Job Title: Work Planner (Planner/Scheduler)                           

Location: Arnold AFB TN

Job Family Code: W - Manufacturing

Function/Branch: O & M/Asset Management

Directorate: Asset Management

Position Type: Regular Full-Time       

Pay Type: Salary          

Grade: L08 (WA0806)

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $80,000 - $117,000 /year

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Work Planner, supporting TOS II, at Arnold AFB Tennessee. The Work Planner will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for supporting the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Open to internal and external candidates.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will function as a Planner-Scheduler in the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) function supporting multiple facilities across the Propulsion area.  Specific duties may include but are not necessarily limited to the following duties: building weekly and/or daily schedules or creating job packages for whichever assigned crew(s), providing simple or complex estimates, creating workload forecasts for identifying current & future workload and resource requirements, coordinating with personnel across the site to ensure any collaborative jobs are effectively executed, and evaluating  job requirements to determine materials, processes, and coordination necessary to safely execute work. In addition to near-term work planning, this position MAY also be asked to feed info or data to project management, including the development of detailed MS Project plans and collaboration with PMs to prepare PET (Planning, Estimating, and Tracking) file estimates for upcoming work and projects. This position requires initiative and the use of independent judgment at times, requiring you to select and use established principles and procedures within assigned functions across the TOS II contract.

NOTE: this function may be required to support planning and scheduling for other crews or areas across AEDC as needed.

Job Duties:

• Build, publish, and status Crew Schedules
• Analyzes each work request input from customers to determine proper priority using the civil engineering priority system and initiate the work management process
• Serves as the primary point of contact for compiling, recording, updating and maintaining current data daily from the work management system. The data source is from various work documents such as emergency work tasks, work requests, work orders, preventive maintenance work, and projects.
• Develops and generates a variety of reports or documents as requested by the Government, assigned shops or others.
• Perform data analysis using MS Office tools and other programs as necessary.
• Participate in review and preparation of data required for the monthly work plan.
• Communicates with personnel via a handheld radio for emergencies and urgent service orders.
• Supports other Work Control staff and management as needed or directed.
• Use independent judgement gained from experience, education and training to perform duties.
• Majority of the incumbent’s time will be spent in an office environment; however, it may require periodic trips to the site of work to gather information and specifications from customers and co-workers.
• Review estimates for compliance with overall project objectives.
• Proficient use of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).  
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Oversee and maintain the facility's physical security protocols by administering the key control program via
• AEDC Process Director. This includes managing the authorized issuance, tracking, and secure storage of physical keys, maintaining an accurate and audited key inventory database within the Process Director system, and aligning physical access permissions with organizational security policies to prevent unauthorized entry and safeguard assets.
• Effectively coordinating a number of projects simultaneously.
• Dealing with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing.
• Completing all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
• Timely and cost effective performance of duties.
• Adherence to established company operating policies, procedures and accepted industrial practices.
• Compliance with company Standard Operating Procedures and Personnel policies and procedures.
• Personally, embraces and contributes to the parent company’s safety culture
• Creating Job Packages
• Evaluate assigned work orders (that have been identified as needing planning) for their scope, details, and requirements for performing the work. This may include work for projects not ready for execution
• Communicate with requesters, engineers, and other knowledgeable personnel regarding identified work
• Visit job site and perform necessary walk-down(s) to identify and document all the necessary details to develop a detailed job plan. This may involve other knowledgeable personnel as needed
• Develop detailed job plan packages for use by Craft personnel to improve their safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. For these to be ready-to-work jobs by the assigned craft and crew, these job packages should include at a minimum:
  • Estimates of crew, craft, man-hours, and time (work duration) to perform work
  • Clear and concise steps to perform work, including identification of any critical steps or any necessary steps to ensure quality of work (level of detail dependent upon work being performed and craft skill level within identified crews and craft groups performing work)
  • Tools and equipment, including specialized tools or outside equipment (i.e., forklift, crane, JLG) needed for the work
  • Safety hazards that may be encountered while performing work and any safety-related requirements, including LOTO, PPE, specific safety equipment, special work clearance requirements, etc.
  • Material or part requirements, including those normally stocked or needing to be ordered (sufficient level of detail should be given for these material items so that they can be easily ordered or identified)
  • Coordination with any crew or personnel outside those for whom work is planned
  • Downtime/outage requirements necessary to gain access to perform work in that facility or on that equipment, and
  • Any previously developed instructions, drawings, diagrams, specifications, work aids, technical documents, etc.
• Work with Craft Lead(s), Craft Superintendent(s), or Material Controller(s) on appropriate staging of material or parts for the job plan
• Review actual work against original plan, including communicating with Craft personnel who performed jobs to incorporate ideas that could make jobs better the next time performed
• Maintain Job Plan Library
• Data mine the AEDC Job Plan Library for existing job plans related to the work being planned and utilize as appropriate to create new job plan packages
• Post job packages to AEDC Job Plan Library after incorporating improvements from completed jobs
• Develop job packages to populate AEDC Job Plan Library as requested
• Participate in Improvement projects related to planning, scheduling, and the overall work management process
• It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy
• Perform other duties as required

Basic Qualifications:

• Applicable technical degree/diploma/certificate, or associate’s degree in a technical discipline and five years of progressive and relevant experience or any equivalent combination of applicable education and progressive and relevant experience totaling nine years
• Able to work self-directed with limited daily oversight in performance of Work Planner duties, including working towards specific objectives as requested
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, teamwork, motivation, and organization
• Ability to write job plans, reports, business correspondence, and work procedures
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with craft personnel, craft superintendents, planners, schedulers, engineers, vendors, OEM suppliers, management, etc.
• Ability to learn PC systems, office software applications, and CMMS
• Ability to understand and interpret technical data, including any applicable mechanical, electrical, and/or instrumentation drawings, schematics, diagrams, or blueprints, equipment manuals, specifications, vendor information, technical instructions from engineers, etc.
• Ability to perform an analysis of the cost (man-hours), best methods, and steps required to perform craft work within a structured budget
• Ability to learn and apply maintenance and reliability best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicable technical degree/diploma/craft certificate, or associate’s degree and 12 years of progressive and relevant experience or any equivalent combination of applicable education and progressive and relevant experience totaling 14 years
• Demonstrated experience in planning small or large jobs at AEDC, especially related to electrician or IT construction work or facility operation
• Experience with Electrician or IT craft skills and specialized tasks
• Knowledge of all AEDC craft skill sets, specialized skills, and jurisdictional guidelines as required to perform different work tasks, including any specific skills related to work being planned
• Knowledge of AEDC industrial work processes, facilities, and equipment
• Demonstrated knowledge of CMMS
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including leading job execution and/or planning
• Demonstrated proficiency with PC systems and office software applications, including Email, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, MS Project, Primavera, etc.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Towards New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

 Join our Team!

 U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at the Tennessee location.

$80,000 - $117,000 /year Arnold Air Force, TN. 

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.