Specialist, Production Planning

L3Harris•Ashburn, VA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Production Planning Specialist to plan, schedule, coordinate, and monitor products through the production cycle, ensuring production requirements and delivery commitments are met. The role works from engineering plans and production specifications to ensure materials are supplied according to schedules, and advises management on work-in-progress status. It coordinates with operations, quality, and supply chain, and interfaces with engineering, program management, and external customers. The Specialist anticipates and resolves labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions. Work is performed with general oversight. The role may manage large projects or processes within and beyond the immediate job area and typically provides guidance, coaching, and training to other employees. The position is onsite in Ashburn, Virginia, with a 9/80 schedule: employees work 9 out of every 14 days for 80 hours and have every other Friday off. The role requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance and frequently involves moving materials and assemblies weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Ability to frequently move materials and assemblies weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical skills and 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, including 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.
Coordinate production planning with operations, quality, supply chain, engineering, program management, and external customers.
Anticipate and resolve labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions.
Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees.