Manufacturing Planner

Description

You will be the Manufacturing Planner Staff for the Production Planning and Control team. Our team is responsible for guiding projects from concept to production, ensuring precision and performance.

• Design and implement innovative production control strategies that keep projects on track and on budget.
• Solve complex problems and deliver practical outcomes, turning problems into opportunities.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with manufacturing, engineering, global supply chain, integrated planning, finance and quality to respond to changing needs.
• Maintain schedules and communicate potential impacts based on regular page and line meetings.
• Perform lead time analysis on procured parts, ensuring rapid part receipts.
• Support multiple program needs to achieve critical schedule milestones by navigating competing priorities and maintaining momentum.
• Review, comment and approve Demand Requirements Load.
• Ensure Windchill/MPMLink communicates accurately with SAP S4.
• Travel may be required to support and communicate with other production sites.
• Work outside of normal operating hours may be required.

• 5+ years in a support position, product development from design inception to product launch.
• Significant experience working hands‑on in an operations/shopfloor environment with processes such as PWA, cables & harness and electrical assembly integrations.
• Broad experience across many products, product types and teams; ability to influence, collaborate with peers, develop and coach others.
• Strategic thinker with lean manufacturing focus and demonstrated experience.
• Experience and understanding of all aspects of Production Planning and Control, including Master Production Scheduling, Demand and Supply control and optimization, and Material Flow controls.

• Green Belt or Lean 6S Black Belt trained/certified.
• Master’s Degree in a related discipline.
• Knowledge of industry best practices for managing material flow throughout the production supply chain.
• Inventory control knowledge and experience.
• Experience with rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing, production/development programs and creating new processes/procedures.
• Problem‑solving ability in a rapidly changing development environment.
• Understanding of Windchill/MPMLink and its association with SAP.
• Previous ERP knowledge and experience.

Requires US citizen status and government security clearance at Secret level.

Orlando, FL

4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week.

First shift.

Missiles and Fire Control.

Manufacturing.

Full‑Time.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.