Candidates with manufacturing operations experience and ERP/MES system proficiency will find this hands-on execution role in a fast-growing, tech-driven aerospace and defense environment.
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Original posting from Hadrian Automation via Ashby
HADRIAN - MANUFACTURING THE FUTURE
Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.
Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.
Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.
If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.
The Role
We're hiring a Production Planner to own the detailed production schedule day to day and keep the factory running on time. You'll release work orders, track them through every operation, and be the person who spots a delay before it becomes a missed program milestone. You'll work with Production leadership to set priorities and resolve conflicts on the floor, and you'll keep our schedule data accurate and trustworthy in our ERP and MES systems.
This is a hands on execution role reporting to the Sr. Manager of Production Planning & Scheduling, with a dotted line to the local site General Manager you support day to day. You'll apply the scheduling methodology and standard work the function is building, and you'll be a key voice in making it better as we scale.
What You'll Do:
- Develop and maintain the detailed production schedule across all operations, keeping it accurate and executable.
- Release work orders to the floor and track their progress through every operation, from start to completion.
- Set milestone dates on all work orders, ensuring dates drive the right priorities and reflect real commitments.
- Partner with Production leadership to establish priorities and resolve production conflicts, making the right sequencing calls when jobs compete for capacity.
- Monitor production progress and update the schedule, flagging constraints and delays early, before they affect major program milestones.
- Develop recovery schedules when production falls behind, and communicate changes, risks, and recovery plans clearly to all affected teams.
- Support daily scheduling meetings and weekly schedule reviews, bringing accurate status, priorities, and risks to the table.
- Keep schedule data accurate in the ERP and MES systems, maintaining the data integrity that everyone's plans and commitments depend on.
- Partner with GTM (go to market) teams on customer needs and incoming work, and with internal Operations partners on priorities translating both into an executable schedule.
- Support rate readiness reviews and NPI kickoffs when applicable bring schedule, and capacity readiness inputs and integrate new programs into the production plan.
Qualifications
- Experience in production planning, scheduling, or shop floor operations in a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of production scheduling, work order management, sequencing, and priority management.
- Hands on experience with ERP and/or MES systems, with a strong attention to data accuracy and integrity.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with schedule data (Excel required; SQL or BI tools a plus).
- Clear communicator who can align the floor, program teams, and commercial partners and deliver hard news early.
- Skilled at working through differing opinions and competing viewpoints, building consensus where possible and driving to a firm decision when it's not.
- Bias for action and comfort in a fast paced, changing environment; calm under delivery pressure.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related discipline preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 2+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
401k
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
- Flexible vacation policy
- Equity
ITAR REQUIREMENTS
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
USE OF AI IN HIRING
Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy https://www.hadrian.co/privacy-policy.
CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.
HADRIAN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.