Lead Program Scheduler - Orange, United States - Aerojet Rocketdyne

Description

Job Title:
Lead Program Scheduler


Job Location:
Huntsville, AL

Job ID: 9967

Job Schedule: 9/80, every other Friday off.

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

We are seeking a Lead Program Scheduler work at our Huntsville, AL locations.

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Scheduling and Material Planning, this position resides with the Scheduling & Material Planning (SMP) functional Center of Excellence, and is a direct report to the Senior Manager of Scheduling Integration & SIO.

The Scheduling Integrator is responsible for ensuring alignment between factory production schedules as loaded within the enterprise Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system and all Program / Product Line Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) milestone deliverables.

The Integrator partners with Scheduling, Material Planning, Manufacturing, and Program Management leadership to develop integrated schedules and build plan strategies required to achieve contracted deliverables / production rates.

The Integrator identifies build plan risks and facilitates among cross-functional work teams to define mitigating actions.

Additionally, the Integrator facilitates development of integrated schedules to support proposal activities and the on-boarding of new demand into the MRP system.

The Integrator is also responsible for reporting on schedule on-time delivery performance.

The preferred candidate will be comfortable working with limited instruction, collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders to gather inputs and design solutions to achieve desired goals and objectives.

Must thrive on taking initiative. Works tactically while also steering overall success of projects / initiatives.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Working under limited general direction:

30% - Serve as point of contact for our organization; help coordinate responses to business challenges; spear head strategic initiatives.

Support Sales Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP), Recovery Plans, Program Proposals, Improvement events/projects, and help de-conflict shop floor schedule priority. Suggest improvement projects to management and delegate within team as approved. Leverage knowledge of scheduling, project management, Lean Six Sigma, Technical skills, and others to turn out high quality workmanship.

30% - Coordinate gap identification and resolution by using in-depth working knowledge, internal support network, and analysis of data from multiple systems with minimal direction.

Integrate the Program and Production schedules so our execution meets the program objectives.

Monitor and contribute to the program onboarding process to translate the Program's Statement of Work into an achievable Production Plan.

20% - Coordinate teams to ensure major program objectives and program schedules are achievable. Integrate with COEs such as Operations, Quality, Engineering, Planning, and Finance. Coordinate teams to schedule Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) activities, Production Support Items, and Staffing Plans.
20% - Manage ad-hoc projects elected by Organization, Programs, or Site Leadership with minimal supervision. Serve as spokesperson for organization on sound scheduling practices for both program and production scheduling. Recommend short and long term organizational improvements using sound LEAN thinking. As prime contact for organization, regularly interact with internal and external senior management.


REQUIREMENTS

Requires a Bachelor's degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management/Administration or other relevant discipline and plus at least(9) years of experience in a directly related field (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).

We value:
Prior Oracle / Delmia / Windchill Experience
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Certification
Demonstrated Lean Experience or Certification


Additional Requirements:
Production Planning experience a plus
Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
Excellent Interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross-function/cross-site teams
Operations, Procurement, Scheduling and Engineering Value Stream experience, or demonstrated willingness to learn
Willingness to learn Material Requirements Planning (MRP) & Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Delmia, ASCP, Oracle Enterprise Business Suite, MS Office