Production Planner and Scheduler

Northrop Grumman • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $69,000 - $103,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Production Planner and Scheduler to join its team in Woodland Hills, California. The position is full-time and performed in the office. The role supports execution planning and scheduling in a manufacturing environment, coordinating with engineering, program management, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and test teams to meet internal milestones and customer delivery dates. The planner uses automated planning tools to develop and analyze schedules, evaluate schedule and capacity risks, identify operational constraints, and help management ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are available when needed. The position requires U.S. citizenship and travel of approximately 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience in production planning and/or master scheduling in a manufacturing environment, or a master's degree.
• Six years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience with ERP/MRP software, including bills of materials, manufacturing orders, and routings.
• U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering, program management, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and test personnel to build, communicate, and maintain execution plans that meet internal milestones and customer on-time delivery dates.
• Use automated planning software for schedule analysis and reporting, including critical path analysis and assessment, schedule risk assessments, and schedule health metrics analysis.
• Gather and compile information to create summary-level and detailed program or project network schedules using automated planning software.
• Perform program and work-center schedule risk analyses and simulations using Dynafact Master Scheduling software to determine the impacts of constraints, delays, and reprioritizations.
• Perform capacity-versus-demand variance analyses for major operational work centers and communicate constraints to scheduling and operations teams.
• Collaborate with multiple departments to identify constraints impeding critical-path operational flow.
• Advise the management team about work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure personnel, equipment, materials, and services are scheduled and provided as needed.
• Support and maintain daily management visual boards used to identify and mitigate risks of near-term and long-term delivery misses.

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 Work Schedule where available
• Life and disability insurance
• Company-paid holidays
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position

What This Job Offers

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