Senior Project Planner

Westinghouse Electric Company; Newington (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Project Planner in Newington, NH to coordinate manufacturing execution from release to delivery. You will liaise with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Project Management to plan and implement manufacturing work onsite.

Reports to the Engineering Manager for Control Rod Drive Mechanism and collaborates with shop planners, supervisors, and project teams to ensure production readiness and on-time milestone achievement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or a related field.
• We require experience in manufacturing, production planning, project coordination, operations, engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP.
• Experience with scheduling software, such as Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate manufacturing priorities across machining, fabrication, welding, inspection, and assembly operations.
• Coordinate resources to ensure schedule adherence, including people, machines, material, programs, tooling, and paperwork.
• Work with machine shop, fabrication, and quality planners to align production activities with project schedules and customer commitments.
• Monitor manufacturing activities and the planning, identify schedule conflicts and risks, and develop recommended action plans to maintain delivery and milestone commitments.
• Oversee release readiness of manufacturing work orders and expedite parts, materials, tooling, programs, and paperwork to ensure required inputs are complete before release to operations.
• Support daily production execution meetings, helping resolve barriers to production.
• Partner with operations leadership, project teams, and resource planners to support capacity planning and resource prioritization activities.
• Provide manufacturing progress, schedule risk, and execution status inputs to Component Delivery and Project Controls teams.
• Coordinate resolution of production constraints, develop and implement contingency plans, and identify provisional or lower-priority work to support schedule recovery when planned work cannot proceed.
• Promote continuous improvement of manufacturing planning, work order management, and execution processes.

Skills

Manufacturing planning

Project coordination

Operations management

Engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SAP ERP/MRP

Primavera P6

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As a Project Planner you will coordinate manufacturing execution activities from project release through final delivery. You will be an important link between Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Project Management, ensuring you plan, prioritize, release, and implement manufacturing work.

The Manufacturing Project Planner works with shop planners, supervisors, engineers, and project teams to support production readiness, monitor progress, and guide successful project execution across the facility.

You will report to the Control Rod Drive Mechanism Engineering Manager and be located at Newington, NH. You will support this role 100% onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate manufacturing priorities across machining, fabrication, welding, inspection, and assembly operations.
• Coordinate resources to ensure schedule adherence, including people, machines (availability / level loading), material, programs, tooling, and paperwork.
• Work with machine shop, fabrication, and quality planners to align production activities with project schedules and customer commitments.
• Monitor manufacturing activities and the planning, identify schedule conflicts and risks, and develop recommended action plans to maintain delivery and milestone commitments.
• Oversee release readiness of manufacturing work orders and expedite parts, materials, tooling, programs, and paperwork to ensure required engineering, quality, material, and production inputs are complete before release to operations.
• Support daily production execution meetings, helping resolve barriers to production.
• Partner with operations leadership, project teams, and resource planners to support capacity planning and resource prioritization activities.
• Provide manufacturing progress, schedule risk, and execution status inputs to Component Delivery and Project Controls teams.
• Coordinate resolution of production constraints, develop and implement contingency plans, and identify provisional or lower-priority work to support schedule recovery when planned work cannot proceed.
• Promote continuous improvement of manufacturing planning, work order management, and execution processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or a related field.
• We require experience in manufacturing, production planning, project coordination, operations, engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP.
• Experience with scheduling software, such as Primavera P6.
• We prefer knowledge of machining, fabrication, welding, inspection, or other manufacturing processes.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. We estimate the base salary range for this position, which depends on qualifications, to be $85,200 to $106,500 per year.

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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