Senior Production Planner & Scheduler — Master Schedule Lead

Northrop Grumman; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Discretionary bonus

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Lake Charles, LA seeks a Principal or Sr Principal Production Planner to support a maintenance program for the E-6B platform.

The role focuses on planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities across multiple shifts to optimize plant and workforce productivity. The position requires strong analytical skills, experience with production scheduling, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while ensuring safety and efficiency in

Qualifications

• Experience planning/scheduling for aviation/defense programs.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to interface across organization and manage schedules.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, issue and control production schedules for multiple programs.
• Resolve conflicts between competing programs for common resources.
• Maintain and status Master Production Schedules and report status weekly/monthly.
• Ensure material and labor availability for production needs.
• Integrate external customer or subcontractor activity into the master schedule.

Skills

Plan/Scheduler

MS Project

IMP/IMS

Master Production Schedule

Critical Path Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant area

Associate’s degree with aviation background

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Lake Charles, LA seeks a Principal or Sr Principal Production Planner to support a maintenance program for the E-6B platform.

The role focuses on planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities across multiple shifts to optimize plant and workforce productivity. The position requires strong analytical skills, experience with production scheduling, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while ensuring safety and efficiency in