Production Planner - Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

TRAVEL:
No

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’s Space Sector is seeking a Production Planner – Level 3 to join our team in Devens, MA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

AOA Xinetics (AOX), a wholly owned Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Business Venture, is a leading supplier of complex electro-optic and photonic systems and subsystems that control and manipulate light waves for a variety of applications. Our talented team of engineers, managers and technologists conceive, design, develop and manufacture high precision products in an environment that requires significant collaboration and teamwork among multiple engineering disciplines.

Reporting to the Planning Manager, the Production Planner 3 is responsible for planning and managing production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and best utilize company’s productive capacity. You will use detailed tasks for operations from blueprints, engineering orders, change notices, and other engineering releases to ensure timely execution. You will create work orders and track them through completion. You will work with inventory control to support build requirements and provide status of completed and in process work.

Our ideal candidate will have the ability to provide production control support within a high growth, fast paced work environment.

• Coordinate production workflow for multiple programs and products
• Prioritize operations to ensure customer schedule and requirements are met
• Create production work order documentation for release to the shop floor
• Manage production inventory levels, schedules and availability of selected item, either manufactured or purchased to meet production schedules
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption
• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.)
• Prepare and submit status and performance reports
• Compile records concerning quantity, cost, and type of material received
• Expedite flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules
• Use knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action
• Keep paperwork organized and establish and adjust priorities for specific customer orders
• Collaborate with quality control, inventory, and other internal stakeholders

• High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years working in inventory planning or materials requirements planning (MRP), or similar role within a highly technical manufacturing/production work environment.
• No clearance required to start
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. technicians, engineers, principal level engineers/scientists and customers)
• Advanced MS Office Skills (Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning…