Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Company Background & Summary

Votaw Precision Technologies is a trusted leader in the manufacturing of complex precision components, assemblies, and systems for the aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors. With a strong reputation for technical excellence, quality craftsmanship, and on-time delivery, Votaw supports some of the world’s most demanding programs through its advanced manufacturing capabilities. The company specializes in precision machining, fabrication, welding, and complex assembly operations for mission-critical applications. Votaw Precision Technologies is committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering best-in-class solutions to its customers.

We are looking for a well-versed Planner that shares a passion for not being satisfied with the status quo. The Planner position is responsible and fully accountable for the successful planning and execution of programs under their leadership. The Planner will assume complete responsibility to generate detailed instructions for the manufacturing of complex aerospace components with a heavy emphasis on flight safety and fracture critical components. This high-visibility role is pivotal in shaping and driving the company’s upfront product strategies, while driving crucial decisions on how we manufacture our hardware. You will work cross-functionally with multiple facets of the business to include Engineering, Program Management, & Operations to ensure we are selling what we can deliver, and that we are pushing the boundaries of aerospace and defense products.

Essential Functions

• Review customer requirements to ensure technical compliance.
• Compiles all required information to cost components and assemblies including bills of material, routings and processes, raw material specifications, outside vendor services, material costs, production rates, asset utilization, tooling, fixture and packaging requirements.
• Develop costing for new projects, from simple to complex assemblies, including multi-level bill of materials.
• Prepare planning drafts and checks typed documents for accuracy and completeness, routes planning and supplemental documents.
• Analyzes engineering design releases, customer process and quality specifications and related documentation; develops traveler and process sheet specifying operations sequences, raw stock and part required, tooling and tolerances to be held, set-up and run times, inspection points and other manufacturing features or characteristics requiring control. Incorporates engineering change orders and planning changes; revises planning documents. Prepare rework planning.
• Trouble shoot manufacturing processes. Act as Liaison between Engineering / NC Programming / Manufacturing / Program Management.
• Prepares original manufacturing process instruction sheets and outlines. Plans manufacturing phases and process steps necessary to fabricate including repair, rework and revision of Company products in accordance with pertinent specifications. Prepares and completes planning documents, assuring the most economical and efficient production of our products.
• Creates demand for purchasing in ERP system
• Coordinates with other departments to create “all-encompassing” planning for flight components.
• Communicate with department stakeholders to ensure their planning needs are accommodated.
• Generates product flow sequencing (Manufacturing Methods).
• Identifies special process or test / inspection requirements.
• Responsible for the initial review of product nonconformance’s and rework instructions when applicable.
• Translates the customer’s instructions into planning, and monitors / manages the corrections to a successful conclusion.
• Communicate and direct resolution of significant manufacturing or technical problems to peers and senior management.
• Must be able to communicate directly with engineers, project managers, and other functional areas of the organization to ensure successful planning execution.
• Interpret complicated aerospace drawings and specifications.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment to solve planning-related issues to ensure the successful execution of customer programs.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements :

Qualifications and Skills

Formal Education & Certification

Required :

Preferred :

Knowledge & Experience

Additional Requirements

Personal Attributes

Work Conditions

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations : job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.

Votaw Precision Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability / Vets.