Senior Production Planner

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne Microwave Solutions has over 50 years of experience in the design, development, and manufacture of sophisticated microwave/RF components and integrated assemblies for the most demanding challenges. Our products and capabilities are sought after by civilian and military organizations spanning numerous global markets, including Aviation, Communication, Electronic Warfare (EW/ECM/CIED), Industrial, Missile/UAV, Radar, Satcom, Space, and Test and Measurement. Teledyne Microwave Solutions invests heavily in research and development to maintain the ability to offer the world’s most advanced MW/RF capabilities for current and emerging challenges.

Job Summary:

Responsible for planning, scheduling, and monitoring the production process, from raw materials to finished goods.  The job is further responsible for communicating schedule impacts and making necessary adjustments to ensure timely delivery.  Essentially, the Planner is responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient flow of production to meet customer demands and projected revenue with minimal supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. (other duties may be assigned):

• Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Ensure performance of the master schedule meets the revenue targets for the current month, quarter and year.
• Plans and schedules workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.
• Plan and monitor inventory of Work in Progress (WIP)
• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, collaborating with management, sales, production and/or engineering.
• Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Assures that the products are delivered on schedule and meets the quality standards of the company.
• Analyzes production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools and human resource requirements.
• Works closely with Production, Materials, Import and Export Compliance and Customer Service in preparing the timeline of the product.
• Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.
• Prepares production reports.
• Organize and lead team meetings ensuring they progress efficiently.

Education and/or Experience                                           

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and 5-10 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Other Essential Duties

• Follows all import/export requirements, consulting with facility import/export personnel as required.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Basic Knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/6 Sigma/Kaizen

Other Qualifications

• Active Government Security Clearance is a plus
• US Citizenship with ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.
• Ability to travel (domestically/internationally) approximately 10%

Position may require one or more of the following (Site/CBU Specific):

            U.S. Person for access to ITAR-Controlled Technical Data.

Salary Range:

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

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