About this role
<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Title: Senior Associate, Production Planning </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Code: 39960</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Location: Huntsville, AL - AMF North</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Description:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Sr. Associate, Production Planning to join our growing team at the Aerojet Rocketdyne Segments Missile Solutions Sector Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) located in Huntsville, AL. In this role, you will be part of our Scheduling and Material Planning organization which plays a key role from proposal to product delivery company wide. We are looking for a highly analytical, self-motivated, and organized individual that has a high level of ability to assess requirements and make data driven decisions. Candidates will work in a dynamic position and interface directly with Internal and External customers across a diverse product range.<strong> </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Essential Functions: </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Review Material Requirements Plan (MRP); problem-solve exception messages.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Release Supplier Requisitions and Shop Orders for both Bill of Material (BOM) and independent demand requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Identify and initiate Program Inventory Surplus/Close Out.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Analyze program demand, create requisitions, maintain horizontal plan or help maintain line of balance for consumable items, initiate material transfers, create new Part Numbers, and other as required tasks.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Work collaboratively with Integrated Product Team (IPT) to address issues, problem solve and strategize to ensure we are meeting our customer commitments. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Perform miscellaneous tasks as assigned to support the specific program efforts.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Travel: 5% business travel to other Aerojet Rocketdyne facilities and suppliers across the country.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to work extended hours based on manufacturing business needs. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.<strong> </strong></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Qualifications: </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years prior production planning experience; or a Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0-2 years of prior production planning experience; or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior production planning experience.<strong> </strong></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Preferred Additional Skills: </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Technical knowledge of solid rocket propulsion, explosive and pyrotechnic devices, electromechanical actuators and actuator control systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Oracle, Delmia or Windchill experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to implement product design and development stage gate process (reviews for design, build, and test).</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to use technical knowledge and experience to evaluate plans, processes and results of the supporting team.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Excellent communication skills, self-motivation, strong leadership skills, and interpreting program management, engineering and supplier demands in a continuously changing environment with minimal guidance.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Working knowledge of project management methods within the defense acquisition environment including program planning, integrated master scheduling, budgeting and earned value management.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with team building, leadership and delegation skills to achieve project objectives.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience in leading, encouraging, reviewing and critiquing work of supporting team members to maximize program success.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Capable of defining and negotiating task objectives, scope description and completion criteria for specific and broad activities as well. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Working capability in the use of office computer programs such as MS PowerPoint (presentations, logic diagrams), MS Project (basic scheduling), MS Excel (entering formulas, graphing, developing spreadsheets), and MS Word (tables, program plans).</span></li> </ul> <p style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">#LI-SP1</span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;color:white">#LI-HW1</span></p>