General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · 1 month ago
Mfg/Production Planner III
Tupelo Mississippi
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$62K/yr - $106K/yr
6+ years expGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems focuses on advanced electromagnetic technologies for military and commercial applications. The Mfg/Production Planner III will be responsible for planning and controlling production schedules, ensuring material availability, and overseeing budget and performance monitoring.
EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed
Keeps management appraised of potential schedule or fiscal problems by tracking, reviewing and evaluating plans, schedules and/or budgets for inaccuracies, inconsistencies or interface/support problems. Analyzes task/project cost and/or schedule variances and informs management. Provides manpower resource planning and allocation
Generates manufacturing work orders using Material Requirement Planning (MRP) planned order requirements as well as generating purchase requisitions for outside process and outside manufacturing services
Processes work orders and material transactions for non-conformance material dispositions. Interprets engineering change orders (ECO), implements dispositions affecting stock, work in progress, and NEXT assembly
Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares purchase orders. Provides budgeting input and program funding tracking and pursuit
Alerts and/or recommends solutions to operating or project management to deviation from established norms. Prepares milestone coordination and reports
Develops and monitors overhead, capital, research and development, marketing and other budgets
Interfaces with operating and support groups (Purchasing, Finance, QA) to collect data for preparation of schedules and reports as well as providing status reports to internal and external contacts. Works in close coordination with outside fabricators and processors
May provide work direction to professional and/or support personnel
Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company
Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices
Other duties assigned or required
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Planning, Engineering, Production Control or a related discipline and six or more years progressive experience in planning, scheduling, budgeting and performance measurement. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education
Must have a complete understanding of manufacturing planning principles, theories and concepts as well as ability to understand accounting and manufacturing systems in a research or production environment and to apply advanced planning tools and techniques; and ability to read, interpret and explain engineering drawings
Must be customer focused and possess the ability to develop and communicate new concepts and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment
Ability to organize, schedule and coordinate work phases
Ability to determine the appropriate approach at the project level and provide innovative solutions to a range of moderately complex technical problems
Organization skills to maintain flow of work within the unit
Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to interface with internal employees and external representatives and to accurately document, report and present
Ability to maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information
Knowledge of computer operations and applications and word processing and spreadsheets
Demonstrated knowledge of SAP
Ability to work both independently and lead in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours as required
Preferred
Experience working on Department of Defense (DoD) Contracts highly preferred
Experience with SAE AS9100 highly preferred
Company
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
At General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.76MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2023-08-14Grant
2023-05-09Grant
2022-09-19Grant
Leadership Team
Daniel Johnson
UK PROTECTOR Test Manager
Emory Lo
Sr Human Resource Business Partner
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