Production Planner
Location: Boulder, COPosition Type: Full TimeCompensation: $55,000–$80,000 (DOE)Travel: NegligibleShift: 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


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