Manufacturing Planner - Temporary
$99,840–$170,560 year
On-siteMarina, California, United States
Job Summary
Own the shop floor production schedule for assigned areas, ensuring alignment between demand, material availability, and manufacturing readiness. Lead daily schedule reviews and status updates, collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to prioritize work orders and release them. Create reporting that measures schedule attainment and highlights key drivers of variability, while managing short-term planning needs and addressing root causes of recurring disruptions. Maintain schedule integrity in ERP systems and contribute to capacity planning efforts to support build velocity. This temporary role lasts 3-6 months with a target base pay of $48 - $82/hr.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or related field
- 6+ years equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations in a complex hardware environment
- Proficiency with ERP systems such as Dynamics 365
- Ability to interpret and manage routing, BOM, and order data
- Experience in high-mix, low-volume production environments
- Experience with evolving processes and limited system structure
- Familiarity with PLM tools such as Enovia, Catia, or Delmia
- Understanding of configuration management principles
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to lead discussions and influence across teams
- Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-paced environments
- Ability to help drive process improvement and planning maturity
- Experience building or using reporting tools
- Ability to monitor planning execution and drive continuous improvement
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting planning transformations or scaling manufacturing from low-rate to higher-volume production
- APICS CPIM or CSCP certification
- Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement experience
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