Production Control Planner

About the Role

Leidos is a Fortune 500™ company focused on solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges through science and technology. As a Production Control Planner at our new Ladson, SC manufacturing facility, you will join the Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) team, producing industry-leading screening technology for aviation, shipping ports, border crossings, and critical infrastructure. This role is vital to planning and prioritizing production activities, ensuring on-time completion of manufacturing orders (MOs), and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain the master schedule.

Responsibilities

• Plan, control, and maintain manufacturing orders (MOs) throughout the production process.
• Organize the flow of material to meet production schedules and partner with production management to develop build plans aligned with the master schedule.
• Work with internal stakeholders to track, prioritize, and resolve material shortages.
• Identify schedule risks and deploy mitigation steps.
• Participate in defective material review as a member of the Material Review Board (MRB).
• Convey build status and on-time delivery (OTD) updates to the master schedule.
• Maintain reports on aging MOs, production supply levels, and material shortages.
• Monitor the bill of material for end-of-life (EOL) components and coordinate engineering change orders (ECO) as needed.
• Enter purchase requisitions to maintain production supply levels.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support production and operational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Experience in manufacturing, project management, or supply chain environments.
• Experience with an MRP tool (preferably Costpoint).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft applications, with an emphasis on Excel.

Skills

• Familiarity with working in an ISO-controlled environment.
• Strong communication skills, capable of engaging diverse audiences.
• Ability to build interdepartmental relationships.
• Personal integrity, trust, and respect.
• Strong interpersonal skills to foster a positive culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• CIPM Certification.
• Experience with Cognos, PowerBI, or other SQL-based databases.

Pay

Pay Range: $65,650.00 - $118,675.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation. Additional factors, including job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, and market data, may influence the final offer.

Benefits

Leidos offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement options. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.