Planner/Scheduler-PLA410

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components in order to help our customers push the frontiers of innovation.  Our core strength is our ability to produce highly tailored, complex composite components. With our unique blend of products – including 3D woven structures, traditional and non-traditional 2D composite structures, and discrete through thickness reinforcement technologies, to name a few – AEC is able to produce composite components and products which meet performance and cost specifications often beyond the reach of metallic or conventional laminated composites.

Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products. Establishes sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates. Determines daily production schedules based on engineering plans, production specifications, plant capacity, availability of parts and manpower requirements. Readjusts schedules according to production progress, change orders or other delaying conditions. Coordinates with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Plans sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation and other manufacturing operations relating to specific portion of the product for guidance of production workers. Plans detail operations from blueprints, engineering orders, change notices and other engineering releases. Determines the need for tooling and makes recommendations for the design and planning of required tools. Prepares shop work orders for materials and product processing and coordinates with schedulers to ensure that items are being processed according to specifications and time requirements. Maintains progress reports, schedules and other related records.

• Knowledge of the job. Substantial acquaintance with, and understanding of, general aspects of the job with a broad understanding of the detailed aspects of the job.

• General supervision and instructions given for routine work and detailed instructions given for new activities or special assignments.

• Contacts are typically with individuals within own department and occasionally with contacts outside own organization. Contacts involve obtaining or providing information or data requiring some explanation or interpretation.

• Determine general project schedule dates for all parts and assemblies after breaking down assembly prints and compiling component part totals. Prepare production release packages (work orders blueprints) for in-house fabrication and assembly. Prepare releases to shipping department, authorizing work to proceed, indicating quantities, completion dates and manufacturing sequence. Set up, maintain and utilize necessary control records, ensuring proper and logical sequential manufacturing operations. Must be computer literate for this function. Prepare critical line and program shortage reports and through purchasing department, expedite manufacturing and procurement of material. Responsible for the implementation of engineering design changes and assuring the manufacture and delivery of the proper project configuration. Responsible for scheduling production utilizing manpower/machine load profile reports.