Production Planner

VTG is seeking a Production Planner (Fab Shop) located in Virginia Beach, VA.

While working in a fast pace environment, analyses, plans, organizes and develops a production package document for the production departments. Provides technical support to production departments as well as customer. Has a thorough knowledge of fabrication and production processes, procedures and shop practices. Review the customer's request, drawings and necessary specifications to prepare and plan for quoting. Plan methods and estimate operation times, develop drawings and sketches for the manufacturing components and assemblies utilizing knowledge and experience in following areas: CNC and manual machining, welding, sheet metal forming, painting, sandblasting, mechanical assembly, and inspection methods. May perform design engineering or assist in the development of new product lines. Thoroughly familiar with the capabilities and uses of shop machinery. May provide the Project Manager with production status and implements risk response plan and recommends work-arounds.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Reviewing blueprints and technical drawings: Understanding project specifications and requirements
• Carefully examining the blueprints and technical drawings to understand the dimensions, materials, and specific details of the project.
• Prepares various drawings of parts and assemblies including sectional profiles, irregular or reverse curves, hidden lines and small or intricate details.
• Makes final sketch of proposed drawing, checking dimension of parts, materials to be used, relation of one part to another and relation of various parts to whole structure or project.
• Using the information from the drawings to plan the sequence of fabrication steps, ensuring that each stage of the process is well-coordinated and efficient.
• Noting all project specifications, including tolerances, finishes, and any special instructions.
• Compile all instructions, drawings, forms, and references into a comprehensive work package document.
• Analyze material for accuracy and submit a purchase action request.
• Simple revisions to existing drawings may be assigned with a verbal explanation of results. More complex revisions are produced from sketches which clearly depict the desired product. Adds notes to drawings and sketch to aid with clarification.
• Uses computer assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software to produce moderately complex drawings to clarify and aid production.
• From provided information, develops a production package document for the production activities.
• Responsible for the authorization of purchased materials & services to assigned projects.
• Monitors material fund budget for all materials, equipment, and tools to ensure that the proper allocation of funds are within budget.
• Indicates in writing the surface preparation and coating requirements for each item being fabricated.
• Use computer software to produce working drawings, sketches,
• Identifies problem areas to the Project Manager and provides information for Condition Discrepancy Reports (CDRs) or Change Order Request Notices (CORNs) and LAR preparation, including recommendations.
• Provide technical support to production departments. Communicate with the customer for all technical aspects of the task.
• Problem-solving: Identifying and addressing any issues that arise during the fabrication process.

Education and/or Experience:

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED
• Three (3) - Five (5) years experience in the Fabrication field (Welder, Sheetmetal, Machinist)

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Ability to recognize systems of symbols, legends, shadings and lines having specific meanings in drawings. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS Office applications and thorough knowledge of Computer-aided Design (CAD) software and Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAM).