Materials Planner

Materials Planner

Since 2018, Elevate Aircraft Seating has been enhancing the passenger experience through innovative aircraft seat design and manufacturing. With locations in California, Washington, and Germany we are guided by creativity, collaboration, and a shared commitment to quality.

We are looking for a skilled Materials Planner to join our team in Santa Maria, CA. This is an on-site position based in Santa Maria, CA. We value teamwork, inclusivity, and continuous professional development, and we offer competitive benefits along with opportunities for growth.

Job Summary

The Materials Planner is responsible for coordinating all material planning efforts between departments to meet customer expectations and company goals.

Summary Of Job Duties - Essential Functions (Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain accurate information in MRP system, including item attributes, Bill of Material, production routings, and customer and production schedules.
• Monitor MRP, shortage lists, and related indicators to determine 100% material availability and a high rate of inventory turn to ensure 100% on-time customer delivery; utilizes audit reports and key performance metrics.
• Maintain master schedule or management of entry.
• Evaluate purchased part material requirements and plans supply.
• Release internal production work orders.
• Coordinate cross functional activities with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, and engineering to ensure a smooth flow of materials through the production processes.
• Implement Engineering Change Notices.
• Replace materials timely due to non-conformance or scrap.
• Identify and communicate a detailed status on any material planning items impacting the production schedule (e.g., part shortages).
• Identify opportunities for improvement within the materials group and lead improvement initiatives; achieve 100% material availability; increased inventory turnover; transaction, variance, and work order reduction; standard MRP set-ups and physical material flow across multiple programs.
• Maintain a safe, secure and legal work environment, adhering to all Company policies and procedures.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of the Company's information and products.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned or requested.

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Compensation / Benefits

Elevate Aircraft Seating offers competitive wages and benefits to recognize employees for their work. The base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location, experience, and internal equity.

Salary Range Transparency : $82,000 - 103,000 annually, depending on candidate qualifications.

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