Production Planning Discipline Chief (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2025-10-27

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW100: East Hartford 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, 06118 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

The Production Planning Discipline Chief serves as a key technical authority and advisor in the area of production planning and scheduling. This role involves leveraging deep expertise to guide, support, and optimize planning processes across the organization. The Discipline Chief collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency, resolve complex challenges, and ensure alignment of production planning activities with business objectives.  

• Act as the go-to expert on production planning methodologies, tools, and best practices.  
• Provide technical guidance and support to production planning teams to address complex scheduling and resource allocation challenges.  
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in production planning to recommend innovative solutions.  
• Analyze existing production planning processes and identify opportunities for improvement.  
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize production schedules, reduce lead times, and enhance operational efficiency.  
• Standardize planning processes to ensure consistency and scalability across sites and projects.  
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and quality, to ensure seamless alignment of production plans.  
• Act as a liaison between production planning teams and senior leadership, providing insight and recommendations to guide decision-making.  
• Support teams in resolving critical issues that impact production schedules, capacity planning, or material availability.  
• Mentor and train production planning personnel to build organizational capability and strengthen expertise across the team.  
• Develop training materials, tools, and resources to enhance understanding of planning concepts and tools.  
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within production planning teams.  
• Lead or support the implementation and optimization of production planning and ERP systems (e.g., SAP S4 Hana).  
• Ensure proper configuration, functionality, and utilization of planning tools to maximize efficiency.  
• Provide input on system upgrades or new tool adoption to enhance planning capabilities.  
• Define and track key metrics to assess the performance of production planning processes.  
• Provide regular reports and analyses to stakeholders, highlighting areas for improvement and recommending solutions.  
• Ensure alignment of planning activities with organizational goals and compliance with regulatory requirements.  
• This role may involve occasional travel to various production sites to provide on-site expertise and support.  

Qualifications you must have:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field and 12 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain management, or related field; or an advanced degree with 10 years of experience  
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications we prefer:

• Expertise in production planning in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the aerospace or defense industry.  
• Proficiency with production planning and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Ortems, APO, Pelico, Kinaxis, or other).  
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable recommendations.  
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and process improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma).  
• Certification in production planning or supply chain management (e.g., APICS CPIM or CSCP).  
• Experience in high-complexity, highly regulated industries like aerospace, defense, or automotive.  
• Familiarity with advanced planning and scheduling (APS) tools and techniques.  
• Proficiency with advanced Microsoft o365 tool suite, such as PowerBI, Power Automate, etc.

What is my role type? In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment.

This role is:

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. This means that responsibilities of the job need to be performed onsite on a regular basis.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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