Military DoD SkillBridge Program - Senior Operations Planning Analyst
Job Description Summary
The Military DoD SkillBridge program is an opportunity for Service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training, apprenticeships, or internships during the last 180 days of service. SkillBridge connects Service members with industry partners in real-world job experiences under Dept. of Defense Instruction 1322.29. Separating Service members can be granted up to 180 days of permissive duty to focus solely on training full-time with approved industry partners after unit commander (first O-4/Field Grade commander in chain of command) provides written authorization and approval. GE Aerospace as a Skill Bridge partner offers real-world training and work experience in in-demand fields of work while having the opportunity to evaluate the Service member’s suitability for the work. Military DoD SkillBridge participants are not eligible for compensation from GE Aerospace, as they continue to receive military compensation and benefits as active-duty service members.Job Description
The Senior Operations Planning Analyst is responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving production and operations schedules that support customer demand, business priorities, and execution performance. This role partners closely with operations, supply chain, materials, manufacturing, sourcing, logistics, and program teams to align schedules with capacity, material availability, and shop readiness. The role requires strong analytical capability, operating rigor, and proactive problem solving to identify schedule risks, drive recovery actions, and improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost outcomes.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Own development, maintenance, and execution support of production and operations schedules for assigned value streams, product lines, programs, or sites
- Translate demand, backlog, forecast, and business priorities into executable schedules aligned with capacity, labor, material availability, and operational constraints
- Analyze schedule attainment, loading, throughput, bottlenecks, and resource constraints to identify risks and recommend corrective actions
- Partner with manufacturing, materials, sourcing, logistics, quality, and program teams to align schedules with operational readiness and customer commitments
- Lead schedule reviews and planning routines to communicate priorities, risks, constraints, and recovery plans
- Monitor schedule adherence, past due orders, recovery progress, and output performance; escalate issues that may impact delivery or business commitments
- Perform scenario analysis to evaluate schedule options, tradeoffs, and impacts to capacity, fulfillment, and customer delivery
- Drive schedule stabilization through improved planning logic, operating discipline, and cross-functional action management
- Develop and maintain planning dashboards, reports, and metrics related to schedule attainment, backlog, constraint management, and on-time delivery
- Support operating cadences including daily management, weekly reviews, and leadership updates with clear, data-driven insights
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to improve schedule accuracy, flow, visibility, and predictability
Required Qualifications
- Active Military personnel on their last 180 days of Military service
- Significant experience in operations planning, production scheduling, supply chain, manufacturing, or related analytical roles
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems and planning or scheduling tools
- Ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Aerospace, aviation, or other complex regulated manufacturing environments
- Excel and data analysis capability
- Experience leading planning reviews, schedule recovery efforts, and cross-functional action tracking
- Knowledge of operational metrics including plan attainment, schedule adherence, throughput, backlog, and on-time delivery
Desired Characteristics
- Strong ownership, accountability, and follow-through
- Clear communicator with the ability to simplify complex scheduling issues
- Comfortable making recommendations in a dynamic operating environment
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills across multiple functions
- Detail-oriented with strong process discipline
- Continuous improvement mindset with focus on execution and customer outcomes
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No