Senior Associate, Production Planning

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Salt Lake City seeks a Senior Associate for Production Planning - Master Scheduling to develop and maintain a master production schedule supporting project lifecycles.

You will balance demand with capacity and coordinate across functions to ensure on-time delivery. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with experience in production planning, MRP systems, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 2+ years related experience; graduate degree or equivalent with 0–2 years is acceptable.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of related experience may apply.
• Proficiency in MS Office and strong communication skills are expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a master production schedule using MRP to balance demand and shop capacity.
• Produce demand forecasts and management reports; recommend rough-cut capacity planning.
• Maintain inputs for the active schedule: dates, quantities, configuration, and job orders.
• Interface between MRP and scheduling systems; process WA and PD documents per guidelines.
• Incorporate changes from Engineering Change Notices (ECN).
• Manage inventory and open orders for all assemblies; handle transfers and obsolescence.
• Oversee PIRs, FAOs, and blocking jobs to meet program needs and mitigate excess demand.
• Execute schedule compression and critical path mitigation; identify MRP exceptions.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Problem Solving

Project management

Job knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate Degree or equivalent

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Associate, Production Planning - Master Scheduling

Job Code: 44575

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

This position is responsible for development of a master production schedule through compiling, balancing, and maintaining project-based schedule bases which support individual project life cycle.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to travel occasionally
• Ability to work extended hours as required
• Use Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to schedule project-based demand, balancing schedule needs with existing demands and shop floor capacity.
• Manage demand against constrained work centers and provide demand forecast reports to management. Make recommendations for rough cut capacity planning based on current and forecast demands.
• Maintain inputs for active schedule management and balance ongoing project mitigations with the overall production schedule. Includes inputs associated with dates, quantities, configuration, job order creation, and changes to existing job orders.
• Maintain interface between MRP system and the Product Scheduling/Status system. Ensure material demands support program schedules while balancing production with available capacity. Process Work Authorization (WA) and Program Directive (PD) documents ensuring adherence to scheduling system, project grouping strategy, configuration control and approval guidelines.
• Manage impact and implement changes from Engineering Change Notices (ECN)
• Manage inventory and open orders for all assemblies related to assigned projects including project transfer request approvals, transfer-payback activity, excess/inactive/obsolete inventory reconciliation and open job order maintenance.
• Provide ongoing management of special MRP demand inputs including, Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs), Final Acceptance Orders (FAOs), and Blocking Jobs to ensure time-phased requirements meet program needs while mitigating excess demands.
• Schedule compression and critical path mitigation
• Identify and analyze MRP exceptions.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office
• Strong Communication Skills
• Strong Problem-Solving Skills
• Practical knowledge of project management
• Proficient knowledge of job area

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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