Planner at Aery Aviation in Newport News, VA

About Aery Aviation LLC

Our Purpose: Aviation Professionals Improving Lives Through Innovation

At Aery Aviation, this means applying our deep technical expertise to solve real-world challenges—whether it’s advancing patient transport, enabling secure government operations, or optimizing business aviation. Our team of engineers, pilots, and program managers designs and delivers mission-ready solutions that enhance safety, efficiency, and operational impact. We innovate not for the sake of change, but to improve outcomes for those who rely on aviation, on the ground, and in the air.

Who We Are Looking For

• We’re seeking a Planner to support scheduling, workflow coordination, and production planning activities across our aerospace and aviation operations. The ideal candidate will help ensure timely delivery of components and services by maintaining accurate plans, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and supporting compliance with safety and quality requirements.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and maintain production schedules for aerospace/aviation programs (as applicable: manufacturing, MRO, avionics, assembly, supply chain planning).
• Coordinate planning activities across departments such as Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Monitor progress vs. plan and update schedules based on lead times, capacity constraints, engineering changes, and supplier performance.
• Create and maintain planning documentation, including master schedules, work order plans, and tracking dashboards.
• Analyze constraints and risks (materials availability, bottlenecks, tooling readiness, labor capacity) and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support demand/supply planning by forecasting workload and aligning resources to program requirements.
• Ensure planning aligns with requirements and compliance standards, including aerospace/aviation quality and documentation practices (e.g., controlled processes, traceability).
• Communicate schedule impacts to stakeholders and support expediting activities when deadlines are at risk.
• Participate in planning meetings (e.g., daily/weekly reviews, program reviews, S&OP/planning sessions) and provide actionable updates.
• Continuously improve planning processes to increase accuracy, reduce cycle time, and improve reliability of schedules.

You Must Have

• Experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain planning, preferably within aerospace, aviation, defense, or manufacturing.

• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Infor, Dynamics, or similar).

• Familiarity with planning metrics (on-time delivery, schedule adherence, backlog, lead time performance).

• Strong understanding of business planning principles such as capacity planning, lead time management, and dependency tracking.

• Ability to interpret technical/production documents and convert requirements into actionable plans.

• Proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables, forecasting/analytics) and ability to work with reporting tools.

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Aviation Management, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and planning/scheduling experience.

Nice to Haves

• Aerospace/aviation background (e.g., manufacturing, MRO, aircraft components, avionics, engine/accessories).
• Experience working within AS9100 / ISO 9001 or similarly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with PLM and engineering change workflows (e.g., ECR/ECO impact to schedules).
• Experience using advanced scheduling tools or planning software beyond standard ERP.

Skills & Compentencies

• Detail-oriented with strong organization and documentation discipline.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to solve problems using data.
• Comfortable handling changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple programs concurrently.
• Professional stakeholder management and escalation judgment.

Aery Aviation job descriptions are meant as summarizations only. They do not necessarily reflect all duties and responsibilities of a position.

If this opportunity excites you, come join our team! ****

For Aery Aviation, the question isn’t: “Can we?” When others are limited in the common approach, Aery Aviation jumps into higher gear asking, “How can we do this?” and then proceeds into problem-solving for customers. This is what customers appreciate most about Aery Aviation - avid tenacity. It’s not cookie cutter production that Aery Aviation is cultivating; it is projects that inspire the Aery Aviation work-family to come together and brainstorm, excited to come to work every day because there is always something inventive and interesting to work on.

Our Benefits We offer the right candidate the chance to join a forward-thinking organization, supported by a competitive compensation and benefits package. Learn more about Aery Aviation, LLC at www.aeryaviation.com.

Aery Aviation, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Aery Aviation, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.