Pipe and Mechanical Planner

Birdon America, Inc.; Bayou La Batre (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP/Life

STD/LTD

401(k) with company match

Vacation/Sick accrual

Employee referral program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Birdon America, Inc. is seeking a Pipe and Mechanical Planner in Bayou La Batre, AL to define and develop production work packages for shipbuilding projects. This role requires strong material planning, scheduling, and coordination with engineering, production, and supply chain teams.

The planner will lead BoM reviews, manage material availability, and support the build cycle with clear instructions and risk mitigation to meet cost and schedule targets.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and experience of pipe and mechanical installation in a construction environment (shipbuilding preferred).
• Experience in planning and scheduling – defining packages of work.
• Strong MS Office Skills.
• Ability to work independently and collectively with the Program Team.
• Experience in shipbuilding.
• Experience with P6, Business Central.

Responsibilities

• Support the material planning processes and procedures to support the build of the WCC Program.
• Work with Scheduling, Detail Planning, Supply Chain and Material Control functions.
• Review and process Engineering BoM data, developing material BoMs and requisitions in Business Central ERP.
• Perform material reconciliation of ABom and MBom to ensure correct demand quality.
• Manage Electrical stock holding, transfers, and return to stock in Business Central ERP.
• Proactively communicate lead times, forecast dates and material risk for production work packages.
• Produce and present metrics and reports on material availability, lead times and inventory.

Skills

Pipe installation

Planning & scheduling

MS Office skills

Independent & team working

Shipbuilding

P6 & Business Central

Tools

P6

Business Central

Job description

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Pipe and Mechanical Planner

Full Time Indirect Bayou La Batre, AL, US

Position Overview:

The Planner – Pipe will be responsible for the definition, development, and through-build support of the Production Work Packages. Applying extensive craft knowledge and experience to break down and sequence the engineering design within the 3D model and scheduling software. Define work requirements including budget, logic, task notes and resource, establishing interfaces in accordance with the build strategy, completions and test and commissioning.

The role demands strong communication and engagement skills, interacting with Engineering, Production, Test and Commissioning throughout the process. Facilitating formal stakeholder reviews of the plan intent and schedule at PreBuild Reviews, and Plan of the Week.

The output is a highly detailed, quality production work package with clear instructions and requirements, this to enable Production to complete the work safe, on cost and schedule. Then supporting throughout the build cycle problem solving and ensuring working on plan and risk identified.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Material Planning

• Support the material planning processes and procedures to support the build of the WCC Program.
• Ability to work as independent material planner for WCC Program working closely with the Scheduling, Detail Planning, Supply Chain and Material Control functions.
• Ability to review, and process Engineering Build of Material (BoM) data, developing and maturing material BoMs and requisitions in Business Central ERP
• Perform material reconciliation of Advance Build of Material (ABoM) and the final Manufacturing Build of Material (MBoM) to ensure correct demand quality.
• Manage Electrical stock holding, transfers, and return to stock processing within Business Central ERP.
• Able to effectively communicate lead times, forecast dates and material risk for production work packages.
• Proactive in problem solving working with wider business in finding solutions for material not supporting required in yard dates, presenting solutions and mitigations
• Work closely with Material Control for laydown capacity analysis and throughput
• Have significant experience in optimum material call off strategies and management of laydown areas to prevent stale material and over/under call off to demand.
• Ability to produce and present metrics and reports such as material availability % on production activities, lead time analysis impact, and material inventory and delivery times.
• Generate and hold Material Plan of the Week meeting with stakeholders, discuss work pack material discrepancies and risk
• Identify, develop and manage demand for Min/Max and VMI registers for consumables, fasteners and fixing and common items.

Planning

• Ability to Operate 3D Model Assembly Planner for Work Package definition, sequencing, and BoM enrichment.
• Apply and develop estimates and norms to ensure work packages are budgeted to industry standards.
• Define, mature and attribute schedules in the scheduling software,
• Work closely with the Master Scheduler to ensure optimum resource loading and work center capacity conformance.
• Create and manage BoM requisitions in ERP
• Present schedules and plan intent in Production Pre-Build Reviews
• Develop production work packages in PDF format, populated with all the information production require to start and finish work safely and successfully – demonstrating attention to detail and right first time quality.
• Setup of job cost structure in ERP
• Optimum change management and integration
• Ensure learning from experience is captured and implemented for continuous improvement on future vessels.

Production Control

• Managed Productions work execution
• Generate and support schedule look ahead (12 Week and 4 Weeks), communicate the plan intent for planned hours, resource, and tooling requirements.
• Support work package and material staging.
• Resolving planning issues in the field, demonstrating creativity to be adaptable to keep progressing the build while working for solutions.
• Driving completion of Work in Progress, progress capture and accurate charging
• Create and develop KPIs for monitoring production performance, highlighting risk and areas for improvement.

Qualifications / Skills / Experience:

• Extensive knowledge and experience of pipe and mechanical installation in a construction environment (shipbuilding preferred)
• Experience in planning and scheduling – defining packages of work.
• Strong MS Office Skills
• Ability to work independently and collectively with the Program Team
• Experience in shipbuilding.
• Experience with P6, Business Central

Working Conditions:

• This role will require minimal travel (<5%).
• As Birdon operates marine manufacturing facilities, there may be exposure to dust, fumes, airborne particles, temperature extremes, and elevated noise levels. All Birdon's health, safety, environment, and quality policies must be followed to protect yourself, your work colleagues, and the environment.
• Employees must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.

Birdon offers a full benefits package including:

EAP/Life

STD/LTD

401(k) with company match (pre- and post-tax options)

Vacation/Sick accrual and holiday pay

Employee referral program

Pet Insurance

Birdon is committed to the HEALTH and SAFETY of our workforce and to the ENVIRONMENT we expect this same commitment from all employees.

Birdon America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Know Your Rights . The Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affere ...