Production Planner

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are Textron Systems, a company with over 50 years of experience in innovative defense technologies and services. As a mid-sized player, we combine the agility of a small business with the scalability to solve large problems. We are comprised of 7 domains specializing in Air, Sea, Land, Weapons Systems, Electronic Systems, Propulsion, and Testing and Training Simulations. We offer exciting and versatile experiences from day one to fuel your growth, with a strong emphasis on talent development. Join us to start your career in a big way and contribute to providing necessary and life-changing services and products to our customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or a related field
2+ years of professional experience
1-3 years MRP experience
Detailed understanding of supply chain principles
Thorough understanding of various production planning and inventory techniques and practices, Capacity Planning, and various forecasting techniques and their application.
Excellent communication, facilitation and networking skills.
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent partnering and team building skills.

Nice To Haves

CPIM certification preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and manage the execution of the production schedule considering line of balance output, available capacity, material availability, and program delivery commitments.
Communicate manufacturing status, expected completion dates, and production cost/schedule risk analysis to business product support managers and program managers.
Partner with procurement, production manager, quality, engineering, program management, and other supply chain disciplines to plan, schedule, and manage development, production, and aftermarket support.
Manage and execute items associated with their planner code, including releasing internal jobs, releasing purchase requisitions, managing disruptions (shortages, MRB, constraints), and providing feedback to internal customers.
Advise management on the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems.
Monitor internal and external supply chain alignment, identify and resolve potential constraints, maintain line of balance, and manage purchase requests for components/parts based on master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
Participate in product Integrated Product Teams (IPT) by interfacing with internal customers, scheduling, and expediting the movement of parts.
Assist management in developing and executing action/workaround plans to maximize scheduled on-time completion.
Analyze supply and demand data to determine critical path constraints and perform product lead time analysis.
Manage manual demand releases, facilitate ECN/ECP changes, coordinate production cut-ins, review excess material for consumption, create material transfers, and process PO change requests.
Provide material updates and summaries to management and external customers.

Benefits

Flexible Work Schedules (e.g., 9/80, 4/10s)
Over 6 weeks of total paid time off (PTO)
Tuition Reimbursement (up to $10,000 for relevant graduate degrees per calendar year)
Dress for Your Day policy
Comprehensive Benefits Package (3 medical plans, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, additional life insurance coverage)
Company paid benefits (basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability, employee assistance program)
Comprehensive wellness incentive plan
Annual fitness reimbursement program
Company contribution to 401k up to 9.25% of salary
Employee Discounts (access to exclusive offers and discounts from over 30,000 merchants)
Service awards
Cell phone retail discounts
Travel discounts
Gym membership discounts
Emergency travel assistance
Home and auto discounts
Adoption assistance