Principal Production Planner and Scheduler

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Enabling Products (MEP) 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.

Our Commerce, CA location is seeking a Principal Production Scheduler & Planner for 1st shift to join our team. 

Overview

Reporting to the Production Planning Manager, the Production Master Scheduler & Planner plans sequence of assembly and other manufacturing operations relating to specific portion of program and product deliverables for the manufacturing department. Plans detail operations from blueprints, engineering orders, change notices, and other engineering releases. Prepares shop work orders assistance from the materials group and manufacturing engineering. Ability to work with inventory system to support build requirements. Provides status of completed and in process work.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Required Qualifications:

• (Level 3) Bachelor's degree and 5 years’ experience performing detailed panning and scheduling of work at a work cell environment; 4 additional years of experience in related field will be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience working with an inventory and/or materials requirements planning MRP system

• Ability to work well as part of an integrated team including technicians, engineers, principal level engineers/scientists along with internal and external customers

• High level of proficiency in MS Word and Excel; basic experience with PowerPoint

• Able to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced, highly technical work environment

• Responsible self-starter and team player with manufacturing and production or service experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure and very tight timelines.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification a plus.

• Broad range of ERP systems other than SAP

• Systems integration

• Microsoft Project

Primary Level Salary Range: $85,600.00 - $128,400.00

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 positio