Planner Scheduler

Creates, plans, schedules, and coordinates component jobs for CNC machines. Provides timely planning, and scheduling of component jobs to the manufacturing floor to achieve customer delivery dates. Coordinate delivery of parts to expedite flow to meet production schedule by evaluating CNC schedule to ensure components are manufactured by their scheduled due date. Utilize M1 system to calculate shortages and need dates for upcoming orders. Review and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay. Produces all CNC packets and releases them to production floor while also ensuring packets are the current revision. Uses any forecasting data to make sound decisions on quantities of component jobs. Works with Director of Operations on what parts are suitable to run in house. Communicates the production progress to Director of Operations. Combines orders for assembly jobs to maximize efficiency and profit. Evaluates and prioritizes potential improvements in production based on gains and required effort. Identifies opportunities for process improvement, waste removal, and cost reduction in production and presents information to top leadership.

Hard Skills

• CNC machine scheduling
• M1 system proficiency
• Production planning
• Forecasting data analysis

• Effective communication
• Prioritization
• Decision-making
• Process improvement

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Work Environment

2 machine shops: 1 with 4 machines and the other with advanced overnight/technical runs. M-Th 6:30a-5p. Potential OT as business needs dictate.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.