Associate, Production Planning

L3Harris•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Associate, Production Planning plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules and coordinates material requirements to ensure approved materials flow in a controlled manner and meet project requirements. The role monitors work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed. It confirms material supply and demand and prepares work orders, purchase requests, and component purchases based on project schedules. The Associate coordinates with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, and other groups to achieve project timelines. As required, the role participates in an Integrated Project Team to support schedule changes, provides part-planning and inventory-control parameters to the control system, expedites materials and assemblies, identifies shortages, and initiates corrective action. The position also contributes suggestions for continuous improvement. Essential functions include operating the WMS system and managing MRP inputs to support inventory accuracy; managing direct and indirect material inventory levels; communicating status and needs to internal and external customers; advising management about work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems; coordinating component production or purchasing to support the master production schedule, shop workload, and inventory requirements; identifying risks and opportunities related to material availability; managing multiple projects through completion; and scheduling and expediting parts through move orders, stock transfers, and shipping requests. The role works under minimal direction and guidance within standard processes. No travel is required; occasional overtime is required. The position involves bending, twisting, and lifting up to 40 pounds.

Requirements

Be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field, or have completed a bachelor’s degree within the last 12 months.
Ability to bend and twist and lift up to 40 pounds.
Occasional overtime is required.
No travel is required.

Responsibilities

Plan, prepare, issue, and control production schedules and coordinate material requirements.
Monitor work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems, and advise management of status and needs.
Confirm material supply and demand; prepare work orders, purchase requests, and component purchases based on project schedules.
Coordinate interdepartmental activity to achieve project timelines and participate in an Integrated Project Team as required to support schedule changes.
Provide part-planning and inventory-control parameters to the control system.
Operate the WMS system and manage MRP inputs to support inventory accuracy.
Manage inventory levels for direct and indirect materials.
Communicate status and needs with cross-functional teams and internal and external customers.
Coordinate component production or purchasing to support the master production schedule, shop workload, and inventory requirements.
Identify material-availability risks and opportunities to support the production plan and maintain finish-date integrity.
Manage multiple projects with varying complexity through completion.
Schedule and expedite parts using move orders, stock transfers, and shipping requests.
Expedite materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with project schedules.
Determine shortages and initiate action to correct deficiencies.
Contribute suggestions for continuous improvement of systems and procedures.