Junior Production Planner

Job Title: Jr. Planner

Job Code: 15013

Job Location: San Diego, California

Job Description:

The Jr. Planner interfaces with multiple departments and organizations and is primarily responsible for ensuring project deliverables are completed on schedule.

A successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Ability to handle stressful situations with maturity, confidence, and respect.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Adaptability and agility in an evolving workplace environment, while efficiently responding to new Information guidelines, and methodologies.
• Established analytical skills, focused on the ability to identify, and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment while demonstrating the skills needed to effectively avoid and resolve conflict.
• Understand various manufacturing processes and methods.
• Professional Attitude and Adaptability, including the ability to work overtime and non-traditional days and hours to meet the expectations of your assigned Program.
• "Ownership of the job" is critical to success in this role.

Essential Functions:

• Communicate, Coordinate, and Negotiate workflow through multiple work centers via various functional organizations to secure needed resources while ensuring changing customer demands, and schedule deadlines are met.
• Expedite flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
• Monitor order status, including material status, managing WIP areas, location accuracy, inventory discrepancies, manufacturing and program support, and communication support.
• Ensure availability of materials to meet production requirements and delivery commitments. Works to resolve material shortages, backlogs and other potential schedule interruptions.
• Lead schedule meetings for main production area.
• Assist Sr. planners with daily tasks and documentation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience or in lieu of a degree, minimum of 4 years of prior Production Planning experience.
• 2 years professional experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Top Secret clearance preferred.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems is preferred.
• 1-2 years of Production Planning experience preferred.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $65,000 - $76,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close (October 11, 2024).