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Lead Program Scheduler

Orange, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama

Job ID 9967
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Our Business and Operations team has an unwavering focus on our commitment to excellence in everything we do. They’re the backbone of our ability to deliver mission solutions with speed, innovation and flawless execution.

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My favorite part of working for L3Harris is knowing that the parts that I procure go into products that help save lives.

Lizzie, Procurement Associate, Rochester, NY

L3Harris Work Perks

  • Health

    • Medical with a High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
    • A doctors' service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and parents

  • Family

    • 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
    • Fertility treatment
    • Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
    • Adoption assistance - $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
    • Pet insurance

  • Well-Being

    • No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
    • Dress for your day - wear what works for you at work
    • Legal plan for you, your family, and parents
    • Discount platform
    • 9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. employees, effective October 24, 2022.

Job Description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, 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 an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title: Lead Program Scheduler

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Code: 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

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 résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, 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.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/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.

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