Senior Planner - Production Control

Birdon America, Inc.•New Orleans, LA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Planner will lead the development, administration, monitoring, and accuracy of all production work packages. This role is accountable for defining, creating, and supporting both production and vendor work packages throughout the build process, ensuring that the sequencing and timing of detailed tasks align with the requirements of vessel construction for assigned program(s).

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Certificate with appropriate experience
10 + years' experience in production planning in a shipbuilding manufacturing environment.
Ability to work within tight timelines and multi-task various activities in an organized manner.
Excellent communication, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
Ability to work with a diverse range of teams and people.
DOD or DHS planning experience within a ship manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with appropriate experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Leading the effort of defining, developing, and providing through-build support for Production and Vendor Work Packages.
Decomposing and sequencing engineering design in alignment with contractual obligations and company standards for assigned program(s) using extensive craft knowledge and experience.
Defining work activities, budget, schedule logic, resources, and establishing interfaces in accordance with the build strategy and facility capacity constraints.
Verifying work package availability for planned production look-ahead and working with scheduling and production to balance work in the event of constraints.
Coordinating the flow of products and materials with production for smooth and efficient construction.
Reviewing and processing Engineering Build of Material (BoM) data, developing and maturing material BoMs and requisitions in the ERP system.
Performing material reconciliation of Advance Build of Material (ABoM) and the final Manufacturing Build of Material (MBoM) to ensure correct demand quality.
Proactively solving problems with the wider business to find solutions for material not supporting required in-yard dates, presenting solutions and mitigations.
Producing and presenting metrics and reports such as material availability % on production activities, lead time analysis impact, and material inventory and delivery times.
Supporting the identification, development, and management of demand for Min/Max and Kanban registers for consumables, fasteners, fixings, and common items.
Operating a 3D Model for Work Package definition, sequencing, and BoM enrichment.
Applying and developing estimates and norms to ensure work packages are budgeted to industry standards.
Working closely with the Master Scheduler to ensure optimum resource loading and work center capacity conformance.
Presenting schedules and plan intent in production pre-build reviews.
Developing production work packages in PDF format, populated with all the information production requires to start and finish work safely and successfully.
Generating and supporting schedule look-ahead, communicating the plan intent for planned hours, resource, and tooling requirements.
Supporting work package and material staging through the various production phases.
Resolving planning issues in the field, demonstrating creativity to be adaptable to keep progressing the build while working for solutions.
Facilitating work package focused meetings with internal and external stakeholders to develop and manage schedules for assigned program(s).
Assisting with capacity planning to define operational resource needs to meet schedule demand.
Supporting Schedulers as a team-oriented effort to accomplish objectives.
Assisting the Production Control Manager and others with various special projects.
Interfacing with customers and internal departments (Contracts, Supply Chain, Production, Finance, Engineering, etc.) on related issues involving scope and preparation of program/project schedules.
Implementing and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
Participating and contributing to Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives to create work instructions, best practices, tools, and manage small projects for the business to improve efficiency and reduce waste.