Operations Program Analyst 4 Skills Management Title Program P

Full Job Title: Operations Program Analyst 4 Skills Management Title Program PlannerJob Level: EXEMPTBusiness Component: Integrated Defense Systems (IDS)Job Description: Successful candidates will have broad knowledge of Industrial Engineering principles and processes and with minimal direction will have responsibility for providing Manufacturing Operations program planning support for Program Integrated Product Teams or Developmental Manufacturing Project Teams involved in aircraft and mission hardware design, development, procurement, fabrication / assembly, and installation. Specific duties may include: Gathering and analysis of work statement to provide integrated baseline planning, master phasing plans, detail scheduling, schedule analysis, recovery planning support, and 'what if' assessments in support of current program contracts and proposal activity. Supporting program change commitment processes, assessing impacts to existing schedules and developing / coordinating change implementation plans. Providing general scheduling support of team activities through the application of project management skills to develop/maintain project statements of work / schedules, manage budgets, and develop/track performance metrics. Development of unique risk assessment and mitigation plans and coordination of production capability and resource requirements across multiple manufacturing centers including negotiation with internal and external customers and stakeholders to resolve issues. Preparation and input of requirements into Boeing company business systems used for scheduling and managing product definition, procurement, and production. Lead cross-functional teams in support of new product development. Duties include leading teams throughout the product development life cycle from the proposal phase through authorization to proceed and execution. Projects are primarily focused on developmental manufacturing supporting large-scale structural composite fabrication and assembly efforts for various BCA and IDS Programs. Additionally, successful candidates will consult and advise management and cross functional teams in organizational planning, development, and improvement activities. Competencies Analytical Skills: Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources at the department level. Critical Path Methodology: Complete knowledge of critical path network methodology (e.g., logic, relationship/interdependency, early/late, start/complete, minimum duration). Decision Making: Recognizes a wide range of potentially difficult issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and occasionally with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Identifies the need for and collects information to better understand difficult issues, problems, and opportunities. Integrates information from a wide variety of sources; detects trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships; creates relevant options for addressing difficult problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Formulates and/or makes recommendations for decision criteria based on issue complexity; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Includes fellow work group members, employees across the organization, and occasionally external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions. Gaining Commitment: Describes expectations, goals, requests, or future states in a way that provides clarity and generates interest. Seeks, gives, and summarizes information; ensures that the situation/issue at hand is understood by fellow work group members, other internal employees and customers. Presents own ideas; seeks and develops suggestions of others; consistently makes procedural suggestions. Uses appropriate influence strategies (such as demonstrating benefits or giving rewards) to gain genuine agreement with fellow work group members, other internal employees, and customers; uses different approaches as needed to gain commitment. Summarizes outcomes of discussions and establishes next steps if needed; consistently establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. Operations Processes: Complete knowledge of the responsibilities and tasks performed by various Operations departments/disciplines (e.g., Fabrication, Assembly, Tooling, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering). Complete knowledge of the interactions between departments/disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-operations processes (e.g., Engineering, Business, Logistics). Proj Sched & Resource Mgmt: Complete ability to create comprehensive project schedules which identify time frames for key project milestones, direct and manage more complex project schedules, independently identify project resource requirements, collaborate with others on more complex projects assigned, and assist others in complex large scale projects.Notes: This requisition is for multiple positions on various IDS programs in Puget Sound (e.g. F/A-22, MMA) and Puget Sound IDS Developmental Manufacturing Project Integration. Work assignments for selected candidates will be determined by matching each program¿s specific skill requirements to the individual candidate skills and attributes after the interview and selection process.
REQUIREMENTS
US Person Status Required: Yes Security Clearance
(Security Clearance definitions) Ability to Obtain Interim and/or Final Clearances (Post Start) - US Citizenship RequiredExperience Level: ExperiencedEducation: Prefer a Bachelor's or a Master's degree with 8 or more years of work related experience in Industrial Engineering, Op¿s Pgm. Plng., PP&C, Change Management, or Business Op¿s