About Us:
As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.
The Pursuit family of companies has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.
About the Opportunity: The Production Planner position is responsible for a variety of analytical and administrative duties within the designated cells, in conjunction with creating and releasing job orders through the Symix system. Location: Manchester, CT
This role is onsite 100% of the time Responsibilities:
- Plans, schedules and coordinates with the manufacturing supervision to avoid potential bottlenecks, preventing production delays
- Places the purchasing requisitions and amends purchase orders for materials and services required throughout the production of hardware
- Determines the workload verses the shop capacity to maintain the manufacturing schedule priorities
- Recommends off-load or other actions to solve the capacity problems
- Tracks the revised requirements for maintaining on-time customer delivery
- Works closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing Supervision, and Management
- Orders materials, tracks shortages, and maintains and controls inventory levels in the Bond Room and parts on the shop floor
- Splits the processes and the adding of engineering change notices
- Issues the material to the shop floor enabling a steady workflow
- Investigates and corrects the inconsistencies of the vendor packing slips
- Creates the processes for the drop-ship material and their stock requisitions
- Keeps accurate records for the job and lot numbers
- Keeps track of the purchase orders for timely delivery to support the production requirements
- Monitors the quality and standard procedures and assists the Supervisor in resolving issues
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field and two (2) years of related experience, or
- Five (5) years of related experience
- Knowledge of production scheduling and purchasing processes in a manufacturing environment
- Computer skills including fluency with Microsoft Office Products
- Knowledge of MRP Systems and creating/modifying mechanical drawings with any popular CAD system
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interpersonal and excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Organizational skills with the ability to prioritize
- APICS training/certification
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Frequently required to talk or hear.
- Occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision and color vision.
Compensation & Benefits: Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things. Pursuit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
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Pursuit Aerospace
paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
May 22, 2025