Principal Planner - Production Control

Job Description

We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $88,700 - $112,300. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications. General Dynamics – Bath Iron Works also provides a variety of benefits including medical & dental insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts/HSAs, life and disability insurance, company paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), health coaching, athletic trainers, employee assistance programs and onsite health

Principal Planner, IPT / Production Control (Integrated Product Team), you will play a critical role in the successful operations of the ship construction programs. You will work closely with Production and fellow Planning counterparts to ensure a successful POW is in place for operations to be executed. Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Principal Planner, IPT / PC ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.

Key Responsibilities Safety Leadership:

• Follow all safety policies and procedures, with a focus on housekeeping and personal safety.
• Maintain schedules in a safe manner.
• Contribute to hull management safety initiatives.

Project Execution:

• Evaluate the 6-week POW for liens and predecessor and successor requirements.
• Work through fab and packaging liens ISO the POW schedule dates.
• Attend morning meetings and ship scheduling meetings as required.
• Work closely with the manager and trade leaders of the area assigned.

Training and Development:

• Identify and asses risks, issues, and conflicts that may impact schedules.
• Provide feedback and lessons learned to improve future hulls.

Team Collaboration and Communication:

• Coordinate across departments to ensure seamless communication of schedule, cost and labor impacts.

Continuous Improvement:

• Utilize the A3 methodology and BIW’s BOS to continually improve quality and results.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Project Management or related field (or equivalent experience) preferred.

• 4+ years of experience in Planning, Project Management or Change Management, ideally in a manufacturing or shipbuilding environment required.
• 2+ years working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (Macpac) required.
• Highly motivated, strong attention to detail, with proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively on cross-functional teams required.
• Excellent communication skill, both written and verbal required.
• Demonstrated ability to work multiple priorities simultaneously, and to completion required.
• Strong understanding of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and MACPAC required.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) and technical drawings preferred.
• Familiarity and proficiency with Smartsheet and MKA.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification a plus.