Associate, Production Planning

L3Harris • Greenville, TX

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About The Position

The Associate, Production Planning serves as a liaison between Operations and Program Management in support of program requirements and milestones. The role requires broad theoretical knowledge of material coordination and processes and works under minimal direction within standard processes, including for non-routine tasks. The associate communicates and coordinates with their team and other organizations to solve supply-chain problems, contributes to changes in systems and work routines, and works toward operational targets that affect team results.

The position advises management on work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems so personnel, equipment, materials, and services are available to meet milestones. It coordinates production or purchasing of components in support of the master production schedule, shop workload, and inventory requirements; identifies risks and opportunities related to material availability; tracks multiple projects through completion with limited supervision; communicates status and needs with cross-functional teams and customers; and schedules and expedites parts movement.

Requirements

• Must 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.
• Broad theoretical job knowledge of material coordination and processes.
• Ability to work under minimal direction within standard processes, including on non-routine tasks.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate across teams and organizations to solve supply-chain problems.
• Prior experience used to identify risks and opportunities regarding material availability.
• Ability to track multiple projects of varying complexity to completion with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Advise management on work-in-progress status, material availability, and potential production problems to help ensure resources and services are available for milestone completion.
• Coordinate production or purchase of components to support the master production schedule, shop workload, and inventory requirements.
• Identify risks and opportunities regarding material availability to support the production plan and maintain finish date integrity.
• Track multiple projects of varying complexity through completion with limited supervision assistance.
• Communicate status and needs with cross-functional teams and internal and external customers, including quality assurance, manufacturing, procurement, engineering, and inventory control.
• Schedule and expedite the movement of parts using move orders, stock transfers, and shipping-order requests.
• Contribute to systems and process changes in work routines and work toward operational targets affecting team results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level