Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to its space, missile defense, strategic, tactical missile and armaments customers throughout domestic and international markets. We offer a complete line of propulsion products for launch vehicles, missile defense, and advanced hypersonic propulsion. At this location produce and develop a variety of energetic assemblies for rocket propulsion.

Develop the internal execution plans and interface with key team members to ensure alignment of site and program objectives. The key responsibilities include creating the plans to integrate teams such as manufacturing engineering, tool engineering/design, manufacturing operations, etc. ensuring products are developed and delivered per safety, quality, schedule and budget targets. These program execution plans will be up to date at all times and will include all known risks and opportunities being worked by the team. Responsibility will include Cost Account Manager duties for the labor elements of the program(s).

Essential Functions:

• Establish and oversee program plans for the operations site team to successfully execute the program requirements relative to schedule, cost, and performance/quality. This will include hardware manufacturing, tool design and fabrication, staffing, process development, and facility needs.

• Interface with program team members and customers to ensure the program needs and site plans are in alignment.
• Develop recovery plans when issues arise and coordinate applicable corrective actions.
• Drive improvement projects and actions through the teams with a focus on safety, quality, and delivery cost. 
•  Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.                             

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior production planning experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior production planning experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior production planning experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Prefers Bachelors Degree.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to analyze, evaluate, solve and drive solutions to technical problems with full autonomy is desired.
• Proficiency with MS Office products is preferred.
• Experience with chemical manufacturing and with the aerospace industry is highly desired.