Planner - Spatial

General Dynamics Electric Boat • Groton, CT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Overview The Planning Department requires a Planner for the Spatial Planning group at the Groton, CT Facility. This group supports the continued development of the EB Facility Master Plan, Virginia & Columbia Class submarine production, Virginia & Columbia Class spatial demand forecasts, barge and graving dock planning, Future Class concept development, as well as other future scheduling within multiple construction programs. Roles & Responsibilities: Develop and maintain spatial schedules for long and mid-term forecasting Groton facilities, near-term production and resource schedules at the Groton facility, barge shipment schedules, and graving dock usage schedules. Identify spatial conflicts, develop resolutions to support construction schedules and recommend potential cost improvements. Regularly interface with Ship's Management, Program Office, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and various Engineering disciplines. Manage and identify scheduling and quantity issues with critical assets . Assist in the development of current and future state shop capacity analysis; create value stream maps, identify backlogs, bottlenecks and material throughput flow. Work in a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1+ years of experience in project management, event coordination and schedule development
• Ability to state clearly what you need and expect from others
• Capable of giving attention to all relevant areas of tasking to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when completing a task
• Demonstrates sincere interest in meeting topics and, asks questions to clarify, gathers information and maintains conversation focus
• Clearly manage your own time and the time of others on the task(s) at hand
• Can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish team goals
• Able to acknowledge and accept personal responsibility and commitment for actions, products, outputs and decisions
• Ability to set achievable goals, break down work into process steps and measure performance against goals
• Ability to handle ambiguity and move forward to a solution
• Displays interest and commitment to team efforts
• Maintain in-depth knowledge in your area of focus
• Able to work independently
• Able to work in a teamed environment
• Able to work with a partner

Nice To Haves

• B.A. or B.S. Degree
• 5+ years experience in Planning/Production Control/Ship's Management/Trades/Navy Submarine service
• Knowledge of Planning methodology and Groton Facility capabilities
• Knowledge and experience in the field of project management, specifically towards project scheduling
• Experience with project management software. Electronic Desktop System (EWP/PCM) or ARTEMIS
• Experience in shop capacity analysis and/or logistics
• Understanding of Lean/6-Sigma methodology
• Proficiency in computer literacy proven through work experience; spreadsheets and presentations (Microsoft Visio experience desired)
• Ability to read and extract relevant information from technical drawings

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain spatial schedules for long and mid-term forecasting Groton facilities
• Develop and maintain spatial schedules for near-term production and resource schedules at the Groton facility
• Develop and maintain spatial schedules for barge shipment schedules
• Develop and maintain spatial schedules for graving dock usage schedules
• Identify spatial conflicts, develop resolutions to support construction schedules and recommend potential cost improvements
• Regularly interface with Ship's Management, Program Office, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and various Engineering disciplines
• Manage and identify scheduling and quantity issues with critical assets
• Assist in the development of current and future state shop capacity analysis; create value stream maps, identify backlogs, bottlenecks and material throughput flow
• Work in a collaborative team environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees