Manufacturing Engineering Planner

Duties and Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Coordinate the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including process planning, creating work instructions in MES (Solumina), and support manufacturing rework planning.
• Maintain alignment between ERP and MES Database master data and ensure change management accuracy.
• Ensure production rework planning change requests are accurate and completed in a timely fashion.
• Provide real time planning updates to area technicians, leads and supervisors
• Interpreting complex engineering documents and structures, and develop & improve process sequencing and work order clarity.
• Support area Manufacturing Engineering and Liaison Engineering requests for work order modification.
• Gather technical information from engineering drawings and specifications
• Consult with engineers and production personnel
• Proofread documents for spelling, grammar, technical accuracy, and quality requirements.
• Use defined procedures to submit completed documents for review, approval, and release.
• Participate in document review process.
• Work with CAD models to create technical illustrations
• Coordinate with QE/QA members to ensure work order planning meets engineering and process specifications

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Two year degree and / or Two year’s industry experience in ERP or MES operating systems
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills required.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and technical reports.
• Background in aircraft manufacturing preferred.
• A working knowledge of aircraft structures and systems and familiarity with shop procedures preferred.
• General understanding and ability to use standard measurement tools (calipers, micrometer, scales, gauge pins etc.)
• General understanding of GD&T
• Understand and comply with area safety requirements
• General understanding and experience with Creo / Creo View / Windchill is preferred but not required

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Self-Development: Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• Nimble Learning: Actively learns through experimentation when tackles new problems, using both successes and failures as learning opportunities.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Work beyond 40 hours per week may be required.

Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

MISSION

To deliver an aviation experience that is the pinnacle of innovation, quality, and safety to our customers.

ABOUT CIRRUS AIRCRAFT

Cirrus Aircraft is the recognized global leader in personal aviation and the maker of the best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet™, the world’s first single engine Personal Jet and recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) – the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system included as standard equipment on an aircraft. To date, worldwide flight time on Cirrus aircraft has passed nine million hours and over 170 people have returned home safely to their families as a result of the inclusion of CAPS® as a standard feature on all Cirrus aircraft. The company has three locations in the United States, located in Duluth, Minnesota, Grand Forks, North Dakota and Knoxville, Tennessee. Find out more at www.cirrusaircraft.com.

OUR BENEFITS

Cirrus offers a competitive benefits package that includes: health, dental, life, short and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending account, 401K retirement savings plan, voluntary vision, Employee Referral Incentive Program, vacation and holiday pay. Additionally, all employees enjoy a discount at the company store and exclusive discounts from our world-class partners, like Garmin, Bose, AT&T, Microsoft, Fastenal and more.

LIFE AT CIRRUS

As a leading manufacturer of personal aircraft, Cirrus is dedicated to the advancement of general aviation. The Cirrus Flying Club offers employees and their family members the unique opportunity to obtain their private pilot’s license in the comfort of a Cirrus or rent a Cirrus for an impromptu adventure at a greatly reduced rate.

At Cirrus, we are committed to investing in the future of our employees and company by offering professional development and career progression opportunities that include onboarding, recurrent and area-specific training, talent acceleration and leadership development, continuing education, and tuition assistance programs.

We also engage employees by offering several employee and family events throughout the year, as well as the opportunity to take part in activity clubs and community events. From holiday and special occasion celebrations, to local runs and barbecues, our team has the opportunity to connect with each other, the community and our customers. We also give back to our communities by providing all employees a paid Community Day each year!