Standard Job Description
Role Overview
As a Manufacturing Production Planner, you’ll help troubleshoot production issues for complex mechanical and electromechanical assemblies.
You’ll collaborate with manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Operations to ensure hardware producibility and respond to manufacturing assistance requests. You’ll have the opportunity to apply manufacturing principles to real-world challenges while developing your expertise in aerospace and defense production.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot production issues on the shop floor, work with assembly and test technicians to ensure hardware producibility, and respond to manufacturing assistance requests.
- Write production plans and optimize production flows to meet program deliverables.
- Aid manufacturing engineering in incorporating engineering design changes to support a closed loop change management lifecycle and implementing process improvements to gain efficiencies.
- Support production operations in prioritizing work in process to meet program delivery schedules.
- Analyze production performance data and support Quality Assurance with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Support the development and production of advanced defense systems.
Work Environment
- Location: On-site in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
- Team: Collaborative manufacturing and engineering environment working closely with production, test, engineering, quality, and operations teams.
- Schedule: 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off; occasional weekend or off-hours support may be required based on production needs.
- Travel: Travel is not a regular requirement of this position; occasional travel may be required based on business or program needs.
- Growth: Mentorship, skill development, and opportunities for career progression.
What You’ll Gain
- Apply engineering principles to real-world manufacturing challenges.
- Collaborate with engineering, production, test, quality, and operations teams.
- Develop expertise in manufacturing processes for complex mechanical and electromechanical assemblies.
- Build your manufacturing capabilities through meaningful production work.
- Receive mentorship and opportunities for continued technical and professional development.
- Contribute to advanced aerospace and defense programs with a meaningful mission.
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Basic Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience with electronics assembly, circuit card assembly, cable & harness assembly, and/or electro-mechanical assembly
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and other technical documentation
- Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment and collaborating with production teams to identify and resolve issues and improve processesUS Citizen with ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
Desired Skills
The following qualifications are valued but are not required:
- Active Secret-level security clearance or higher
- 1+ year professional experience in manufacturing or production, preferably in the aerospace and defense industry
- Experience in SAP and/or Apriso
- Experience collaborating with engineering, production, quality, or operations teams
- Experience supporting nonconformance investigations, root-cause analysis, or corrective actions
- Experience authoring work instructions, repair directions, or flow alteration records
- Ability to analyze production data and use findings to identify opportunities for process, quality, or efficiency improvements
- Ability to use production information and data to support problem solving, process improvement, or quality investigations
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $54200.00 - $100600.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.