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Production Planner

Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Full Time
Compensation: $55,000–$80,000 (DOE)
Travel: Negligible
Shift: Day

Summary

Seeking a talented and enthusiastic Production Planner with outstanding communication and organizational skills. As a key member of cross-functional project teams, you’ll represent the interests of both the company and the customer across a variety of R&D and production contracts—from quick-turn projects to large orders with thousands of units. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, leadership, and the supply base, ensuring technical excellence, fiscal responsibility, and customer satisfaction.

Essential Functions

• Prepare, issue, and control purchase requisitions; coordinate material requirements to maintain a controlled flow of approved materials aligned to production needs.
• Facilitate communication among production, engineering, quality, management, suppliers, and customers.
• Advise management on work-in-progress status, material availability, and potential production issues to ensure personnel, equipment, materials, and services are in place.
• Confirm material supply and demand; prepare purchase requests based on production schedules, shop load, and inventory requirements.
• Coordinate activities with product assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, and inventory control; schedule and expedite part movement.
• Coordinate with Quality and suppliers to process non-conforming material, including inventory control activities, RMA assignment, and shipping paperwork.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure project goals and deliverables meet company quality standards.
• Identify, track, manage, and help resolve project issues.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of projects and related contractual, technical, and quality documentation.
• Support proposal and pricing efforts.
• Manage material logistics and vendor relations; support the purchasing lifecycle with Accounting, Receiving, and Program Management.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

Professional office environment using standard equipment (e.g., laptop computers, photocopiers).

Physical Demands

Regularly required to talk or hear; close vision and the ability to adjust focus. May occasionally lift files, access cabinets, and use a stool as needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Schedule

Full-time, ~40 hours per week. Typical office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with variations based on workload and manager discretion. Overtime may be required as needs arise.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• U.S. Citizenship required due to contract regulations.
• High school diploma and 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably supporting high-tech Department of Defense manufacturing programs.
• Proficiency with MS Office (especially Excel); ability to prepare reports, worksheets, charts, schedules, and related data.
• ERP/MRP system experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact at all organizational levels.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and effective at prioritizing work.
• Strong team orientation and willingness to learn from others.
• Ability to identify technical, cost, and schedule risks/opportunities and engage appropriate technical support.
• Self-motivated, adaptable to few boundaries and occasionally conflicting priorities.
• Strong analytical skills and a detail-oriented, problem-solving approach.
• Curiosity and drive to explore and solve new challenges.

Benefits Summary

Four weeks of PTO annually, flexible scheduling, hybrid work, tuition reimbursement, up to 6% 401(k) match, and medical, dental, and vision plans.

AAP/EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fair employment practices, including selection, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, discipline, and termination. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation are prohibited on the basis of race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy/childbirth/related conditions, age, disability, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are supported through an affirmative action program.

Other Duties

This description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.