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Job Title: Paint Shop Planner
Company Name: BAE Systems
Location: Norfolk, VA United States
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 01/02/2026
Expire Date: 02/01/2026
Job Categories: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, Manufacturing and Production
Job Description
Paint Shop Planner

Job Description
The Paint Shop Planner is responsible for coordinating all planning, reporting, and material management activities within the pain department. This role ensures that paint operations are properly resourced, compliant with environmental requirements, and aligned with production schedules. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and a solid understanding of paint processes, specifications, and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain paint consumption reports, tracking material usage against production needs.
  • Prepare and submit VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) reports in accordance with environmental compliance requirements.
  • Review, interpret, and apply technical specifications, drawings, and work instructions related to paint systems and coatings.
  • Forecast paint and coating needs based on schedules, historical data, and project requirements.
  • Create and manage purchase orders for paint, solvents, coatings, and related materials.
  • Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with procurement to ensure timely replenishment.
  • Collaborate with production, quality, and environmental teams to support smooth workflow and regulatory adherence.
  • Maintain accurate records of material usage, batch tracking, and compliance documentation.
  • Asist with continuous improvement initiatives within the paint department.


Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • High School Diploma
  • Type a minimum of 30 to 40 words per minute


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Associates Degree or higher preferred.
  • Experience in Material Planning, Estimating and Purchasing of various types of materials to support US Navy Maintenance.
  • Be able to read, decipher and evaluate US Navy drawings, identify proper materials by type, grade and class including MIL-SPEC requirements along with locating approved vendors to procure materials.
  • Able to produce, build and asses excel spread sheets, utilize Cognos, Cost Point, Microsoft Word and be familiar with excel based electronic data base systems.


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $51086 - $81738

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Platforms & Services
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but its what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, youll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and ship repairjust to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.
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