Production Planner and Scheduler - Space Components

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10076739
Category: Manufacturing and Production
Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: None
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: No
Positions Available: 1 At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission. Northrop Grumman Space Components Business Unit designs, manufactures and operates small and medium-class spacecraft for communications, imaging, scientific, exploration and national security space applications. The Group is leading supplier of space components that power and enable satellites of all classes, provides technical engineering services to government agencies and laboratories, and is developing exciting new satellite servicing and advanced space flight technologies. Northrop Grumman Space Components has an opening for a Production Planner and Scheduler to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in San Diego, CA. on 1st shift. Job Description: Analyzes all scheduling reports including capacity base on work breakdown schedule; material requirements list and production plans for work centers. Must understanding how a Bill of Materials is developed and managed through the product life cycle, including identifying make and buy parts and revision control of parts. Must understand & execute material requirements planning (MRP), capacity planning and other advanced material planning needs. Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability and production problems to ensure that personnel/equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed; confirms material supply and demands. Responsibilities: Perform work order variance analysis and review MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information, reconciles supply and demand, validates master scheduling requirement. Performs risk analysis, identifying and resolving critical path and MRP logic conflicts. Analyzes risks to identified solutions and bottlenecks, including forward and reverse scheduling methods, for schedule recovery. Planner must understand manufacturing capacity and allocate as required to meet build plan commitments. Expedites and reschedules open purchase orders to suit production-planning requirement. Create and release manufacturing orders based on bill-of-materials and configuration. Close work orders after sub-assemblies, ensure assemblies and integration are complete. Track material shortages for manufacturing orders, kits, sub-assemblies based on bill-of-material or drawings/configuration. Communicate to program team and management critical part shortages that will jeopardize ship schedule. Maintain inventory including shelf-life sensitive material and tooling for the program. Coordinates and expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, according to manufacturing schedules or priorities, and compiles and maintains manual or computerized record. Prepares purchase requests for the purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements. Update Work Orders based on Engineering Change Orders (ECOs). Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and minimum 3 years of planning experience in a manufacturing environment. 4 additional years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Strong analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure and very tight timelines. Must have experience in rescheduling, canceling, opening and closing manufacturing orders per MRP. Strong computer literacy using an ERP system and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Must have strong written and verbal communication skills. Must have the ability to lift up to 25 lbs., walk or stand for extended periods of time. Preferred Qualifications: Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification a plus. Experience in Costpoint, Dynafact(DMS), and MES is a plus. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced working environment with competing priorities. Salary Range: $61,900 USD - $92,900 USD Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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