Production Planning Work Packager - Mechanical

Austal USA•Mobile, AL

About The Position

The Production Planning Work Packager is responsible for ensuring that the work package information required by production to complete the work package is compiled into the Work Package document. The role requires the compiling drawing information, listing the detail work scope and associated budget, allocating material to create pick lists and creating PDF documents to form the work used by Production.

Requirements

Associate’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 2 years of professional experience.
Aptitude to learn the job of shipyard planning; must score 20 or higher on Cognitive Criteria Aptitude Test.
Able to understand Production engineering drawings.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Effective communication skills to facilitate teamwork with various departments.
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Excel and ability to learn basics of scheduling concepts.
1 year experience in pipe and/or machinery trade experience or industrial equivalent

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and performance measurement techniques a plus.
Knowledge of Master Production Schedule (MPS) and MRP systems a plus
Experience with Lean Manufacturing a plus.

Responsibilities

Build Work packages to include, but not limited to:
Establishes steps for tasks
Electronically assign material to work packages
Assemble applicable drawings
Create .PDF documents
Send documents to Document Control for issue
Incorporates internal and external change into work packages.
Populate planning database with work scope items and attributes about those items (i.e. location, budget, drawing information, product types, etc.).
Compiles lessons learned from work packages.
Assists with the implementation of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.