Production Planner
Carlsbad
About us:
One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate.We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
What you'll do:
The Production Planner reviews established product production schedules for the programs assigned to them. Their major responsibilities are to review MRP outputs, verify materials needed to produce the product to support the Oracle system recommended start dates.Review and perform PO receipts at various distribution centers. Releases Work Orders for material at distribution centers for kitting and rework, engages with OPMs, PMs, Purchasing, Manufacturing, QA, Design engineering, and any other functions to resolve any issues.
Validates all required items are ready to support product builds to make scheduled delivery dates. The Planner is responsible for tracking and reporting the status of the product through the manufacturing process and facilitates the final delivery to the customer.
A Production Planner should have a working knowledge of MRP and the planning process. The Production Planner will be expected to work autonomously with general direction given by senior leadership.
The day-to-day:
- Analyzes MRP output to determine production requirements for supported product lines.
- Validates material availability and validates purchased material delivery dates to support production requirements and reports out to wider production team to coordinate with Supply Chain and Logistics teams.
- Works with the OPM to set factory priorities and communicates with the Production Manager to schedule resources for builds.
- Review new products/parts planning attributes and ensure they are correctly set up to support Global Planning processes.
- Review ECOs and prepare implementation plan.
- Maintains system data integrity and releases work orders based on system requirements.
- Attends program and department meetings and reports the status of products and issues as required. Works with OPMs and PMs to set program priorities and build requirements.
- Runs aged work orders, discrepant material, and inventory in various subinventory locations.
- Verifies all production documents and transactions are completed, and the product is stocked for next-level production or delivery.
- Verifies delivery instructions, processes shipping documents, and notifies shipping department for shipment.
- Ability to manage and track consignment builds at a contract manufacturers.
- Engage in continuous improvement initiatives to improve costs and efficiencies throughout our manufacturing and planning process.
- May be asked to perform other duties at a lower or higher level of position.
What you'll need:
- - 2-4 years of proven ability working in Operations, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
- Understanding the manufacturing cycle and how the operations function works regarding Planning and Scheduling.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or quantitative fields.
- Strong Knowledge, understanding, and practice of MRP principles.
- Experience in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, Oracle or SAP preferred.
- Knowledge and understanding of requirements planning/inventory management techniques including just-in-time, MRP, and KANBAN in support of made-to-stock and engineer-to-order manufacturing processes.
- Experience working in a low-volume, high-mix production environment.
- Experience using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for management reporting and presentation.
S. government position. U.S. citizenship is required.
What will help you on the job:
- - Experience working with ESD (ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE) sensitive materials
- Flight hardware and payload application experience
- Experience with FAA Certification tags.
- Experience supporting complex logistical movements between internal manufacturing site and contract manufactures.
- Professional certifications (APICS CPSM/CPIM a plus).
- Experience and proficiency using reporting tools such as Tableau, OBIEE, Excel
- Familiarity with JIRA
- Experience with government contracts
- At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO statement:
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
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