Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Are you ready to take your career to the next level?

Vitesse Systems prides itself on the solutions we provide to our customers, as well as the incredible team of dedicated people we employ. Vitesse Systems, headquartered in Newark, CA, is the premier source for complex fully integrated, thermal management and antenna solutions in critical Defense and Space applications.

Our core values are:

• Innovation - Empowered to think freely
• Ownership - We own the success of the organization and our customers’ solutions.
• Transparency - Transparency centers around respect, trust, honesty, and teamwork.

Why partner with Vitesse Systems? The Vitesse System’s culture prioritizes work-life integration, offering a comprehensive benefits package that support our employees’ health, finances, and family life. Each of our locations are built on a community first dynamic and we prioritize our employee's continual growth in education and trade training.

SUMMARY: The Production Planner / Scheduler will establish and coordinate the production schedules, while ensuring the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between or within departments. Oversee proper production control planning and scheduling programs orders to ensure the Company’s operational needs are met while considering price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply. Commitment to and support of the Company Core Values are key to success in this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning and monitoring the flow of work through the manufacturing process
• Coordinating with management in creating and updating job schedules
• Create and manage/track production work orders
• Prepare reports and analysis for Materials Manager/Program Manager
• Provide management with visibility of inventory related issues
• Coordinate Supplier request for quotations (RFQ’s)
• Monitoring and reporting the status of all parts and jobs and adjusting the production schedule to support the goal of 100% on time deliveries
• Analyzing future orders with respect to capacity planning and maintaining capacity data
• Create/collect and develop manufacturing metrics
• Assisting with outsourcing manufacturing work when required
• “Hands On” role
• Document material details, including codes, brands and contact information necessary to process orders
• Ensure material related documentation i.e. CofC’s, are requested & received as required
• Update orders to account for remaining inventory or changes in production schedules
• Uphold the company core values
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Successful accomplishment of duties and responsibilities may require the following:

• Must have the knowledge and experience necessary for the position.
• Must be able to follow instructions and procedures and work with minimal supervision.
• Must be capable of reading drawings and inspecting the work being performed.
• Good communications skills, both written and oral
• Experience with capacity planning
• Experience working in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment
• Experience with ERP / MRP scheduling systems
• Experience with Epicor

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Applicant must have at least an Associate Degree from an accredited technical program or equivalent, or an equivalent level of work experience combined with applicable education
• 2 years’ experience in a production scheduling / planning role Document material detail, including codes, brands and contact information necessary to process orders

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to speak and understand basic safety and manufacturing instructions.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers. Ability to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS : Authorization to work in the United States. To conform to U.S. export control regulations, you should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers; handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee may be exposed to hot and/or cold work environments, chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, loud noises, risk of electrical shock and vibration and/or other occupational hazards; personal protective equipment may be required.

NOTE: This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Vitesse Systems, LLC. reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time. Designation of any job duty as an essential function is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that a team member has any right to perform the particular job duty, except as required by Vitesse Systems Inc. This job description is subject to change based on the needs of the position and/or the company.

Vitesse Systems, LLC performs work controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These statutes require the protection of technical data and products. The regulations require that such data not be disclosed in written, oral, or visual form to any foreign national without prior export authorization from the Department of State. A foreign national is defined by the U.S. Government under EAR 734.2(b)(2)(ii) and 8 USC 110 (a)(20) as one who:

• Is not a United States citizen
• Is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.
• Does not have politically protected status (embassy, refugee, or asylum)
• Has dual U.S. / foreign citizenship

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.

Vitesse Systems, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Veterans / Disabled Employer

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