LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION Hiring for Manufacturing Resource Planner/Logistics (mid-career level) Job at Littleton, CO Full Time

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Description:The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space.

At the dawn of a new space age, Space is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing team is on a mission to make a difference in the world. Every single day we use our unique skills and experiences to craft, design and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and build incredible products. We provide the resources, support, and the focus. You bring the passion and courage to envision limitless possibilities and we’ll build a better tomorrow with you.

Going to space is just the beginning. It’s what you do when you get there that matters. Lockheed Martin Space builds 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. As we look to the future, we’re driving innovations to help our customers do even more in orbit. That’s why we’re crafting smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change. As that mission evolves, we’ll be ready. Will you? Come, join us in the dynamic world of Space as we tackle our customers’ hardest and most critical missions. 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.

Our facility in Littleton, CO seeks a mid-career level Manufacturing Resource Planner/Production Controller to provide planning, preparation, and execution support for Tranche 1 Transport Layer Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO) production of high volume smallsats. In this role, you will perform activities in a variety of cross-functional areas including production planning, shop floor control, and logistics.

Summary of Key Duties: You will…

• Perform upfront coordination with Engineering, Planning, and Program Management organizations to optimize Tranche 1 program con ops for high volume production of satellites

• Plan, execute, and maintain demand integrity for assigned material components and subassemblies in ERP to drive accurate material acquisition and ensure production schedules are met

• Schedule and release material requests to inventory stores for all materials, including shop floor consumables, and prepare, audit, and release material kits to integration area

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of work in process and be able to effectively provide timely status of work products and/or problem identification and resolution as part of shop floor control efforts

• Perform look ahead analysis to proactively manage and communicate potential upcoming conflicts and obstacles in order to minimize any impact to hardware delivery

• Interface with Manufacturing, Test, Engineering, Quality, Receiving Inspection, Procurement, and Inventory Management personnel as well as with other vital stakeholders to ensure product support requirements are met

• Present overall material and end item status to management and customers and engage with ATLO leadership to ensure strategic goals and initiatives are progressing to plan

• Identify process improvements that will help reduce production cost and improve schedule performance

Our employees working in this level of position typically have 9 – 15 years of experience.

Join us. Let’s do Space!
Basic Qualifications:
To be successful, you will need to possess each of these basic qualifications:

• Professional experience in one or multiple of the following areas: Production Planning & Control, Inventory Management, Manufacturing/Production Operations, Procurement, Logistics, or General Management.

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) theory and practices.

• Extensive experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system such as SAP

• Shop floor control experience

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Must possess an active DOD Secret clearance and be able to obtain a final TS/SCI clearance to support this government contract, thus U.S. citizenship is required

Desired Skills:
To be successful, ideally, you should also have:

• Prior experience in a high volume, repeat build manufacturing, production, or assembly line type environment highly preferred

• Ability to work independent of direct supervision

• Proven ability to proactively identify and drive change

• Team oriented

• Training / Certifications (e.g. APEX, APICS, Six Sigma Green Belt)

• Proven exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, suppliers, as well as program and executive management, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.

• Ability to work in a firm fixed price, fast paced dynamic environment

• By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.
• Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin champions an inclusive work environment that urges differences and 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. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• 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 … we have a 4/10 schedule which means: 25 three-day weekends
• Career development, career-growth, and lots of learning opportunities for aspiring minds
• Fun, talented and witty teammates
• Knowledgeable, supportive and engaged leadership
• Diverse, inclusive and community-minded organization
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here. https://candidate.lmbenefitscompass.com
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
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Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Experienced Professional