The Manufacturing Production Planner is responsible for assisting with day-to-day operations in the planning and scheduling area, including the creation of work packages, instructions, material management, and ensuring production goals are met in an efficient and timely manner. This role supports the coordination of workflow and ensures adherence to safety, quality, and budgetary standards. The planner will work closely with other teams to address any production-related challenges, such as material shortages or disruptions in workflow, and help ensure that all processes are followed correctly.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the creation of work packages, instructions, and material management to meet quality standards and align with production schedules.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure proper material availability and prevent shortages or overstock.
- Monitor production processes to ensure adherence to safety regulations, company standards, and customer requirements.
- Address issues related to material shortages or disruptions in workflow to help maintain production timelines.
- Assist in coordinating with inventory and purchasing teams to ensure timely availability of materials.
- Support in tracking and reporting on the status of work in progress, material availability, and any potential production issues.
- Maintain a safe working environment and ensure safety procedures are followed.
- Assist with other planning-related tasks as needed.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED (Required); bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Preferred)
- Must have blueprint reading experience
- 3+ years of relevant manufacturing/planning experience
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of production processes, quality control, and inventory management
- Strong math and analytical skills
- Technical proficiency in material requirements planning and scheduling software
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Bonus if you have completed a shipyard apprenticeship
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- M-F 6AM-2:30PM
Experience:
- Manufacturing Planning: 1 year (Required)
- Management: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Newport News, VA 23607 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Newport News, VA 23607: Relocate before starting work (Required)
6:00AM-2:30PM M-F
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- At least 3 years of relevant manufacturing or planning experience
- At least 1 year of manufacturing planning experience
- Blueprint reading experience
- Understanding of production processes, quality control, and inventory management
- Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, mathematical, and analytical skills
- Technical proficiency with material requirements planning and scheduling software
- Completed shipyard apprenticeship
- At least 1 year of management experience
- Ability to work an onsite Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM-2:30 PM shift in Newport News, Virginia
What We Do
Knowledge, Value and Agility Over 2,000 maritime professionals - engineers, project managers, designers, technicians, craftsmen, integrators and innovators in 19 countries are proud to be part of the Trident Maritime Systems family. Our focus is bringing value through the best engineered solutions in marine interiors, distributed ship systems, electromechanical solutions, and automation and control. We serve shipbuilders and owners in the cruise, military, offshore oil + gas, and commercial ship markets. Our global team delivers engineered maritime solutions, specializing in cryogenic insulation, marine outfitting, system integration, automation, hybrid propulsion, energy management, scrubber installation and environmental solutions. From the West Coast of the United States to the West Coast of Africa, from Sweden to South Korea - if there's a naval, cruise, commercial or oil & gas project in a shipyard, there’s a good chance Trident is working on it.
