Production Control Lead: Scheduling & MRP Expert

Northrop Grumman; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 116,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Savings plan

9/80 work schedule

Education assistance

Training and development

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Linthicum, Maryland is seeking a Production Control Manager 2 to join the Production Control Team in the Manufacturing Organization. This role plans, schedules, and controls production activities to meet delivery requirements and coordinates with Materials, QA, Engineering and Supply Chain.

You will lead a team, drive MRP-based production planning, manage material flow, and optimize WIP and MMAS processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience in Operations, Production Planning, Program Management or equivalent experience.
• Master’s Degree with 6 years of experience operations, production planning, program management or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading people and/or projects.
• Experience working with manufacturing and production concepts.
• Experience delivering presentations to senior leadership.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate the activities to plan, prepare, issue, and control production schedules, in conjunction with Material Requirements Planning, to meet production/delivery requirements for the Receiver Exciter Production Cell
• Manage the controlled flow of material and hardware from receipt into a manufacturing area through delivery to the customer
• Oversee the status of work in process, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are available, as needed
• Manage the priority and scheduling of equipment and personnel, the confirmation of material supply and demand, and the preparation of work order or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements
• Utilize both internal and external resources, and coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, inventory control, transportation, etc.
• Provide direction and coaching to production planning and material control team members
• Provide leadership in areas such as manufacturing requirements planning, production scheduling, WIP management and Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS) auditable processes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Linthicum, Maryland is seeking a Production Control Manager 2 to join the Production Control Team in the Manufacturing Organization. This role plans, schedules, and controls production activities to meet delivery requirements and coordinates with Materials, QA, Engineering and Supply Chain.

You will lead a team, drive MRP-based production planning, manage material flow, and optimize WIP and MMAS processes.