Manufacturing Planner
Basic Qualifications
- Experience in Aerospace Industry
- Must Have Experience in two or more of the following areas:
- Demand Planning
- Materials Planning
- Manufacturing Planning
- Scheduling
- Production Control
- Supply Chain
- Procurement
- Buyer or Subcontract Management
- Experience with SAP
- Advanced Excel skills
- Problem solving and written/oral communication
Job Description
The selected candidate will become part of the Demand Planning team in Palmdale and will join a group who are responsible for providing material requirements planning (MRP) support to one or more Palmdale programs. Will attend / chair status meeting advising management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed. Will resolve issues that may arise in the manufacturing or procurement process by interfacing with all supporting organizations. Will utilize SAP, shop floor management (SFM) and other software to perform tasks. Must be a self-starter and possess strong interpersonal skills.
This position is located at a facility that requires special access. 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.
Pay
3 day weekends every weekend!
Schedule
Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.