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Northrop Grumman
Manager Production Planning Scheduler 1
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A Scheduler or Operations Coordinator provides scheduling and logistical support for an office, company or organization. May specialize in scheduling required for production or for administrative work.
$56,494 / year median in Utah
+14% projected growth
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Yes, 25% of the Time ## Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Space Propulsion Systems sector is currently seeking a Manager Production Planning Scheduler 1 at our Clearfield or Copper Crossing, Utah locations. The production control manager will be over a team that is responsible for a variety of processes, including last mile material coordination, "make" item movement and scheduling, manufacturing order maintenance and scheduling, and material consumption. They also review demand planning systems to ensure needed flight materials are available in inventory and issued to the manufacturing team to support operations. Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:- Supervises a team that plans and schedules the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods and related material through production and inventory processes at the assigned location.
- With their team, plans, prepares, issues, and controls production manufacturing orders and coordinates with material planning and distribution to ensure a controlled flow and consumption of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
- With their team, owns providing the production line with what is needed to execute production (materials, planning, schedules).
- 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.
- Ensure that the MRP demand aligns to the production schedule base on make part management. Work with other functions to fix and communicate impact of misalignments to operations.
- Verifies material supply and demands, prepares manufacturing orders to produce components or parts based on MRP demand that aligns with a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
- Supervises a team that coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders.
- Identify and manage team member skills and abilities to meet business needs. Creates and drives accountability to standards and key performance metrics.
- Understand and the budget expectations for the team.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years of relevant work experience in operations planning and production scheduling; In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of relevant work experience in operations planning and production scheduling
- 2+ years of Master scheduling/production scheduling MRP experience (preferably in multiple MRP systems)
- Previous experience leading and managing teams, in a supervisory capacity.
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality controls
- Excellent productivity and organizational skills
- Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with Costpoint and/or SAP, inventory management, and managing manufacturing orders
- Experience in Aerospace or Defense manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with Government change control procedures (NASA, DoD, Airforce, Navy, etc.)
- Understanding or certification in Lean Manufacturing.
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, specifications, and plans
- Proven history of leveraging multiple departments to solve complex issues