RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: No
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Production Planner – Level 3 to join our team in Devens, MA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
AOA Xinetics (AOX), a wholly owned Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Business Venture, is a leading supplier of complex electro-optic and photonic systems and subsystems that control and manipulate light waves for a variety of applications. Our talented team of engineers, managers and technologists conceive, design, develop and manufacture high precision products in an environment that requires significant collaboration and teamwork among multiple engineering disciplines.
Learn more about AOX at: https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/aoa-xinetics
Reporting to the Production Planning Manager, the Production Planner 3 is responsible for planning and managing production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and best utilize company’s productive capacity. You will use detailed tasks for operations from blueprints, engineering orders, change notices, and other engineering releases to ensure timely execution. You will create work orders and track them through completion. You will work with inventory control to support build requirements and provide status of completed and in process work. Our ideal candidate will have the ability to provide production control support within a high growth, fast paced work environment.
In this job, you will:
- Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple programs and products
- Plan and prioritize operations to ensure customer schedule and requirements are met
- Create production work order documentation for release to the shop floor
- Assist in determining manpower required to meet schedule demands,
- Work with materials planning to determine and schedule materials needed to cover production demand
- Coordinate with program management and the manufacturing manager staffing requirements for production operations
- Monitor jobs to ensure they will be completed on schedule
- Identify potential issues or deal with current disruptions to minimize delays in the value stream
- Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.)
- Prepare and submit status and performance reports
- Keep paperwork organized
- Collaborate with Quality Assurance, Materials Purchasing and other staff
Basic Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years working in inventory planning or materials requirements planning (MRP), or similar role within a highly technical manufacturing/production work environment
- No clearance required to start
- Advanced MS Office Skills (Word, Excel and Power Point)
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and Bill of Materials (BOM)
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, self-starter and team player with excellent problem resolution skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related technical field
- Advanced proficiency in Material/Inventory Planning Software skills (e.g. MRP, SAP)
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https://www.northropgrumman.com/space
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Primary Level Salary Range: $66,600.00 - $111,000.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
