Manager Production Planning Scheduling 2

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

Northrop Grumman, Strategic Space Systems Division, has an opening for a Manager Production Planning Scheduling 2 to join our team of highly qualified and diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, California.

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and you model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You develop trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change.

You ensure that your team has the information and tools needed to perform at their best. You demonstrate our committed pursuit of applying innovation to meet the requirements of our customers. You craft and execute strategies that result in sustainable value creation that delivers measurable results.

If this is YOU…keep reading!
 

The Logistics department within the Materials, Process, Environmental Test and Logistics (MPETAL) center has a need for a Manager Production Planning Scheduling 2, with a position as a functional homeroom manager, leading a team of individual contributors.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Staffing support to all space systems and space programs.

• Conducting periodic performance evaluations, including mid-year and annual reviews

• Providing technical leadership and guidance to the staff

• Managing indirect and capital needs

• Professional development and mentoring of direct reports

• Supporting Functional Homeroom initiatives and projects which include process improvement, Event Response Teams, Corrective, and Preventive Action implementation

PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Generating, issuing, and overseeing production work orders and coordinating with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production and IMS requirements.

• Scheduling equipment and personnel, confirming material supply and demands, preparing purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements. 

• Coordinating interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, and various stakeholders; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders.

• Responsible for the direct supervision and leadership of the team, managing configuration reconciliation, schedule, technical performance, and quality of work packages.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

 
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree plus 6 years’ experience in logistics, hardware management, or related field within a production, planning, or scheduling environment OR Master’s Degree plus 4 years’ experience in logistics, hardware management, or related field within a production, planning or scheduling environment OR High School Diploma/General Education Diploma (G.E.D) plus 10 years’ experience in logistics, hardware management, or related field within a production, planning, or scheduling environment.

• Proven leadership experience on a project and/or team.  

• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.   

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance or SCI access. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance or SCI access.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.

• Experience with Integration & Test, defense, aerospace or high-reliability product development industries.

• Knowledge of project schedule baselining and scope definition

• Experience with Solumina/MES and SAP/MRP.

• Experience with MS Access and MS Project.

• Experience with Flight Hardware and Configuration Management.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.