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# Production Planner at Acron Aviation

- **Company:** Acron Aviation
- **Location:** Grand Rapids, MI
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/acronaviation/a4eff0e7-94d7-49ca-a311-b3976c9e5ef3

## Job description

About Acron Aviation (Avionics – Aftermarket): Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Through our Aftermarket organization, we support operators, OEMs, maintenance providers, and fleet owners by delivering product support, repair, overhaul, technical services, and lifecycle sustainment solutions across a broad portfolio of avionics products. Our Aftermarket team plays a critical role in ensuring product availability, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence throughout the service life of our systems.

Job Title Production Planner – Aftermarket

Position Summary We are seeking a Production Planner who thrives in complex, cross-functional environments and is highly skilled in applying production planning fundamentals, continuous improvement, and team-based problem-solving to achieve operational excellence.

The Production Planner is responsible for executing the established Master Production Schedule (MPS) while identifying and removing obstacles by applying Lean and Continuous Improvement principles. This role ensures production plans are feasible, stable, and visible across the organization by balancing material availability, labor capacity, machine constraints, quality requirements, and customer commitments.

The ideal candidate is a high-energy planning professional who reinforces a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. This individual will leverage ERP-based planning tools, collaborate across the value stream, and drive disciplined execution while maintaining accountability for schedule performance, inventory objectives, and customer commitments.

Schedule and Execution Readiness

- Develop and maintain daily and weekly work order releases and completions aligned to the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and frozen planning horizons
- Manage work order changes while maintaining schedule stability
- Ensure schedules accurately reflect material, labor, and equipment availability
- Sequence work using capacity constraints across assembly, test, paint, inspection, and other critical operations
- Collaborate with Master Schedulers and Value Stream Leaders to estimate deliveries and associated financial impacts
- Develop recovery plans for overdue work orders
- Maintain visual management systems, including KPI trees and dashboards for schedule performance, shortages, and constraints
- Maintain action logs with ownership and due dates
- Own scheduling and capacity alignment for all RMA Part 21 customer returns, ensuring customer-return demand is integrated appropriately into factory schedules and delivery commitments

Constraint and Shortage Management

- Identify and mitigate material, capacity, and configuration constraints
- Own and maintain the shortage hot list, including clear ownership, due dates, and escalation paths

Tiered Daily Management and Communication

- Participate in Tier 1 and Tier 2 daily Gemba meetings
- Communicate plan-versus-actual performance, risks, and recovery actions
- Escalate issues with data-driven recommendations and solutions
- Collaborate cross-functionally to mitigate risks and ensure closure of actions supporting MPS execution and inventory objectives

Defect, Change, and Compliance Integration

- Collaborate across functions to build quality into daily operations through defect disposition, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Integrate engineering changes, MRB dispositions, and approved alternates into production plans
- Ensure all planning activities comply with configuration control and regulatory requirements
- Protect frozen planning windows from unapproved disruptions

Continuous Improvement of the Planning System

- Follow and improve production planning standard work
- Lead or participate in Kaizen events focused on reducing planning waste, improving lead time, increasing quality, and enhancing schedule reliability
- Improve SAP master data and planning data quality, including BOMs, routings, lead times, standard times, and yields
- Improve ERP data accuracy to support more effective planning and scheduling outcomes

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 2–5 years of experience in production planning, materials management, or manufacturing environments
- Demonstrated continuous improvement experience, including structured problem solving, standard work development, and process improvement execution
- Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems such as SAP or equivalent platforms
- Strong analytical skills, including Excel, Power BI, or similar tools
- Experience with scenario planning, what-if analysis, and machine/labor capacity modeling
- Experience using KPI trees and performance metrics to manage schedule attainment and planning effectiveness
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, persuasion, and negotiation
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams

## Preferred Additional Skills

- APICS/ASCM certifications such as CPIM or CSCP
- Experience in Engineer-to-Order (ETO) or Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing environments
- Experience with configuration control, Engineering Change Order (ECO) effectivity, and regulated quality systems
- Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement training, including Toyota Production System, Kaizen, and Tiered Daily Management. Customer-focused planning experience balancing customer commitments with operational and financial objectives
- Experience supporting aerospace, avionics, repair, overhaul, or other highly regulated operational environments

## About Acron Aviation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Acron Aviation delivers avionics, pilot training, flight data intelligence, and simulation solutions for commercial aviation operators and OEMs worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by TJC LP in November 2023 for $800M)
- **Headquarters**: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
- **Founded**: 2023 (as Acron Aviation, with heritage tracing back more than 90 years to Edwin Link’s first flight simulator)
- **Founders**: Not disclosed (spun out from L3Harris’s Commercial Aviation Solutions business)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
- **Target customers**: Aircraft operators (commercial, corporate, rotary-wing), airframe OEMs, and pilot training organizations (B2B, enterprise)
- **Mission**: “Innovate to create safer skies.”

## Products & Services
- **Avionics Systems**: OEM-certified ADS-B surveillance, configurable voice and data recorders, collision avoidance systems, navigation displays and processors, thermal switches.
- **Flight Data Intelligence**: Flight data monitoring, operational analytics, and risk management services (monitors 18,000+ flights per day).
- **Pilot Training**: Full Flight Simulators and training devices, with training centers in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand), and Miami (USA). Also offers distance learning and maintenance training solutions.
- **Driver Training Solutions**: Professional-grade driving simulators and training programs for commercial and fleet operators.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly traded; acquired for $800M in November 2023.
- **Key Metric**: 130,000+ recorders, displays, and processors delivered; 350+ flight simulators in operation; 18,000+ flights monitored daily.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Owned by private equity firm TJC LP. Acquired Trakka Systems in October 2025.
- **Growth Signals**: 611 employees (+90% year-over-year, +520 people); global footprint across 12 countries (USA, UK, Thailand, India, France, etc.); recent acquisition of Trakka Systems; active job postings for engineering and systems roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- Over 90 years of combined heritage in aviation simulation and avionics (original Link simulator lineage).
- Unique “tier 1.5” positioning: combines OEM-certified hardware with turnkey training and data analytics under one roof.
- Global support network with AOG services, spares, repairs, and refurbished equipment across multiple continents.
- Extensive installed base (millions of flight hours of data, 350+ simulators) providing network effects for training and data services.

## Strategic Focus
- Become the unconventional “tier 1.5 partner of choice” for customers.
- Expand capabilities through acquisitions (e.g., Trakka Systems for electro-optical systems).
- Continue investing in flight data analytics and simulation technology to drive safety and efficiency.
- Scale headcount and global production facilities to meet growing demand.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: “Move Fast. Own It. Customer First. Speak Candidly.” Emphasis on collaboration, creativity, and diversity through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office roles across multiple US locations (St. Petersburg HQ, Burnsville, Grand Rapids, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Sanford) plus UK (London) and Thailand (Bangkok).
- **Benefits (US highlights)**:
  - Competitive compensation
  - Medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA
  - 10 holidays + flexible time-off; some locations offer 9/80 schedules
  - 401k match up to 6%
  - 6 weeks parental leave
  - Wellness programs and Employee Assistance Program
  - Education assistance for qualified degree programs
- **Benefits (UK highlights)**:
  - Pension employer match up to 7%
  - 25 days holiday + bank holidays, buy/sell up to 5 days
  - Life assurance (4x salary)
  - Private medical insurance and Digital GP
- **Benefits (Thailand highlights)**:
  - Group health & life insurance including dental
  - Provident fund
  - Transportation allowance
  - Annual health check-up
- **Engineering Culture**: Opportunities across embedded hardware, FPGA, software V&V, systems engineering, avionics reliability, and electro-optical systems. Strong focus on safety-critical technology.

## Sources
1. [acronaviation.com](https://acronaviation.com/)
2. [Acron Aviation About Us](https://acronaviation.com/about-us/)
3. [Acron Aviation Careers](https://acronaviation.com/careers/)
4. [Acron Aviation Jobs on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/acronaviation)
5. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/acronaviation)

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