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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Details

Job Title: Schedule Integrator

Job Code: 35375
Job Location: Orlando, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description

We are seeking a Schedule Integrator to work at our Orlando, FL facility.

This position resides with the Scheduling & Material Planning (SMP) functional Center of Excellence and is a direct report to the Senior Manager of Production Planning (Schedule Integration).

The Schedule 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 Schedule Integrator partners with Scheduling, Material Planning, Manufacturing, Program Management leadership, and others to develop integrated schedules and delivery plan strategies required to achieve contracted deliverables / production rates. The Integrator identifies risks to both internal operating plans as well as delivery plans 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 onboarding of new demand into the MRP system. The Integrator is also responsible for reporting on-time delivery performance.

The preferred candidate must be comfortable working with limited instruction and collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders to gather inputs and design solutions to achieve desired goals and objectives. The preferred candidate must thrive on taking initiative and be comfortable working tactically while also steering overall success of projects / initiatives with a strategic mindset employed.

Essential Functions

Help coordinate responses to business challenges, spearhead strategic initiatives. Support Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), recovery planning, program proposals, improvement events/projects, and help deconflict shop floor schedule priority. Suggest project improvements to management and delegate within team as approved. Leverage knowledge of scheduling, project management, Lean Six Sigma, technical skills, and others to deliver high quality workmanship.
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 can meet the program objectives. Monitor and contribute to the program onboarding process to translate the program’s statement of work into an achievable production plan.
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.
Manage ad-hoc projects elected by the organization, program management, or site leadership with minimal supervision. Serve as spokesperson for the SMP organization concerning sound scheduling practices for both program and production scheduling. Recommend short- and long-term organizational improvements using sound LEAN thinking. As prime contact for the SMP organization, regularly interact with internal and external senior management representatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Master Scheduler/Demand Planner experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

5+ years of aerospace/defense experience
Prior experience with Oracle / Delmia / Windchill / Power BI / Data Analytics
Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of applications
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Certification
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification
Production planning experience
Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross-functional / cross-site teams
Expertise in operating effectively

Schedule Integrator