Manager Production Planning Scheduler 1

Relocation assistance is not available. No security clearance is required to start. Travel is required, up to 25% of the time.

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.

About the role

Northrop Grumman Space Propulsion Systems sector is seeking a Manager Production Planning Scheduler 1 at our Clearfield or Copper Crossing, Utah locations. The production control manager will lead a team responsible for a variety of processes, including last-mile material coordination, "make" item movement and scheduling, manufacturing order maintenance and scheduling, and material consumption. They also review demand planning systems to ensure needed flight materials are available in inventory and issued to the manufacturing team to support operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervises a team that plans and schedules the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods, and related material through production and inventory processes at the assigned location.
• Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production manufacturing orders with the team, coordinating with material planning and distribution to ensure a controlled flow and consumption of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
• Ensures the production line has what is needed to execute production (materials, planning, schedules).
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
• Ensures MRP demand aligns with the production schedule based on make-part management. Works with other functions to fix and communicate the impact of misalignments to operations.
• Verifies material supply and demands, prepares manufacturing orders to produce components or parts based on MRP demand that aligns with a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
• Supervises a team that coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts via move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders.
• Identifies and manages team member skills and abilities to meet business needs. Creates and drives accountability to standards and key performance metrics.
• Understands and manages budget expectations for the team, ensuring performance within budget and schedule requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of relevant work experience in operations planning and production scheduling; in lieu of a degree, 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• 2+ years of master scheduling/production scheduling MRP experience (preferably in multiple MRP systems).
• Previous experience leading and managing teams in a supervisory capacity.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality controls.
• Excellent productivity and organizational skills.
• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Costpoint and/or SAP, inventory management, and managing manufacturing orders.
• Experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with government change control procedures (NASA, DoD, Air Force, Navy, etc.).
• Understanding or certification in Lean Manufacturing.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, specifications, and plans.
• Proven history of leveraging multiple departments to solve complex issues.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $86,300.00 – $129,500.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; Northrop Grumman considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions when determining base salary offers. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.