Production Scheduler Associate – Early Career

Description: Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most.

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world’s 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 development 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. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility.

Your Mission is Ours.

Going to space is just the beginning. It’s what you do when you get there that matters. We build satellites and spacecraft that do amazing things in space for our government and commercial customers. Connecting people, advancing discovery, and protecting what matters most. Our satellites give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide.

We also take rocket science to the next level developing systems that protect from both a distance and in close‑combat. We are pioneering the future of missile defense and hypersonic technology, and we’re doing it all with a team of incredible employees across the world. As we look to the future, we’re driving innovations to help our customers do even more in orbit.

Come, join our Manufacturing Planning team in the dynamic world of Space. Here, we are driven by innovation and integrity. By applying the highest standards of business ethics and a forward‑thinking mindset, we believe everything is within our reach — and yours — as a Lockheed Martin employee.

Our Production Planning Team in Littleton, CO seeks a Level 1 Production Scheduler to join our Mission. In this role, you’ll own the production schedules for various programs on the Denver Electronics Team. This includes developing a plan with cross‑functional stakeholders and driving the team to hit cost and schedule. This role also includes assisting the shop in long‑range capacity and demand strategic conversations.

In this level 1 Production Scheduler role, you’ll have the opportunity to grow in a fast‑paced and team‑centric environment.

Summary of

Key Duties:

• Build and maintain all Harness production schedules
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to align production plans
• Update the ERP system schedule information
• Evaluate risks to determine impacts to business operations (material constraints, bottlenecks, engineering changes, quality concerns, etc)
• Identify schedule improvement opportunities, with a focus on on‑time delivery
• Generate reports and metrics to provide performance status to leadership
• Consult leadership on strategy with shop capacity and future demand

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Supply chain, Business Management, or related degree.
• Previous planning or scheduling experience
• Due to the programs we support, U.S. Citizenship is required

Desired

Skills:

• Microsoft Office Proficiency (Power point, Excel, Word, bonus with Microsoft Project)
• Logistics/Material Planning experience
• Familiarity with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software, like SAP
• Experience using data to develop metrics
• Project management experience
• Strong communication skills, emotional intelligence, & interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced team environment

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin fosters a work environment that encourages big‑picture thinking. Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.

Medical {many choices of plans; some LM locations have on‑site medical}

• Dental
• 401k {with generous matching}
• Generous Paid time off
• Work/life balance, family‑friendly environment
• Career development, career‑growth, and lots of learning opportunities for aspiring minds
• Fun, talented, and witty teammates
• Knowledgeable,…