospace Production Planner & Scheduler in Manchester

At Gentex Corporation, we’ve created an environment where great ideas and great people can thrive. Leveraging a history that spans over 130 years, Gentex is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel operating in high performance environments. Join our multinational team of exceptional and dedicated employees around the world and work on challenging and rewarding projects, grow your skills, and advance your career all while making a positive difference in the lives of our customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. or B.A. degree or equivalent education and experience
• Minimum five years’ production planning, scheduling, and material control experience in a Military/Aerospace/Commercial hybrid environment or comparable equivalent.
• Proficiency with computer automated scheduling systems (ERP system).
• Familiar with shop floor scheduling and component issuing/kitting
• Strong understanding of entire flow of production from kit/part pulling to processing finished goods and end customer acceptance
• High mix/low volume manufacturing experience

ABOUT THE JOB

Oversee the receipt and movement of released orders to all necessary production, inspection, and test areas as subassemblies or end items are manufactured. Provide inputs to shipment schedules, plans and forecasts as knowledge of production status develops. Identify any issues/bottlenecks in the production flow and ensure that necessary labor, material, or support is applied to relieve the issue. Reports daily production metrics.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates production schedule and activities with support departments and resolves production constraints related to methods, tools, fixtures, materials and manpower.
• Attend/lead daily meetings to prioritize and plan production activities to maintain on-time delivery
• Communicate the status of job orders to internal and external customers on regular basis
• Participates in the generation of the daily/weekly/monthly production build plan and issues the plan to the assembly, inspection and test areas.
• Reports manufacturing metrics from individual cells and combines information into daily reports.
• Ensures all white board cellular metrics are updated for each area
• Identifies schedule and MFI’s (material flow interruptions) and develops and implements corrective actions.
• Follows up on status of past due orders
• Participation in product rescheduling and modification of the production run (pulling in or pushing out). This includes interfacing with the Programs Office, Contracts Administration, quality, operations, engineering and customer representatives
• Coordinate with Department Manager to develop policies and procedures
• Manage and track the released work orders to confirm production fulfills planned requisites.
• Determine the sequence of the production work orders to be released based on material availability and manufacturing schedule priorities.
• Identify and resolve material shortages required for the planned production work orders.
• Review all material needs based on the manufacturing schedule requirements for sales orders and appropriate inventory levels.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrate the ability to lead and guide others effectively to achieve desired outcome
• Objective and analytical oriented/Problem solving skills
• Production shop loading and planning skills
• Fundamental Lean Manufacturing and high rate production skills
• Proficient Computer skills
• Mechanical Measurement and Instrumentation skills
• Ability to express self clearly in verbal and written form – ability to interface with all levels of staff
• Project Planning and Scheduling skills
• Ability to handle multiple programs and tasks simultaneously and efficiently
• Ability to work in a comprehensive team environment
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt background

LOCATION

Gentex’s Manchester facility is located in southern New Hampshire. Manchester is the largest convention, sports, entertainment, and arts & cultural destination in New Hampshire. There is so much to do, see and experience in Manchester including major concerts, AA minor league baseball, live performances at the historic Palace Theatre or exhibits at our renowned museums. Located in the heart of New England, Manchester is also conveniently located within an hour’s drive of Boston, an hour from the Atlantic Ocean and less than two hours from New Hampshire’s scenic White Mountains, Lake Winnipesaukee and the many other well-known vacation destinations in Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Gentex Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for any applicable state or federal protected class. Gentex is an E-Verify Participant. Pre-employment drug/alcohol/background screening is required.