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Production Planner and Scheduler II

DP Professionals

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Lake Charles, Louisiana

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PERMANENT

Updated 09/08/2026

Job Description

Job Summary

DPP is seeking a Production Planner & Scheduler II for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.

Work location: Onsite in Lake Charles, LA

Duration:

11 months

Shift:

Mon-Fri, 7:30AM-4:30PM

Terms:

W2 Contract

Work authorization: US Citizen

Responsibilities:

Plan, prepare, issue and control production schedules and coordinate resource requirements (Labor and Material) across departments to ensure a controlled flow of production.

Build and Baseline the Aircraft Modification and or Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul (MRO) schedule to meet contract time constraints in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and applicable standards (e.g., DCMA 14-point test, etc.).

Develop staffing profile to meet schedule requirements working with Operations on specialized skill requirements.

Prepare input to scheduled and periodic reports to include briefing materials for Senior Executives/Flag Officer level briefs.

Prepare Contractor Deliverable Requirements List (CDRL) reports to Data Item Description (DID) and Defense Contractor Management Activity (DCMA) standards within the PWS and/or leadership specified time constraints.

Advise management of the status of work in progress, material availability, potential production constraints, and risk associated with constraints to meet contract delivery timelines.

Advise leadership on schedule impacts for new work discoveries or to support customer requested additions to scope of work.

Work with Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) to schedule ad hoc requirements on short notice.

Brief schedule build with associated assumptions, risks, and constraints during Induction Readiness Review (IRR). Publishes MS Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to SharePoint to support department data pulls.

Use Structured Solutions Incorporated (SSI) Tools in conjunction with MS Project to define Critical Path.

Assist departments with production start dates for up to 2,000 tasks to facilitate material coordination.

Required Qualifications:

Experience with MS Project.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in aviation industry.

Interested?

Learn more:

Click the apply button to learn more about this position (26-01049).

DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry.

EOE/AA/V/D

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