Planner - HSC - Howmet Aerospace

About Howmet Aerospace

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $6.6 billion in revenue in 2023, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2023 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report .

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Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email TalentAcquisitionCoE_Howmet@howmet.comBasic Qualifications:

• Associates degree in supply chain or business from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 3-years' experience in production control, scheduling, or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office applications.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for the position.
• This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's in supply chain or business from an accredited institution.
• 5 years Production Control experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in Howmet's OHCMS manufacturing system.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong understanding of Investment Casting and Howmet equipment capabilities and constraints
• Independent, motivated, self-starter who can work with little supervision but also in a team environment.
• APICS CPIM certification is a plus.

Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company's primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com . Follow @howmet: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn, and YouTube .

Howmet Engine Systems is currently seeking an experienced Operations professional to join our team in Hampton, Virginia. Are you an empowered Lead Team Partner with the drive to transform ideas into sustainable value?Weare seeking individuals who have a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a manufacturing environment, as well as the passion to put that experience to work to lead activities and support plant/location team to achieve manufacturing excellence. Our organization is dedicated to rapid, profitable growth through operational excellence and career development. If you are an energetic professional that wants to be a part of a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply.

Job Summary

The role of the Production Planner is to monitor and expedite the flow of castings through the manufacturing process in order to meet customer delivery requirements and Howmet commitments. Function includes interface between Master Scheduling efforts and Pre and Post Cast Manufacturing. This role involves scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring the expedient flow of parts through the manufacturing processes to satisfy the customers' delivery requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities, not limited to:

• Ensures castings flow to meet manufacturing takt times to support targeted net production.
• Provides prioritization and expediting to manufacturing to achieve Master Scheduler's customer commit dates.
• Create a fixed wax schedule based on customer demand and communicate with the team.
• Ensure core, patterns, and SLA deliveries meet the master wax input schedule.
• Provide priorities to vendors and place reqs for POs to meet commit dates.
• Forecast and order alloy based on wax schedule, track monthly usage, rectify discrepancies, and remove waste alloy.
• Interface and communicate with all outplant vendors on part problems, forecasts, changes in priorities, and coordinate shipping to and from outplant vendors.
• Place reqs for all Outplant POs. Support all departments' precast and post-cast material flow to meet manufacturing ship schedules.
• Represent planning and supply chain in various department meetings.
• Interact with all customers on weekly statute touch point calls, cover customers' WIP, and answer delivery questions.
• Validates inventory accuracy in their assigned area and rectifies and discrepancies.
• Expectation is at least half of the shift will be spent on the production floor ensuring proper material flow so ability to stand and walk for long periods of time is required.
• This position requires some nights and weekend to support end of the month activities.

Job Roles

Flexibility: responds readily to a variety of stimuli in an environment where every day can be different; capable of multitasking and moving quickly from one topic to another; employs different mindsets or perspectives situationally

Organized and time conscious: manages time well; does what is needed efficiently; understands how long processes require and manages expectations; accordingly, navigates the tension between availability and proactivity.

Trust and Relationship communicates openly and regularly, maintaining information flow; visible on the floor; focuses attention on strengths and achievements, while addressing shortcomings as needed.

Ingenuity: finds efficiencies and gains time closer to delivery; solicits and implements ideas; invites improvement from any sector or level

Professional posture: handles escalations objectively and dispassionately; recast difficult situations as opportunities for learning and growth.

Involved and Curious: spends time on the shop floor to understand business in greater detail; seeks to make improvements to strengthen partnerships through relationship and comprehension; understands operational consequences of decisions.