Job Title: Planner

Company: Custom Control Sensors, LLC

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Employee Type: Full Time– Exempt

Industry: Manufacturing

Job Type: Operation – Production Control

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent GED. A Bachelor’s degree, APICS/ CPIM certification would be a huge plus

Experience: Acquired five or more years of related experience; Experience in Aerospace preferred

Date Effective: 7/20/2022 Date Modified: 07/08/2025

Company Overview

Custom Control Sensors, LLC (CCS) is a global leader in the design, development, manufacturing and supply of pressure, temperature and liquid flow switches and sensors for the Aerospace, Defense and Industrial markets. Since 1957, CCS has been providing high reliability electro-mechanical devices that utilize the "DUAL-SNAP" action disc spring principle pioneered by Custom Control Sensors.

CCS’ Airborne Division provides standard and custom switches, sensors and transducers to the aerospace, defense, commercial aviation and government markets. CCS also supplies original PMA parts for various Boeing, Airbus and business aviation aircraft.

CCS’ Industrial Division provides pressure and temperature switches, sensors and transmitters for process control of global oil & gas, petro-chemical, power generation, steel manufacturing, tire manufacturing, automotive, medical and various other industrial equipment.

CCS is an ISO 9001 and AS 9100 certified company.

Industrial Product certifications include UL, CSA, ATEX, GOST, CCC and IECEx.

CCS is a growth-orientated company focused on building an energetic and vibrant work environment. We work to foster the interaction and collaboration between all associates at CCS, the connection with our customers and the opportunity for creativity. CCS is an established company with global resources offering individual opportunities to affect positive change. One person can make a great impact on our company’s success.

Job Description:

The employee drives and manages the development of schedules and determining priority of manufacturing jobs for a single department or group of departments, seeing that various parts and assemblies needed for fulfillment of different contracts are produced according to schedule. Working from the schedule and from planning documents, plans jobs to support customer deliveries. Develops capacity planning models at various levels of planning and works closely with Production, Procurement and Sales to ensure steady flow of kits to meet build schedules, while meeting customer commitments and forecast consumption. Works with Engineering to incorporate new product development requirements into planning schedules.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support scheduling and determining priority of manufacturing jobs for a single department or group of departments towards establishing a pull system; ability to respond well to changes in demand
• Support NPD projects to ensure higher win rates and timely execution through proper planning and cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Creating and maintaining detailed production and material plans for the product line to use in driving Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and planning production capacity to support SIOP
• Collaborates with other Planners to run and control MRP in order to guarantee the required production flexibility and reach the targeted inventory levels
• Analyzes plans, planning documents, modification planning data, in order to apply proper time spans for processing materials, parts, and assemblies and to meet required delivery dates.
• Reschedules workflow to reflect shifting priorities of departmental loading for determination of whether overtime, staffing level changes, or subcontracting are required.
• Coordinates with purchasing to obtain and schedule materials based on backlog and production schedules. Identifies and communicates shortages for the entire backlog over a frozen period (depending on the area).
• Coordinates with Operations to resolve difficulties related to shop loading; also works in concert with Procurement as needed to facilitate inventory levels and optimization initiatives
• Assists in managing raw materials inventory levels; drives and maintains inventory accuracy through cycle count based on ABC grouping of part numbers.
• Follows and audits the physical progress of materials or goods to insure conformance to schedule
• Provides status of orders to customer service and management.
• Develop and maintain necessary records and documentation in compliance with ISO system requirements
• Works as a liaison between Procurement and Assembly, Machine Shop and Assembly and Procurement and Engineering/ Production to maintain an uninterrupted flow of required materials.
• Working with team members in stockroom and planning, ensures the development of capacity plans at various levels of planning and flow of clear kits to production to support backlog and meet overarching metrics including on time delivery and optimal inventory levels
• Performs tasks equal to or exceeding established standards while keeping quality up to acceptable standards.
• Travels as required.
• Supports Operations and Quality in critical areas as required or when available

Skills and Requirements:

• Applicant must be ITAR compliant
• Ability to react to changes productively and perform other essential tasks as assigned
• Be team oriented and possess flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to read, write and follow written and verbal instructions in English
• Good understanding of, and experience with inventory management, Kanban systems, safety stock, cycle count
• Thorough and in-depth knowledge of ERP Systems (Syteline would be a plus), Production Scheduling, Production Planning, and Capacity Planning
• Good understanding and experience with backward and forward scheduling
• Effective time management skills
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with all levels of the organization
• Work consistently to meet the Company’s objectives and traveling as required
• Conduct themselves in a professional business-like and civil manner
• Continuous improvement focus
• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the Company
• Manual dexterity to safely and proficiently operate company office equipment
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods in front of a computer as necessary
• Proficiency with typical Microsoft tools including Excel, Outlook, Access; advanced skills in Excel a must

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate 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 are regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
• Light to moderate lifting is required
• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

EEO M/F/D/V

Custom Control Sensors, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment shall receive fair and equal treatment regardless of their race (including hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, creed, sex/gender, marital or registered domestic partnership status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), medical condition including genetic information or characteristics (including those of family members), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. The policy not to discriminate includes, but is not limited to, advertising for positions, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, rates of pay, discipline and termination.