Senior Operations Planning Analyst (SkillBridge)

About the role

The Military DoD SkillBridge program lets active-duty Service members gain civilian work experience through training, apprenticeships or internships during the last 180 days of service. As a SkillBridge partner, GE Aerospace offers real-world training and work experience in in-demand fields while evaluating the Service member's suitability for the work; participants continue to receive military pay and benefits. This Senior Operations Planning Analyst role is remote and focuses on developing, maintaining and improving production and operations schedules that support customer demand and business priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Own the 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, monitor adherence and escalation of issues affecting delivery
• Run scenario analysis and drive schedule stabilization through improved planning logic and operating discipline
• Maintain planning dashboards, reports and metrics, and support daily management, weekly reviews and leadership updates
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to improve schedule accuracy, flow, visibility and predictability

Required profile

• Active military personnel on their last 180 days of service
• Significant experience in operations planning, production scheduling, supply chain, manufacturing or related analytical roles
• Ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• Access to U.S. export-controlled information required; must prove U.S. person status (lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, asylee or refugee)

Required skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• ERP/MRP systems and planning or scheduling tools
• Preferred: aerospace or complex regulated manufacturing experience, Excel and data analysis, knowledge of metrics such as plan attainment, schedule adherence, throughput, backlog and on-time delivery