Title:  Senior Associate, Production Planning

Job Title: Sr. Associate, Production Planning (Load Analyst)

Job ID: 23629

Job Location: Jupiter, FL

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

Job Description:

We are seeking a Sr. Associate, Production Planning/Load Analyst to join our Scheduling & Material Planning Center of Excellence at our Jupiter, FL facility, supporting the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment.

Essential Functions:

In this role, under moderate supervision, you will organize and coordinate the work of individuals and/or project teams; manage all aspects of assigned projects in one or more operations supporting production activities such as planning, scheduling, material/tool planning and control, production control, shipping, receiving, warehousing and/or transportation, etc.; perform short and long-range planning for assigned functional area(s) and implements approved plans. 

• Responsible for creation and communication of shop dispatch list to ensure priority of hardware for responsible work centers in accordance with Schedule demands. Partner with Area Manager in managing the workload order and execution of hardware.
• Specify handoffs tasks between buildings, depts., labs, etc.; coordinates the timely ordering /readiness of Production Support Items such as tooling/fixtures/work instructions, NC Programming to ensure on time stats and continuous hardware flow.
• Provide support to Liaison Team for proactive Constraint Management for Shop Orders on Hold. Provide tight coordination of tactical level tasks and issue resolution that may cross multiple work centers/area dept.
• Provide support by creating the Shop Order Books needed for the Shop Floor. Create the Dispatch List for B/106 Kitting to be performed daily.
• Analysis near and long term Load reviews for valleys or peeks in the schedules using the Capacity Qlik Application, along with through put metrics to ensure a balance schedule, in an effort to minimize/reduce bow waves or bottlenecks.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and direct activities for the organization.
• Interest in the status and tracking of hardware process.
• Familiarity/experience with inventory management principles.
• Experience using Qlik Application, Oracle and Delmia systems, preferred.
• Excellent communication, Interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with cross-function/cross-site teams.

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