Director, Production Planning & Scheduling

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII

Newport News (VA)

On-site

USD 168,000 - 222,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug

Dental plan

Vision plan

On-site health centers

Tele-medicine

Wellness resources

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Scholarships

Job summary

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is seeking an experienced planner to coordinate production schedules and ensure timely material flow for complex naval projects. Candidates should have a NNS Apprentice graduate or Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of technical experience, or a Master’s degree with 8 years, and a thorough understanding of construction and manufacturing processes.

This full-time role requires US citizenship, relocation assistance, and a first-shift schedule with travel

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 8–10 years of technical experience.
Strong knowledge of construction and manufacturing processes.
Ability to coordinate production schedules and material flow.

Responsibilities

Plans, prepares, issues and controls production schedules to meet production requirements.
Advises management on status of work in progress, material availability and potential production problems.
Schedules equipment and personnel, prepares work orders or purchase requests based on a master production schedule.