Help build the production operations behind advanced defense technology
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ALAC HR Solutions is recruiting a Production Planner for a growing defense manufacturer in Stafford, VA.
We're looking for an Industrial Engineer with hands-on assembly-line production planning experience who can manage schedules, anticipate material shortages, and use data to keep manufacturing operations running efficiently.
What you'll be responsible for
- Production planning: Develop and maintain production schedules based on demand, inventory, and manufacturing capacity
- Material readiness: Identify shortages, monitor material availability, and work with Procurement and Production to prevent disruptions
- ERP and MRP: Create and maintain manufacturing work orders, bills of materials, routing information, and planning parameters
- Data analysis: Build Excel analyses, dashboards, and reports to monitor capacity, inventory, and production performance
- Production execution: Track work orders, schedule attainment, material consumption, and manufacturing progress
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
- At least 2 years of production planning, MRP, and scheduling experience in an assembly-line manufacturing environment
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookup functions, formulas, and data analysis
- Experience working with ERP systems and manufacturing planning processes
- Strong analytical, organizational, and cross-functional communication skills
Preferred experience
- Aerospace, defense, electronics, or another regulated manufacturing industry
- Microsoft Business Central
- Power BI and production performance dashboards
Interested?
If you have an Industrial Engineering background and hands-on assembly-line production planning experience, we'd welcome a conversation. xhqgsiq
Apply through ALAC HR Solutions to learn more about the position and the manufacturing operations you'll help support.
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This position is listed as full time and onsite.