Manufacturing Planner Job at Lockheed Martin in Santa Barbara

Manufacturing Planner

You will be a Manufacturing Planner for our Missiles and Fire Control team in Santa Barbara, CA. Our team is responsible for planning and coordinating manufacturing activities to ensure the efficient production of high-quality products. As a Manufacturing Planner, you will play a critical role in driving inventory optimization, minimizing costs, and meeting customer requirements.

What You Will Be Doing

• Perform the Make, Buy and/or Bill of Material (BOM) planning activities associated with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) transactions.
• Perform one or more multiple manufacturing activities within various manufacturing functions.
• Maintain production systems integrity to drive inventory optimization to minimize cost.
• Expedite and optimize material flow through the supply chain to meet customer requirements.
• Coordinate 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.
• Coordinate 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.
• Maintain MRP parameters including lead times and lot sizes and coordinates with Engineering and Change Board Rep to make the associated changes to the BOM.

Why Join Us

We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional growth and development. As a Manufacturing Planner, you will be part of a team that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, and contribute to the success of our organization. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for manufacturing planning, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.