Job Description

Job Location: LH Seattle - Seattle, WA 98144,

Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree,

Salary Range: $32.00 - $38.00 Hourly,

Travel Percentage: Less than 10%,

Job Shift: Day Shift,

Job Category: Manufacturing, The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. transforms the lives of people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities. Through employment opportunities, we are a catalyst for empowerment. We foster self-confidence and instill a life changing affirmation that independence is possible. From our expertise in cutting-edge technology to our understanding of mobility, we help people who are blind and DeafBlind live fulfilling lives.

We believe everyone, no matter their vision abilities, deserves to experience the power of employment. Our goal for each person we reach is to ignite a fire of determination that is centered on the reality that blindness doesn’t define who you are or how you choose to live.

Purpose

The Production Planning Expediter is responsible for ensuring that materials and documentation are ready to support a stable, constraint-aware production schedule. This role drives flow by prioritizing and coordinating raw material, internal work-center priorities, and outside processing to ensure goods are manufactured efficiently and on time. They are a key link between customers, production, quality, and suppliers to prevent shortages and resolve delays.

Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact for assigned aerospace customers regarding delivery requests, schedules, and material status.
• Maintain customer delivery portals/excel spreadsheets. Provide accurate and timely updates.
• Monitor ERP/MRP exceptions, including shortages, late operations, and material discrepancies.
• Develop reporting tools to streamline customer inquiries and internal visibility.
• Track jobs through manufacturing to ensure on-time completion.
• Partners with supervisors to prioritize work based on customer demand, expedite needs, hot requirements, and constraints.
• Identify delays, shortages, and manufacturing bottlenecks. Work with cross functional groups to resolve obstacles before they impact customer delivery. Escalate issues to supervisor.
• Create and manage purchase orders for outside processing (heat treat, finish, machining) and track delivery commitments.
• Monitor outside supplier on-time delivery, escalate risks, and drive recovery plans for late or at-risk purchase orders.
• Assist in creating/releasing work orders to manufacturing based on material availability, capacity, and priority rules.
• Support internal daily standup meetings with status updates, risks, and next actions.
• Maintain a daily “Top Issues” list with owners, due dates, and recovery plans.
• Contribute to lean initiatives and scheduling improvements.

Requirements

• College degree preferred. May substitute 2+ years of aerospace equivalent experience in expediting, planning, scheduling, or supply chain.
• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems.
• Ability to interpret bills-of-materials, routings, engineering drawings, and material certifications.
• Familiarity with outside processing (heat treat, finish, machining).
• Knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards and manufacturing best practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, exception logic).
• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, communication, and organizational skills.
• Effective communication across customers, production, quality, and suppliers.
• Comfortable working in a high-mix, fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work schedule as assigned.

Company benefits may include

• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• 2 weeks vacation after one year of employment
• Medical, Dental, and vision plans
• Long-term and short-term disability, AD&D
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with 6% employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Team Member Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Leave for Service Animal Training
• Focus on Upward Mobility
• Inclusive and Supportive Team Environment

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, the use of a dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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