Capacity Planning

General Dynamics Electric Boat; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp, North Kingstown, RI, seeks a Production Control Planner to perform capacity planning and production control for EB Quonset Point operations. This role supports fast-paced manufacturing, coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

The position requires 1st/2nd shift availability and onsite presence, with MS Office/Outlook proficiency and 2+ years in planning or related fields. Military/navy experience and ERP familiarity are preferred.

Qualifications

• HS diploma required; on-site, 1st/2nd shift.
• 2+ years planning or supply chain experience.
• Experience in SCM, logistics, procurement, subcontract management.
• Proficient with MS Office and Outlook.
• Experience with data entry or manual databases.
• Ability to read technical documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage work transfer between Electric Boat and vendors.
• Monitor vendor forecasts and align with EB schedules.
• Track construction schedules and work orders.
• Process active and future work requirements.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure EB work is executed.
• Maintain electronic work package status and reports.
• Assist supervisors in prioritizing shop capacity.
• Report job progress and close-out details.

Skills

Shift flexibility

MS Office Suite

Outlook

Planning

Supply chain

Logistics

Procurement

Subcontract management

Data entry

Team collaboration

Communication

Reading technical documents

Education

High School Diploma

Associates degree or Bachelor’s degree

Military/Navy experience

Tools

ERP software

Macros

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Overview

Electric Boat - Quonset Point is seeking an individualwho is ready to work in a fast paced production environment, performing various capacity planning and production control functions in support of Quonset Point operations departments. Production Control Planning offers job security and exciting advancement opportunities for individualsseeking a long term career path at Electric Boat.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Managing Work transfer between Electric Boat and authorized vendors
• Monitor and align Vendor forecasts to EB schedules
• Monitoring construction schedules
• Work Order Processing and execution of both active and future work requirements
• Obtain and communicate with vendors to ensure accurate execution of EB supplied work
• Controlling work orders/packages (plan ERs, MEPs, NCR, fixtures, consumables material, production material, etc.)
• Review and obtain all associated EB digital Data for offsite locations
• Assisting Operation Supervisors in identifying and prioritizing shop/work cell capacity or execute predetermined work as needed
• Collecting and reporting status of job progress (agendas)
• Reporting close-out/completion of jobs
• Maintaining electronic work package status
• Performing tactical problem solving
• Strong team building skills and communication skills are required, in order to work collaboratively with both Planning and Operations

This position is located at the North Kingstown, RI location.

These are 1st & 2nd Shift Positions.

Qualifications

Required:

• These are 1st and 2nd shift full time onsite positions.Candidates must be available for & willing to work 1st or 2nd shift. Must be able to be onsite full time.
• Proficiency with computers notably MS Office Suite and Outlook
• HS Diploma
• 2+ years of experience in Planning or Supply chain or transferable skills in a previous career
• Experience in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Subcontract Management
• Experience in manual data entry or manual database file maintenance, data transfer

Preferred:

• Associates Degreeor Bachelor’s Degreestronglypreferred
• Military/Navy experience
• Familiarity with construction sequencing, packaging, outfitting of sub-assemblies, ship readiness and major units of manufacturing work
• Previous EB experience or similar manufacturing operations/planning experience
• A working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning principles and systems awareness of EWP/PCM/ APICS involvement is a plus
• Knowledge of various ERP software systems
• Experience with using and creating Macros
• Experience with AI models and business tools
• Experience with Palantir/Foundry business systems

Skills

Skills:

• Able to learn and adapt quickly to a demanding environment
• Excellent organizational and facilitation skills
• Possess excellent time management skills
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills
• Strong problem solving and investigative skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and problem solving skills
• Self-starter with aptitude and willingness to learn our business systems
• Able to work in a manufacturing environment that requires climbing and moving in tight spaces
• Demonstrated experience working within a dynamic, collaborate environment
• Must be able to read and understand various technical documents and disclosures

Physical Qualifications

Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet