Specialists, Production Planning

L3Harris • Salt Lake City, UT • 5h ago

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Specialists, Production Planning

Job Code: 32164

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Scheudule: 9/80 (employee's work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)

Job Description:

A high energy coordination role that requires leadership, project management and capacity planning expertise to effectively manage shared resources in support of numerous individual projects. This role works closely with multiple stakeholders and functional organizations to determine production needs, program risks, throughput variances, and corrective action plans. Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, coordination, negotiation, scheduling, and planning skills are essential for success.

Area Schedulers will conduct detailed analysis to identify production demand levels that significantly exceed or drop below normal capacity levels. Area Scheduling will develop plans to address variable product demand levels while working with manufacturing, test, inspection, and project management organizations to ensure factory success.

Area Scheduling will lead daily reviews on production schedule needs and any necessary mitigation plans associated with backlogs or underutilization.

Successful applicants will need to demonstrate leadership skills. Applicants must also be comfortable using leadership and advanced communication tactics to work through complex problems and conflicting demands to effectively represent multiple stakeholders.

Essential Functions:

Expert communication - Must be able to communicate with key stakeholders to understand and represent risks and opportunities.

Leadership - Must be comfortable leading large meetings, initiatives and reporting progress to all levels of management.

Technological proficiency - Should be comfortable learning ERP tools and principals, desktop applications, analytics tools, and familiarity with metrics to perform job functions.

Project Management - Requires familiarity with project management principles such as planning, resource planning, project scheduling, cost management, variance analysis, mitigation planning, risk analysis, and stakeholder communication.

Time Management- Must be able to efficiently manage time and efforts and align with own roles and tasks, but also with multiple teams and stakeholders.

Due to the nature of the work, this position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience with SAP or other ERP systems is preferred.

Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Professional experience in Project Management, preferably in a manufacturing environment

Demonstrated ability in business and/or technical writing, public speaking, and creating formal presentations is desired.

Proficient with Microsoft Excel and demonstrate ability to analyze data using graphs and pivot tables and present concerns and information to stakeholders.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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