Production Planner & Scheduler/ Principal Production Planner

Northrop Grumman; United States; Presencial; USD 69.000 - 128.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Overtime

Shift differential

Discretionary bonus

Annual bonuses

Long Term Incentives

Descripción de la vacante

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Production Planner & Scheduler for the Deployables Operating unit in Oxnard, CA. The role is 100% on-site and supports advanced planning tasks, containment, and cross-functional leadership to align material flow with program schedules.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years (Level 2) or 5+ years (Level 3) in production control, with strong ERP/MRP and MS Office skills.US citizenship is required for certain positions.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a production control and manufacturing environment is required.
• 2+ years for Level 2 or 5+ years for Level 3 of relevant experience with MRP/ERP.
• Strong analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills under tight timelines.
• Proficiency with Bill of Materials management and sequence scheduling.
• Experience with data analysis, root-cause identification and cross-functional communication.

Responsabilidades

• Lead containment activities and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Track material shortages and manage work orders based on BOMs and ECOs.
• Analyze capacity, schedule and MRP to ensure on-time ship schedules.
• Prepare purchase requests and align shop load with production plans.
• Communicate critical part shortages to program management.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Physical stamina

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in production control or related field

Herramientas

MRP system

ERP system

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: No

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’s 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. MEP 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.

We are seeking a Production Planner & Scheduler to support our Deployables Operating unit in Oxnard, CA. This position is 100% on-site and may be filled as either a Production Planner & Scheduler (level 2) or a Principal Production Planner & Scheduler (level 3). This role is distinguished from a standard planning position by its elevated scope, including greater ownership of complex planning tasks such as containment activities related to non-conforming parts, strategic execution, cross-functional coordination and leadership. Responsibilities are expected to be performed at an advanced level, demonstrating expert knowledge, sound judgement, and the ability to independently lead complex planning activities.

Role and Responsibilities

Focal point for all program containment activities including running reports, performing inventory analyses with on hand/consumed inventory, ensuring that planning related responsibilities in containment tasks are completed, and work with a cross functional team to ensure all non-conforming parts are dispositioned. Supports continuous improvement activities within the department or that is impactful to the department. Supports SAP ERP System Implementation. Performs work order variance analysis and review MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information, reconciles supply and demand, validates master scheduling requirement. Performs risk analysis, identifying and resolving critical path and MRP logic conflicts. Analyzes risks to identified solutions and bottlenecks, including forward and reverse scheduling methods, for schedule recovery. Creates and release manufacturing work orders based on bill-of-materials and configuration. Close sub-assemblies work orders, ensures assemblies and integration are complete. Track material shortages for manufacturing work orders, kits, sub-assemblies based on bill-of-material or drawings/configuration. Communicate to program team and management critical part shortages that will jeopardize ship schedule. Maintains inventory including shelf-life sensitive material and tooling for the program. Coordinates and expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments, according to manufacturing schedules or priorities, and compiles and maintains manual or computerized record. Prepares purchase requests for the purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements. Updates manufacturing work orders based on Engineering Change Orders (ECOs). Analyzes all scheduling reports including capacity base on work breakdown schedule; material requirements list and production plans for work centers.

Basic Qualifications for a Level 2

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in a production control and manufacturing environment utilizing an MRP system
• Strong computer literacy using an ERP system and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Understanding of Bill of Materials development and management through the product life cycle
• Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure and very tight timelines
• Ability to evaluate data to identify root causes, develop innovative solutions, and implement effective outcomes based on finding
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Must have the ability to lift up to 15 lbs. as well as walk or stand for extended timeframes
• US Citizenship required

Basic Qualifications for a Level 3

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in a production control and manufacturing environment utilizing an MRP system
• Advanced computer literacy using an ERP system and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Experience with Bill of Materials development and management through the product life cycle
• Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure and very tight timelines
• Ability to evaluate data to identify root causes, develop innovative solutions, and implement effective outcomes based on finding
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Must have the ability to lift up to 15 lbs. as well as walk or stand for extended timeframes
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $69,000.00 - $103,400.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $85,600.00 - $128,400.00

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
• Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions

Recruitment & Additional Information

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Company Culture

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.