Capacity Planning Supervisor jobs in Santa Ana, CA

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

The Planning Supervisor oversees and manages the Planning Department to ensure processes, plans, and schedules on customer orders are based on customer needs and requirements by performing the following duties:

• Works with Operations as Supply Chain leader in the release of work orders. This includes selection and control of jobs that may need direct handling through the operational process.
• Works as central point with Sales and Operations to optimize scheduling to drive and meet on-time delivery metrics.
• Develops recovery plan when delinquencies to the customer occur.
• Provides leadership and direction to Planners, increasing efficiency of jobs released to the manufacturing floor.
• Prepares shop routers and methods for customer requirements.
• Prepares orders for sub components and assemblies.
• Maintains release files for sequencing of manufacturing lots.
• Maintains integrity of all customer change requests.
• Releases manufacturing orders based on customer requirements and manufacturing shop load requirements.
• Reviews daily manufacturing production reporting data to determine and maintain schedule accuracy.
• Responds to all reported manufacturing shortages and takes appropriate action to correct.
• Develop and modify electronic routers to improve accuracy of manufacturing requirements for each operations.
• Maintain system accuracy for assigned product lines and daily dispatch list
• Interpret customer drawings. Into what? Manufacturing Orders into manufacturing Orders and create new routers for production per customer specification and process control documents.
• Define the sequence of manufacturing operations.
• Develop manufacturing dimensions and tolerances.
• Create manufacturing work instructions
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• B.S. or B.A. Degree (preferably in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration).
• Minimum of 3-5 years Manufacturing experience (aerospace or machining background preferred)
• Supervisory experience leading teams; Performance management skills.
• Analytical skills; Personal accountability; Strong organizational skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with all levels of organization, especially with direct employees.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Must be capable of working effectively with minimal direction and supervision.
• Excellent Microsoft Office Skills (specifically with Excel)
• Must possess excellent problem solving, organizational and verbal & written communication skills.
• Solid, overall business acumen and a strong mindset for continuous improvement.
• Attention to detail and an attitude of 100% compliance with all company and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Results oriented.