MFG Production Planner

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

Under general direction, this position is responsible for support for a major project through the planning, preparing, issuing and controlling production schedules and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements. Oversees budget, performance monitoring, analysis reports and may provide directions to support staff. Advise 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.

• 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.
• Keeps management appraised of potential schedule or fiscal problems by tracking, reviewing and evaluating plans, schedules and/or budgets for inaccuracies, inconsistencies or interface/support problems. Analyzes task/project cost and/or schedule variances and informs management. Provides manpower resource planning and allocation.
• Generates manufacturing work orders using Material Requirement Planning (MRP) planned order requirements as well as generating purchase requisitions for outside process and outside manufacturing services.
• Processes work orders and material transactions for non-conformance material dispositions. Interprets engineering change orders (ECO), implement dispositions affecting stock, work in progress, and NEXT assembly.
• Schedules equipment and personnel, confirm material supply and demands, prepares purchase orders. Provides budgeting input and program funding tracking and pursuit.
• Alerts and/or recommend solutions to operating or project management to deviation from established norms. Prepares milestone coordination and reports.
• Develops and monitors overhead, capital, research and development, marketing and other budgets.
• Interfaces with operating and support groups (Purchasing, Finance, QA) to collect data for preparation of schedules and reports as well as providing status reports to internal and external contacts. Works in close coordination with outside fabricators and processors.
• May provide work directions to professional and/or support personnel.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
• Additional Functions:
  Other duties are assigned or required.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in Planning, Engineering, Production Control or a related discipline and six or more years progressive experience in planning, scheduling, budgeting and performance measurement. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must have a complete understanding of manufacturing planning principles, theories and concepts as well as ability to understand accounting and manufacturing systems in a research or production environment and to apply advanced planning tools and techniques; and ability to read, interpret and explain engineering drawings.
• Must be customer focused and possess the ability to develop and communicate new concepts and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
• Ability to organize, schedule and coordinate work phases, ability to determine the appropriate approach at the project level and provide innovative solutions to a range of moderately complex technical problems.
• Organization skills to maintain flow of work within the unit, strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to interface with internal employees and external representatives and to accurately document, report and present.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information and knowledge of computer operations and applications and word processing and spreadsheets.
• The ability to work both independently and lead in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret clearance is required.

Job Type: Full-Time Salary

Salary range: 68,