Principal Specialist, Scheduling

About the Role

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

We are seeking a Principal Specialist, Scheduling at our Andover, MA facility. The successful candidate has experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems in a manufacturing environment and utilizes data-driven decision making to enable effective material and workforce forecasting.

• Material Availability Analysis, Tracking, and Reporting.
• Manage Kit Readiness, working with BOM, Material Master, Process Engineering, Operations, and Document Control.
• Release production orders in MRP system and confirm in shop floor system.
• Coordinate kitting process with multiple stores and consolidation areas.
• Provide production floor support including replacement part management, shop floor material staging, WIP movement through shared resource areas, completion of units in shop floor and MRP system, delivery to next step (inventory or shipment), and meeting MRP schedule.
• Control the physical disposition of nonconforming or specially handled material including return to vendor, purged material, WIP STOP per contractual restrictions.
• Maintain integrity of the shop floor, MRP, and inventory systems through key performance metrics.
• Process piece part movement to support internal build requirements through subcontractors, internal shared resources, and other Raytheon Technologies facilities.

You Must Have:

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of five years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of three years of experience.
• Experience in planning, scheduling, production control, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, finance, or relevant project management.
• Experience with MRP systems in a manufacturing environment.

We Prefer:

• Experience utilizing lean manufacturing concepts with a proven track record of lean or six sigma project implementations.
• Experience with special program access.
• Experience with wave track and in material and inventory control-type systems such as Kanban, SMI, Continuous Flow Manufacturing.
• Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook).

U.S. citizenship is required. The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance is required. A pre-existing, active, and existing clearance of the Confidential type is required after day one.

• Medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Life insurance and short-term disability.
• Long-term disability, 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedule options.
• Employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program.
• Parental leave, paid time off, holidays.

Salary range: 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD. Additional compensation may include short-term and long-term incentive programs depending on position level and collective bargaining agreements.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.