Manufacturing Resource Planner (entry level)

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Littleton
Posted on: November 18, 2021

Job Description:

COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security. As directed by Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, effective December 8, 2021, Lockheed Martin will require all newly hired employees, in the United States, must be fully vaccinated before their start date. 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 the 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. Your mission is ours. As that mission evolves, we'll be ready. Come, join our Manufacturing team in the dynamic world of Space. 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. Our facility in Littleton, CO seeks an entry level Manufacturing Resource Planner to join our mission as a member of the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) group for the Production Planning & Control team within the Denver Mechanical Manufacturing Center (MMC). You will be part of a team of material requirements/production planners collaborating with Manufacturing, Test, Engineering, Procurement, and shop leadership to ensure a steady flow of hardware through the metallic, composites, and additive manufacturing processes. You will also participate in strategic initiatives that will impact all manufacturing and planning organizations. To be successful you should be familiar with material requirements planning (MRP), have strong analytical problem-solving skills, and have experience with conflict resolution. This role will require you to be organized, have exceptional attention-to-detail, and be a self-starter. Summary of Key Duties: In this role you will --- Perform planning, execution, and maintenance of demand, and supply orders for assigned material components and subassemblies --- Provide timely status of work products and/or problem identification and resolution as part of shop floor control efforts --- Coordinate PP&C interfaces with other stakeholders including the Manufacturing Centers, Inventory Operations, Program Master Scheduling, Quality Assurance, Transportation, and Procurement --- Present overall material and end item status to MMC management and customers and engage with Operations Planning leadership to ensure strategic goals and initiatives are progressing to plan --- Demonstrate a clear understanding of work in process and be able to effectively communicate status, issues and path forward plans to multiple levels of the organization as well as communicate schedule and cost performance data to program stakeholders --- Identify process improvements that will prove to reduce production cost and improve schedule performance Our employees working in this level of position typically have 0 - 3 years of experience. Join us. Let's do Space Basic Qualifications: --- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience (8 years of experience with no degree; 4 ears of experience with an Associates degree) --- 1-2 years of experience in one or multiple of the following areas: Production Planning & Control, Inventory Management, Manufacturing/Production Operations, Procurement, Logistics, and/or general Business Management. --- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) theory and practices. --- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) Desired Skills: --- Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system such as SAP and/or Experience working with Microsoft Project software --- Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) --- Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment --- Ability to work independent of direct supervision --- Demonstrated formal or informal leadership experience --- Proven ability to proactively identify and drive change --- Demonstrated experience communicating/briefing executives, leaders, and customers --- Training / Certifications (e.g. APEX, APICS, Six Sigma Green Belt) To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin fosters an inclusive work environment that encourages 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. Benefits you can enjoy include: --- Medical --- Dental --- 401k --- Paid time off --- 25 three-day weekends --- Work/life balance --- Career development --- Mentorship opportunities --- Rewards & recognition Learn more about Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: job.Qualifications 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

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