Production Planning & Scheduling Associate

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA, is seeking a Production Scheduler to plan, prepare, and control production schedules. You will coordinate with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.

You will advise management on work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems, and you will schedule equipment and personnel, confirm material supply and demands, and prepare work orders or purchase

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 0 years of relevant exempt experience.
• Equivalents include NNS Apprentice School graduate, Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate, Associate's Degree with 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience, Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience, or High School/GED with 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares, issues and controls production schedules and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.
• Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements.
• Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders.

Skills

Production scheduling

Materials coordination

Shop load coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA, is seeking a Production Scheduler to plan, prepare, and control production schedules. You will coordinate with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.

You will advise management on work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems, and you will schedule equipment and personnel, confirm material supply and demands, and prepare work orders or purchase