Title:  Specialist, Production Planning

Job Title Specialist, Production Planning

Job Code: 36851

Job Location: Toney, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description
L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Specialist, Production Planning to join our growing team at the Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment, Missile Solutions Sector, Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) located in Huntsville, AL.

In this role, you will be part of our Scheduling and Material Planning organization, which plays a critical role from proposal development through product delivery across the company. We are looking for a highly analytical, self‑motivated, and organized individual with strong decision‑making skills and the ability to assess requirements and drive data‑based actions. This role operates in a dynamic environment and interfaces directly with both internal and external customers across a diverse product portfolio.

Essential Functions
Review the Material Requirements Plan (MRP) and resolve exception messages.
Work collaboratively with the Engineering Team on Bills of Material (BOM), supporting efforts from development through production.
Release supplier requisitions and shop orders for both BOM-driven and independent demand requirements.
Identify and initiate program inventory surplus actions and closeout activities.
Analyze program demand, create requisitions, maintain horizontal plans or lines of balance for consumable items, initiate material transfers, create new part numbers, and perform related tasks as required.
Partner with the Integrated Product Team (IPT) to address issues, resolve problems, and develop strategies to ensure customer commitments are met.

Qualifications
Requires proficient knowledge of the job area and may require practical knowledge of project management. Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience, OR a graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience is required.

Travel: Up to 5% travel to other Missile Solutions facilities and suppliers nationwide; ability to work extended hours based on manufacturing needs.

Preferred Additional Skills
Technical knowledge of solid rocket propulsion, explosive and pyrotechnic devices, electromechanical actuators, and actuator control systems.
Experience with Oracle, Delmia, or Windchill.
Ability to implement product design and development stage‑gate processes (design, build, and test reviews).
Ability to apply technical expertise to evaluate plans, processes, and results within supporting teams.
Excellent communication, self‑motivation, and leadership skills, with the ability to interpret program management, engineering, and supplier requirements in a fast‑changing environment with minimal supervision.
Working knowledge of project management approaches within the defense acquisition environment, including program planning, integrated master scheduling, budgeting, and earned value management.
Experience in team building, leadership, and delegation to achieve project objectives.
Experience leading, coaching, reviewing, and critiquing work of supporting team members to drive program success.
Ability to define and negotiate task objectives, scope, and completion criteria for both specific and broad activities.
Proficient in office software tools such as MS PowerPoint (presentations, logic diagrams), MS Project (basic scheduling), MS Excel (formulas, graphing, spreadsheets), and MS Word (tables, program plans).

Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.