Manager, Manufacturing and Production Planning - Military veterans preferred

Job Title: Manager, Manufacturing and Production Planning Job ID: 10211 Job Schedule: 6:30am – 5:00pm (Mondays through Thursdays. Fridays off) Description: Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company, is seeking a Manager of Manufacturing and Production Planning in our Camden, AR facility. In this role, the candidate will be responsible Specific functions for this individual include managing process and manufacturing engineering, production scheduling and assembly. Will manage and lead operational processes to achieve 100% safety, quality, schedules and cost targets with uncompromising ethics and compliance. Requires the ability to lead, train and successfully apply process improvements. The position also requires the ability to strategically plan, develop departmental budgets, develop staffing plans and successfully achieve established departmental and site performance standards. Essential Functions Provide Leadership to experienced associate managers, supervisors, manufacturing engineering, and production control personnel Create a workforce and staffing plans to support departmental goals in support of program(s) Improve upon existing, or establish, new processes and systems Work with RP/MRP professionals to optimize production and meet goals Ensure that production meets schedules and operational metrics Ensure quality and safety measurements are in place and followed Maintain applicable records and reports monitoring internal operating controls Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet program technical, schedule and delivery requirements Develop lean methodology to drive operational improvements Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience 2 years of related experience Ability to schedule production to meet operational goals and customer requirements Ability to coach/mentor subordinates Ability to work within budget constraints Ability to obtain, and maintain, a US goverment security clearance Preferred additional skills/qualifications: Previous experience in the defense/aerospace industry Active US government security clearance