Senior Associate, Production Planning

L3Harris Technologies•Ashburn, VA

13d•$60,000 - $112,000•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Production Planner to plan, schedule, coordinate, and monitor products through the complete production cycle to meet production requirements. The role works from engineering plans and production specifications to ensure materials are provided according to schedules. It advises management on work-in-progress status, coordinates with operations, quality, and supply chain, and interfaces with engineering, program management, and external customers. The position ensures materials and labor are available to meet production requirements and delivery commitments, and anticipates and resolves labor or material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions. Work is performed with general oversight. The role may manage large projects or processes within and outside its immediate area and typically provides guidance, coaching, and training to other employees. The position is located in Ashburn, Virginia, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior production planning experience; or a graduate degree and 0–2 years of prior production planning experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior production planning experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Frequently move materials and assemblies weighing up to 50 pounds across production and stockroom areas.

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly identify efficient solutions to problems.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
Familiarity with the aerospace and defense industry.
Knowledge of bills of material in a straight-line or indented structure.
Familiarity with control of Government Furnished Materials (GFM).
Experience with lean manufacturing or similar continuous-improvement tools, such as Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, or Green Belt training.

Responsibilities

Develop, status, and maintain production schedules in coordination with internal stakeholders such as operations and supply chain.
Provide daily and weekly work priorities to operations and supply chain teams, and track performance metrics for management reporting.
Support root cause analysis of missed metrics or process escapes and provide input on corrective and preventive actions for schedule recovery.
Support development of process standards and standard work times to improve operational consistency and labor efficiency using lean principles.
Expedite the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
Anticipate and help resolve labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions.
Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees.