Pay range:$25-$40/hr.
Company Overview
APM is a leading manufacturing corporation with over 30 years of experience in design, development consultation, and fabrications. We cater to a diverse customer base that includes both commercial and aerospace sectors. Our commitment to employee satisfaction is paramount.
Summary
We are seeking a Planner to join our dynamic team at APM. This role is essential in ensuring efficient production processes and inventory management, directly contributing to our mission of delivering high-quality products to our customers. The position is based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Generate shop floor travelers from customer drawings, specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
- Develop clear, step-by-step manufacturing operation sequences to support successful part fabrication.
- Review the planning dashboard daily to monitor job status, priorities, and production flow, and release travelers to the shop floor in alignment with production schedules and manufacturing readiness.
- Identify outside processing requirements and provide detailed instructions to suppliers to ensure proper part processing.
- Identify proper inspection steps throughout the manufacturing process to ensure product quality.
- Develop tooling and fixtures as shop aids for welding, assembly, and related manufacturing processes.
- Maintain BOMs and routing data within the ERP system.
- Create drawing-based shop aids to ensure clear understanding of process steps for shop floor operators.
- Ensure compliance with AS9100 standards, ITAR, DFARS, customer specifications, and aerospace quality requirements.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Radan (2D) or equivalent nesting software, and CNC toolpath programming for 3-, 4-, and 5-axis machining.
- Knowledge of CNC machining setup processes for 3, 4, and 5-axis equipment.
- Familiarity with CNC turning methods, machining tolerances, and precision manufacturing practices.
- Strong understanding of sheet metal manufacturing theory, fabrication processes, and industry best practices.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of CNC machining, tooling, fixturing, sheet metal fabrication, welding, finishing, and assembly processes.
- Interpret customer engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T requirements, and technical data packages to define manufacturing processes and operation sequences.
- Proficiency with CAD software including SolidWorks and CATIA.
- Advanced knowledge of manufacturing materials including metals, castings, forgings, tubing, extrusions, and sheet/plate materials.
- Strong understanding and application of GD&T principles.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems, BOMs and work instructions.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing specifications including MIL, SAE, ASTM, and customer-specific requirements.
- Knowledge of AS9100 quality systems and aerospace manufacturing requirements.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Requirements
- Proven experience in demand planning and production planning within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of inventory control principles and practices.
- Familiarity with SAP or similar enterprise resource planning systems is preferred.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
- Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with team members.
If you are ready to take your career to the next level in a thriving manufacturing environment, we invite you to apply today and become part of our dedicated team at APM!
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
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