Production Planner

Help build the production operations behind advanced defense technologyALAC HR Solutions is recruiting a Production Planner for a growing defense manufacturer in Stafford, VA.We're looking for an Industrial Engineer with hands-on assembly-line production planning experience who can manage schedules, anticipate material shortages, and use data to keep manufacturing operations running efficiently.What you'll be responsible forProduction planning: Develop and maintain production schedules based on demand, inventory, and manufacturing capacityMaterial readiness: Identify shortages, monitor material availability, and work with Procurement and Production to prevent disruptionsERP and MRP: Create and maintain manufacturing work orders, bills of materials, routing information, and planning parametersData analysis: Build Excel analyses, dashboards, and reports to monitor capacity, inventory, and production performanceProduction execution: Track work orders, schedule attainment, material consumption, and manufacturing progressRequired qualificationsBachelor's degree in Industrial EngineeringAt least 2 years of production planning, MRP, and scheduling experience in an assembly-line manufacturing environmentAdvanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookup functions, formulas, and data analysisExperience working with ERP systems and manufacturing planning processesStrong analytical, organizational, and cross-functional communication skillsPreferred experienceAerospace, defense, electronics, or another regulated manufacturing industryMicrosoft Business CentralPower BI and production performance dashboardsInterested?If you have an Industrial Engineering background and hands-on assembly-line production planning experience, we'd welcome a conversation.Apply through ALAC HR Solutions to learn more about the position and the manufacturing operations you'll help support.