Sr. Associate, Production Planning

L3Harris • Palm Bay, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a motivated and experienced Factory Planner to support preparation and execution activities for programs building complex space articles. The hardware produced at this location is mission critical and often consists of mechanical and electronic assemblies in a high-reliability environment. The position is located in Palm Bay, Florida.

The role supports manufacturing order and schedule execution, coordinating work orders, production schedules, dispatch lists, system readiness, material kitting, inventory controls, and manufacturing authorization documentation. The Factory Planner also participates in shop-floor and cross-functional reviews and helps drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of relevant industry experience; or a graduate degree and 0–2 years of relevant industry experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 6 years of relevant prior experience.
• Experience working in a production-planning capacity with direct impact on workflow and execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Material Requirements Planning systems such as Cincom Control, SAP, or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Product Lifecycle Management systems such as Agile, Windchill, or equivalent.
• Proficiency with electronic Manufacturing Execution Systems such as Aegis Fusion, FactoryLogix, Solumina, or equivalent.
• Current Secret or TS/SCI security clearance.
• Good communication skills, including the ability to deliver effective presentations to peers, management, and potentially customers.

Responsibilities

• Create, open, maintain, and close manufacturing work orders in operating systems, ensuring operational milestones are completed and received into inventory and are synchronized with Quality Control closures and Product Data Management/Product Lifecycle Management as-built configurations.
• Contribute to and update daily Line of Balance trackers and production schedules to align hardware build progress with the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Generate and distribute daily and weekly priority dispatch lists to assembly operators, test technicians, and manufacturing personnel to balance work-center capacity, queue times, and manufacturing throughput.
• Audit and validate cross-system setup readiness across MRP, PLM, and production systems before order release; monitor Work-in-Process dashboards and resolve material shortages, open non-conformances, and routing exceptions.
• Coordinate material kitting and kit verification with warehousing and inventory control, including adding delivery instructions to work orders, reconciling kit shortages with Material Management, and managing approved shortage releases.
• Maintain control of shop-floor inventory and Point-of-Use storage areas, establish visual management controls, participate in periodic cycle-count reconciliations, and ensure secure segregation of deliverable and non-deliverable material.
• Assist in reviewing Manufacturing Work Authorization Documentation to determine execution feasibility.
• Participate in daily shop-floor Gemba walks, material-status reviews, and Integrated Product Team meetings.
• Identify and drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives to eliminate waste, reduce cycle times, and streamline manufacturing workflows.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level