Manufacturing Planner - Aircraft Assembly

Job Title: Manufacturing Planner – Aircraft Assembly

Location: Sandpoint, ID

Job Type: Full Time

Relocation: $25,000-$35,000 flat payment with the first paycheck, depending on family size

What this person will own

• Create, maintain and improve mBOMs, routings, work instructions and ERP manufacturing data.
• Translate eBOMs, drawings and process definitions into production-ready information.
• Ensure work orders reflect the correct sequence, materials, tooling, requirements and operating constraints.
• Implement engineering changes while preserving revision control, effectivity, configuration integrity and aircraft traceability.
• Resolve differences between ERP data and shop-floor execution through root-cause analysis and lasting corrective actions.
• Work with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain and Configuration Management to improve production readiness.

Work balance: approximately 50% hands-on on the production floor and 50% at a computer.

Required background

• 7-10 years doing manufacturing planning, including qualifying work within manufacturing engineering.
• Aircraft assembly knowledge and demonstrated ownership of implemented process improvements.
• Strong ERP experience, eBOM experience, eBOM/mBOM reconciliation, routings and production data structures. The site is moving from Epicor to SAP.
• Engineering change management, configuration control, effectivity and revision management.
• Tooling integration knowledge and familiarity with regulatory requirements affecting aircraft production.
• Practical shop-floor understanding, analytical problem-solving and the ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority.

Preferred qualifications

• Technical degree preferred.
• PLM experience such as Teamcenter or a comparable system.
• AS9100 knowledge, MRP exposure, Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and digital work instructions.
• Relevant certifications are valued, not required.

This role is for a German manufacturer of Metal forming machines.