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Senior Planner, Commercial Space Systems Position Profile
This position is responsible for all tasks relative to the management of production and development work orders and supporting MRP and non-MRP requirements. Key duties include:
• The timely and accurate planning, scheduling, processing, follow-up, and rescheduling of all work orders. • System maintenance and resolving issues with non-conforming material.
Essential or Primary Key Responsibilities:
Plan, schedule, and ensure timely completion of production work orders through the entire production lifecycle. Anticipate and manage component shortages and facilitate resolution. Perform planning and production tasks, including but not limited to: • Anticipating program needs and expediting material requirements for production operations. • Developing, coordinating, and communicating the daily production schedule, factoring in customer orders and forecasted demand to achieve on-time delivery. • Maintaining new product development, inventory availability, and capacity. Measure performance of all critical factors to ensure compliance to plans, including publishing of KPIs. Lead issue resolution when products are behind schedule or at risk of being behind schedule. Release requisitions to Purchasing on a timely basis as required. Interface with manufacturing engineering, quality, purchasing, and management to provide timely status of work products and/or problem identification and resolution. Maintain the ERP system integrity to drive material and production schedules and execute processes per requirements. Maintain ERP system parameters, including material master data and performance criteria. Own customer service performance of assigned products and resources. Perform analysis and reporting on production data and communicate findings and recommendations to management. Prepare and present regular reports for management on production performance, schedule adherence, and capacity utilization.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree or at least 10 years relevant experience in lieu of a degree. • Minimum 7 years of planning, scheduling, and supporting production cells in a fast-paced mixed product manufacturing environment. • CPIM or CSCP designation highly preferred. • Knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing principles. • Strong proficiency in ERP, MRP systems, Epicor, and planning and scheduling activities as well as Engineering drawings and prints. • Microsoft Excel and data analysis. • Understanding of and experience with Master Scheduling and Capacity Planning.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for multi-faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as any and all outside agents, including but not limited to vendors, suppliers, customers, etc.
Strong computer literacy with MS Office, PC expertise, and demonstrated experience with applicable systems, programs, equipment, etc.
Must be a US citizen.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
• Bring initiatives and activities to closure in a timely manner through effective interaction with individuals both internal and external to the Marotta organization as required. • Abide by all safety, quality, housekeeping, and company policies, procedures to ensure compliance to all regulatory and internal system requirements. • Contribute to a positive and cooperative work environment through effective communication at all levels, internal and external to the organization. • Actively participate in team meetings, improvement initiatives, programs, etc., and support actions to drive company initiatives and goals. • Assist in the training of personnel to perform required technical tasks as directed. • Consistently demonstrate commitment to company values. • Keep management informed of area activities and of any significant problems. • Assume responsibility for related duties as required or assigned. • Ensure that work area is clean, secure, and well-maintained. • Complete special projects and miscellaneous assignments as required.
Work Environment:
This job interacts both in a professional office environment and a manufacturing/machine shop environment. This role uses standard office equipment, such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines, as well as environments inclusive of the appropriate eye, hearing, and foot protection as required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to conditions typical of a manufacturing/machine shop environment, including but not limited to fluids, fumes, or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, noise, and vibration. Temperature of work environment may be affected by outside/external temperatures, machining processes, etc.
This is a full-time position. Overtime and weekend work could be required as job duties demand. Travel is not expected for this position.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include:
• Close vision • Distance vision • Color vision • Peripheral vision • Depth perception • Ability to adjust focus
Vision and color vision must pass job-required vision screening.
The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
The employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, stoop, or crouch and move about the facility.
The employee may be required to lift and/or move items weighing up to 25 pounds.
This Position is at our Parsippany, NJ Office.
Pay Range: $85,000 - $115,000 per year.
Many of our contracts require proof that you are a U.S. citizen and/or that an export license has been obtained for employees who are citizens of certain countries. Your employment, both initially and continually thereafter, is conditioned on production of such proof of citizenship and/or any export license that may be required to comply with any and all applicable laws, regulations, or executive orders or required by Federal, State, or local government contracts.
We offer a highly competitive compensation package for this outstanding position, plus a quarterly bonus, along with a full range of top-quality benefits and employee services, including:
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability income insurance programs • 401k retirement plans with company match • Generous tuition aid program • Paid vacation, sick, and personal days • Paid holidays • Flexible work hours with compressed work week options
We recognize and reward our employees accomplishments and host several employee engagement events per quarter.
If you are looking to grow or accelerate your career and be part of a best-in-class organization while enjoying a work-life balance, please visit our website at www.marotta.com to learn more about us and to apply. Check out all of our openings at http://marotta.com/job-openings.
VETERANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
No agencies, please.