ACARA Jobs
Engineering Planner
Apply- ID: 555387
- Posted: 11/17/2025
- Location: Wilmington, MA
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Direct Placement
- Duration: Direct Placeme
Description
Acara Solutions is looking for an Engineering Planner for our client located in Wilmington, MA
- Direct Placement
- $85k-$105k
- Monday- Friday traditional hours
POSITION SUMMARY:
Ensures 100 percent on-time delivery of products to finished goods as scheduled by Client's committed shipment date. Improves Client's ability to meet customer delivery requirements by understanding BU capacity, identifying constraints, and actively reducing lead times (availability) by product. Minimizes Client's investment in raw and finished material inventory where appropriate.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plans, schedules, coordinates and/or monitors final approval of products through the complete PDP Process.
- Coordinates production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.
- Provides input to management; schedules and/or interfaces with, material program manager (MPM), marketing, sales, production and engineering managers.
- Works to resolve (in case of design changes) labor and material shortages, backlogs and other potential schedule interruptions.
- Develops and implements the company's production control functions including any of the following activities: master scheduling, production planning/coordination, shop scheduling and dispatching, material requirements, planning systems, work-in-process tracking, material and labor variance controls, and manufacturing performance reporting.
- Approves quantities, schedules and parts lists provided to the material control organization to ensure timely and complete ordering, as well as receipt and issuance of production material requirements.
- Coordinates and implements Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) in NPI.
- Analyzes long lead time parts and works with MPM to develop custom supply solutions (e.g. point-of-use material, line-side stocking, kanban, min-max supply, etc.)
- Coordinate with engineering to create and maintain BOM's in SAP.
- Coordinate with the program manager to create and maintain the project schedule.
- Coordinate the release of parts, modules, and/or units to appropriate department in production.
- Coordinate material selection process and purchase.
- Adhere to organizational requirements on quality management, health and safety, code of conduct, legal stipulations, environmental, 5S policies and general duty of care.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Management, Finance, Materials Management, Computer Information Sciences, or equivalent education and/or experience.
- 1+ year of experience in purchasing/planning
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Prefer American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) or CPM certification.
- Initiates and drives process improvement projects
- Basic understanding of planning and the processes associated with manufacturing
- Experience in a high mix/low volume, pull-based manufacturing environment.
- Proven track record of success and growth in positions of increasing responsibility.
- Previous experience with SAP desired or preferred.
- Experience working in a team and group setting with upper level managers.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.