Production Planner

COME JOIN MID-CONTINENT!

“Where your work is valued—above-market pay, real work-life balance, and a team that feels like home.”

THE POSITION…

As a Production Planner, you will be responsible for developing and coordinating production schedules to accurately plan and ensure efficient production capacity and meet on-time delivery and required inventory levels. To be successful in this role, you will identify opportunities to improve processes and control costs.

THIS POSITION MAY BE FOR YOU IF…

• You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing planning/scheduling.
• You have experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) information systems.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office.
• You have strong attention to detail.
• You are organized, focused, and results oriented.
• You are a problem-solver with critical thinking and prioritizing skills.
• You have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IT IF… (but it’s not a deal breaker)

• You have experience with manufacturing drawings.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT…

• Review customer orders and sales requirements for attainability
• Develop and analyze schedules in accordance with sales forecast and create production orders to meet customer and stocking needs
• Manage production resources to ensure actionable and efficient production schedules
• Facilitate Engineering Change Order implementation for purchasing, material control and production
• Review forecasted production orders and adjust schedules as needed to address production issues or changing priorities
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Operations and Sales to ensure that minimum inventory levels are met to support customer requirements
• Implement and monitor workflow and production activity within the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to meet production deadlines

WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK…

• We provide above-market pay and a comprehensive benefits package.
• We  promote an environment where you can excel in your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. 
• Our facility is climate controlled, clean, organized, and safe. We operate in a professional, light manufacturing environment.
• We believe anything worth doing is worth doing right – every time.
• We have frequent events to keep work interesting. Our food drive is super impressive, we enjoy an annual food truck fest appreciation day, monthly fruit/donut day, employee luncheons throughout the year, wellness challenges with incentives, and frequent ticket raffles for local sporting and cultural events.
• We have a small company feel – even though we’re doing big things.

WHO WE ARE....

Founded in 1964, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics provides superior instruments, avionics and power solutions to the global aerospace community. We operate one of the largest maintenance, overhaul and exchange programs in the world, and deliver safe and certified products, using innovative technologies and sophisticated clean sheet designs.

At Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, we are committed to quality, service, integrity, and professionalism. Our employees serve the best customers from all over the world in general, business and commercial, advanced air mobility, defense and special missions markets. In this role, you’ll be an important part of the reason our customers consider us a premier instrument, avionics, and aircraft power solutions provider.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Actual compensation offered within the targeted salary range will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.