Production Process Planner

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: 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, Space Systems, is currently recruiting for a Production Process Planner. This position will be located at Promontory Utah.
The Production Process Planner performs a variety of process and quality engineering functions to create and control procedures/shop instructions in support of operations or quality assurance. The Production Process Planner facilitates communication between various Engineering disciplines and Operations by understanding the functions and roles of both groups. The Production Process Planner uses their intimate understanding of manufacturing operations to translate engineering requirements into easy to understand, step by step instructions. The Production Process Planner provides the critical service of transforming complex and often vague requirements into simple and clear shop floor instructions.
This position will report to the Process Engineering Manager for the Promontory Motor Value Stream Case Insulation/Lining.
Duties include:

Authoring and maintenance of electronic shop floor instructions and support documents

Convert shop floor work instructions from various platforms (paper systems) to Electronic Shop Floor Work Instruction System (ESI)

Create/Update and manage production work instructions in accordance with program and company requirements

Create/update simple sketches and/or process flows used in production work instructions

Coordinates with multifunctional team and customers for review and approval of production work instructions

Manages and incorporates part effectivity and engineering revisions into shop instructions

Manages Engineering change control and configuration management methods for both parts and processes

Assists Process Engineer with table top reviews

Assists Operations in the creation and maintenance of Standard Work Instructions (SWI)

Seeks process and planning feedback from operations and incorporates into planning where possible

May act as handling tech or some other additional responsibility

Understands the change control process and has the ability to assist in the creation of CR's/OCR's for process engineering and subsequent implementation into planning

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years additional education and/or related experience

Excellent computer skills with the ability to become an expert in the company's Electronic Shop Floor work instruction software and document/engineering management software (ePIC)

Excellent writing and communication skills

Knowledge of manufacturing processes

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, and specs

Preferred Qualifications

Experience writing shop floor instructions for complex manufacturing processes

Experience in Aerospace or Defense manufacturing environments

Knowledge of handling operations (use of cranes, lifting beams, rigging, or other methods of transporting large and awkward loads)

Familiarity with Government change control procedures (NASA, DoD, Airforce, Navy, etc.)

Experience working in operations, operations management, or Process/Manufacturing Engineering)

Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401K

Educational Assistance