Principal Specialist, Production Planner (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-08-04



Country:

United States of America



Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-108 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 108



Position Role Type:

Onsite



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 Type:

None/Not Required



Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Collins Aerospace is looking to hire a Principal Specialist, Production Planner to support our Cedar Rapids, Iowa location. In this role you will be responsible for managing all activities to enable the creation and release of production work orders planned to start within a 90-day horizon and the delivery of FG based on strategy (order start to finish). You will play a key part in daily and short-term production planning, detailed scheduling, and coordinating across various departments to ensure schedule adherence, material availability, and capacity alignment. You will proactively manage exceptions, to ensure seamless production execution and customer delivery performance and mitigate risk of shortages. 

What You Will Do  

• Manage daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules, ensuring material and resource readiness to support S&OE and month end plan alignment.  

• Coordinate closely with cross functional teams including scheduling, engineering, quality, purchasing, inventory, operations, and program management.  

• Identify and resolve material shortages, bottlenecks, and capacity risks; implement mitigation and recovery actions.  

• Monitor and communicate material availability, production readiness, and cleartobuild status to support order release and prioritization.  

• Process exception messages for internal work orders and STOs and drive timely resolution.  

• Prepare and report key planning metrics such as on time starts, cleartobuild, COGIs, and exception trends.  

• Manage nonstandard material flows including passthrough shipments, outside processing, and overload work.  

• Develop and maintain SIOP and materials plans, establishing accurate demand forecasts in partnership with product, sales, and operations teams.  

• Facilitate capacity planning, identify gaps, and support long range demand visibility for OE and aftermarket.  

• Improve and standardize planning processes and systems to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and customer delivery performance.  

• Mitigate short term supply risks and maintain alignment with internal suppliers to support customer commitments. 

What You Will Learn 

• How to evaluate, release, and sequence production orders to maintain smooth material flow and meet customer needs.  

• How to identify bottlenecks, manage past due recovery, and drive near term execution.  

• How to interpret and resolve MRP exceptions and escalate risks impacting delivery commitments.  

• How to coordinate inter site transfer orders to support production and customer priorities.  

• How to track essential execution metrics (schedule adherence, WIP, NCM, trapped inventory, cleartobuild).  

• How to support month end rescheduling and ensure accurate alignment going into a new planning cycle. 

Qualifications You Must Have   

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience  

 
Qualifications We Prefer 

• Experience with Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field. 

• Prior knowledge of production planning, scheduling, and order management. 

• Prior understanding of manufacturing KPIs and industrial production processes. 

• Proficiency in MS Office applications 

• ERP experience (SAP strongly preferred) 

• Material handling experience 

• Understanding of white boards, banana charts and other factory tools. 

• Ability to read engineering drawings. 

• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, verbally and in writing, to individuals at all levels and to cross-functional groups. 

• Knowledge of ACE/CORE and/or Lean Six Sigma is encouraged. 

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assistance         

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

• And more! 

Learn More & Apply Now!​

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. 

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 86,800 USD - 165,200 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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