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CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems** has openings for **Production Planner or Principal Production Planner** to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The selected candidate will support manufacturing planning related to aircraft manufacturing (composite, metallic, and assembly). This position is located in **Palmdale, CA.

Responsibilities:

+ Plans sequence of Material Handling, assembly, installation, and other manufacturing operations relating to specific portions of tools and product

+ Plans detailed operations from blueprints, engineering orders, bill of materials and other engineering releases

+ Determines the need for tooling and makes recommendations for the material, hardware and planning of required tools

+ Prepares shop work orders, materials and product processing and coordinates with Managers to ensure that items are processed according to specifications and time requirements

+ Maintains progress reports, Inventories, and other related records

Basic Qualifications for Production Planner (Level 2):

+ High School diploma or GED and 2 years of experience in Staffing, Cost management, Scheduling, Coding, Planning, Aerospace or Aeronautics

+ Experience with SharePoint Design, MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint

+ Experience creating/maintaining schedule and cost data

+ Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access Clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Basic Qualifications for Principal Production Planner (Level 3):

+ High School diploma or GED and 4 years additional education and/or experience in Staffing, Cost management, Scheduling, Coding, Planning, Aerospace or Aeronautics

+ Experience with SharePoint Design, MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint

+ Experience creating/maintaining schedule and cost data

+ Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access Clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Experience authoring procedures

+ Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree

+ Experience working in an aerospace manufacturing environment

+ Experience in the areas of software and coding

+ Functional knowledge of production control systems (Jira, Atlassian MS project)

+ Experience in the use of CAD or similar software

Primary Level Salary Range: $54,400.00 - $90,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $64,600.00 - $107,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 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.