We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Production Control Planner to oversee and manage the manufacturing build process for various components. This role is essential to maintaining the production flow, optimizing inventory, and ensuring that customer requirements are met within schedule.
The Manufacturing Planner will provide real-time status updates on component progress, coordinate with multiple departments, and drive parts to completion through effective planning and material flow management.
What’s In It For You:
• From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
• Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
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Performs the Make, Buy and / or Bill of Material (BOM) planning activities associated with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) transactions. Performs one or more multiple manufacturing activities within various manufacturing functions. Maintains production systems integrity to drive inventory optimization to minimize cost. Expedites and optimizes material flow through the supply chain to meet customer requirements. Coordinates with manufacturing and Operations Management to provide shop floor control on make parts, analyzes and controls production schedule and capacity requirements, executes the plan, provides timely status and expedites or works around plans to preserve schedule. Coordinates with Supply Chain Stakeholders including Procurement and Operations Management to determine appropriate time phased plan for procured parts and executes processes to ensure deliverables meet production schedule requirements. Maintains MRP parameters including lead times and lot sizes and coordinates with Engineering and Change Board Rep to make the associated changes to the BOM.
• Experience with inventory control and material handling knowledge.
• Knowledge of SAP & SFM
• Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance per business requirements
• Microsoft Office experience
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, Power Pivot)
• Ability or experience creating dashboards, and/or charts, to communicate part status, bottlenecks, and forecast accuracy
• Past experience with Production Control and/or Make and Buy Planning, manufacturing and and/or Make Planning experience.
• Schedule management experience to track adherence (planned vs. actual) across multiple lines
• Use critical path analysis and deviation root cause tracking to drive on time delivery
• Familiarity with database queries (SQL) is a plus for extracting SAP/SFM data
• Experience with SAP & SFM
• Manufacturing Experience
• Planning or MRP experience
• Excellent communication skills
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $67400.00 - $125200.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
