Operational Planner

Airbus • Columbus, MS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Operational Planner to join our Planning and Production Team in Columbus, MS. The main mission of this role is to Identify, analyze & solve recurrent technical issues not directly manageable by the operators & FLM (First Line Manager). Provide an E2E view at shop floor level within the production team. - Accompany to production team. Achieve optimum of effort and work results through planning, production control and management of products and the design of processes. Achieve the expected Industrial Excellence targets within his area by ensuring adherence and continuous improvement of operational process.

Requirements

• Must be currently local to Columbus, MS area
• High School Diploma or equivalent experience
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience
• Experience operating within an integrated manufacturing system is desirable, such as SAP.
• MS Office skills especially MS Excel
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Related college level studies may be substituted for experience.
• Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
• Effective and professional verbal and written communication
• Knowledge with material requirement planning systems
• Knowledge with SAP systems
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English
• Ability to use mainframe and PC computers, and associated hardware and software (MS Office especially Excel and Word), SAP MRP system (Module MM, PP, Outlook).
• A strong knowledge of technical terms.
• Knowledge of aircraft parts and documentation

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with Airbus Helicopters highly preferred
• Associate’s degree
• Knowledge of aircraft parts and documentation

Responsibilities

• Release and control of production orders to the production floor by schedule via SAP.
• Issuing parts, tracking and reporting all shortages.
• Setting up and imputing data on Excel spreadsheets for reporting shortages and KPI’s.
• Monitoring and processing Quality Note tasks and completing in timely manner.
• Researching and troubleshooting production order and parts issues.
• Coordination between all supporting departments to meet schedule.
• Attend all assigned meetings for production status.
• Control of work orders and material removal from aircraft for configuration changes (CRF).
• Control of consumption of the network in SAP.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED