Senior Production Planner & Scheduler – Submarine Programs

HII; Connecticut; On-site; USD 98,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Shipbuilding, part of HII, seeks a Planning and Production Control professional to coordinate production schedules for Virginia Class Submarine work at the Groton and New London, CT facilities. The role supports design changes, material availability, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure timely module deliveries.

The position requires a Bachelor's Degree with extensive exempt experience (or equivalent alternate qualifications) and up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 8 year of relevant professional experience
• Equivalent qualifications may be considered as listed in the job posting

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, issue and control production schedules for VCS program
• Coordinate with material requirements to ensure timely delivery of components
• Advise management on status of new design work and material availability to prevent production delays
• Schedule equipment and personnel; prepare work orders and purchase requests
• Coordinate interdepartmental activity (QA, manufacturing, purchasing, material, engineering, inventory)
• Expedite module deliveries and material transfers to meet urgent needs
• Prepare and analyze design-related reports for management

Skills

Planning and production control

Scheduling

Material requirements planning

Communication

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master’s Degree

NNS Apprentice School graduate

Navy Nuclear Power School graduate

Associate's Degree + 2 years experience

Military Paygrade E-5 or above

Tools

Microsoft Office

Network scheduling tools

Job description

Newport News Shipbuilding, part of HII, seeks a Planning and Production Control professional to coordinate production schedules for Virginia Class Submarine work at the Groton and New London, CT facilities. The role supports design changes, material availability, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure timely module deliveries.

The position requires a Bachelor's Degree with extensive exempt experience (or equivalent alternate qualifications) and up to 10% travel.