Operational Planner-MS; Night Shift

Job Description

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Operational Planner to join our Planning and Production Team in Columbus, MS.

The main mission is to identify, analyze, and solve recurrent technical issues not directly manageable by operators and FLM. Provide an end‑to‑end view at shop floor level within the production team, accompany the production team, and achieve optimum effort and work results through planning, production control and management of products and the design of processes. Achieve the expected Industrial Excellence targets within the area by ensuring adherence and continuous improvement of operational processes.

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, the team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. Team members make it happen.

Columbus, Mississippi is home to Airbus Helicopters' manufacturing and assembly lines, where the UH‑72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army and the H‑125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers are produced.

Airbus supports flexible working arrangements and fosters innovation through collaboration.

• Release and control of production orders to the production floor by schedule via SAP.
• Issuing parts, tracking and reporting all shortages.
• Setting up and imputing data on Excel spreadsheets for reporting shortages and KPI's.
• Monitoring and processing Quality Note tasks and completing them in a timely manner.
• Researching and troubleshooting production order and parts issues.

• Coordination between all supporting departments to meet schedule.
• Attend all assigned meetings for production status.

• Control of work orders and material removal from aircraft for configuration changes (CRF).
• Control of consumption of the network in SAP.

• Minimum of two (2) years' experience.
• Experience operating within an integrated manufacturing system such as SAP is desirable.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially MS Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Related college‑level studies may be substituted for experience.

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Airbus does not sponsor visas for U.S. positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered. Employment is at will.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as needed. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

• Employment type:
  
  Direct Hire
• Experience level:
  Professional
• Remote type:
  On‑site
• Job family:
  Manufacturing Engineering
• Job posting end date: 07.24.2026