Planning and Production Control Specialist

Date Posted:

2025-07-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ859: RMS Rita Road Bldg 9022 9000 South Rita Road Building 9022, Tucson, AZ, 85747 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Planning and Production Control Specialist I performs a variety of technical and business tasks in support of production factories or programs. The candidate needs to be energetic, willing to learn, able to work independently and have the ability and desire to be a change agent. This individual will manage multiple parts, and the associated tasks listed below are necessary in order to prevent a work stoppage or a slip in schedule, both of which would have a significant impact to the factory and/or program’s cost and schedule requirements.

What You Will Do

• Evaluate and coordinate material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production/customer requirements
• Provide management of DEPOT processes and work on the factory floor as required
• Evaluate and status the assemblies that are in progress, material availability, and potential production problems
• Solves any potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed
• Control and analysis of multiple and moderate complexity, Bills of Material in an MRP system
• Confirm material supply demand and prepares necessary work orders based on shop load and inventory requirements
• Summarize inventory shortage impacts for assemblies and end items that will be or are released to the production floor
• Coordinate interdepartmental activities with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, and engineering
• Proposing solutions to mitigate any work stoppage the factory teams may experience due to any slips in material orders
• Facilitate department of defense safety compliance and initiatives
• Coordinating material movement between warehouse, production areas, and customers   
• Attend and provide material status during factory Tier and Line of Balance (LOB) meetings
• Support customer sales/DD250 of all up-round missiles and spare components as required
• Material management of explosive components from procurement through installation or disposal processes
• Continuing knowledge of the ERP system; SAP/PRISM and management of MRP Health metrics
• Work with the manufacturing engineers on Bill of Material accuracy and real-time updates
• Interface with internal customers; including Engineering Whole Life Group, Program, and Factory management as required
• Participates in projects and or teams to accomplish continuous improvement
• Provide parts status to OPS/ Program as requested / as required

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bacholors Degree or equivalent experience and less than 2 years prior relevant experience.
• Experience working in Planning or Production Control.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems
• Experience with Government and Depot type processes
• Proficient with MS Excel to include formula application and pivot tables
• Experience reading and evaluating lists of parts required for production work and working with a production planning system
• Demonstrated experience interfacing, collaborating, and communicating with all levels of an o