Production Control Planner
Lockheed Martin •
Position Type: Permanent
Job Description:
Description: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 You Will Be Doing
Production Oversight: Monitor and report the status of component builds throughout the manufacturing process, ensuring parts are progressing according to schedule.
Scheduling and Planning: Oversee manufacturing schedules, including engineering, rework, testing, and other production tasks to ensure timely completion.
Inventory Optimization: Maintain system integrity to drive optimized inventory levels, minimizing costs while meeting production needs.
Material Flow Management: Expedite and streamline material flow through the supply chain to meet customer deadlines and minimize delays.
Shop Floor Control: Work closely with manufacturing and operations teams to control shop floor processes for make-parts, monitor production schedules, assess capacity requirements, and provide regular status updates.
Cross-functional Coordination: Collaborate with supply chain stakeholders, including procurement and operations management, to establish time-phased plans for procured parts and execute processes ensuring timely delivery.
MRP System Maintenance: Maintain Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) parameters, including lead times and lot sizes. Coordinate with Engineering and Change Board Representatives to update BOMs as needed.
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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Further Information About This Opportunity
Palmdale, CA (copy and paste the below)
This position is in Palmdale, CA Discover Palmdale.
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience with inventory control, supply chain, logistics, and/or material handling knowledge.
• Knowledge of SAP, SFM, MRP, & / or other Inventory Management Software.
• Microsoft Office, proficient in Microsoft Excel
Desired Skills:
• Possess knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and experience in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Very good organization and communication skills.
• Past experience with Production Control
• Green belt six sigma trained and or certified.
• Ability to understand engineering drawings and parts lists.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of management, peers, a represented workforce.
• Secret Clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Washington or Washington DC is $55,100 - $105,800. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidates work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as spanet and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $63,500 - $119,500. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 spanet and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the worlds most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
• Possess knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and experience in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Very good organization and communication skills.
• Past experience with Production Control
• Green belt six sigma trained and or certified.
• Ability to understand engineering drawings and parts lists.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of management, peers, a represented workforce.
• Secret Clearance
Job Ident #:
72132444464
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