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