Senior Production Planning & Scheduling Specialist

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII; Goose Creek (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII in Virginia is seeking a Production Scheduler to plan, prepare, issue and control production schedules, coordinating with material requirements to ensure timely flow of components to meet production needs.

The role involves advising management on work in progress, material availability, and potential issues, scheduling equipment and personnel, and coordinating interdepartmental activities with QA, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and inventory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of applicable, progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience; Master's Degree and 4 years of relevant experience
• One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate; Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate; Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience; Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience; High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience; High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-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 QA, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, and traffic; expedites movement of parts via move orders, stock transfers and shipping requests.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

NNS Apprentice School graduate

Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate

Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience

Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience

High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience

High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience

Job description

Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII in Virginia is seeking a Production Scheduler to plan, prepare, issue and control production schedules, coordinating with material requirements to ensure timely flow of components to meet production needs.

The role involves advising management on work in progress, material availability, and potential issues, scheduling equipment and personnel, and coordinating interdepartmental activities with QA, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and inventory