Production Planner

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Leidos Defense Systems Mechanical Manufacturing Facility is seeking a Production Control Planner to join our team in Huntsville AL. The ideal candidate will need to have experience in production planning materials coordination or manufacturing operations.

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions. To explore and learn more click here!

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Primary Responsibilities

• Lead production planning activities across multiple integration projects balancing capacity materials and schedule requirements.

• Monitor and control work order execution proactively resolving shortages engineering changes and priority conflicts.

• Interpret prioritize and execute MRP action messages to adjust procurement rescheduling and work order release decisions.

• Develop and maintain production schedules Line of Balance (LOB) charts and milestone tracking.

• Provide production control expertise in cross-functional meetings with Program Management Engineering Quality and Supply Chain.

• Ensure ERP system accuracy (Deltek Costpoint preferred) for all assigned programs including work order WIP and inventory management.

• Generate reports dashboards and status updates for leadership and program stakeholders.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives for planning processes KPIs and reporting tools.

• Expedite jobs as required.

• Participate in status meetings weekly.

• Participate in Lean Six Sigma Kaizen Events as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Industrial Engineering or related field and 2-4 years of prior relevant work experience or Masters degree with 2-6 years of prior relevant work lieu of a degree a Highschool diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience will be considered.

• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in production planning materials coordination or manufacturing operations with increasing responsibility.

• Strong knowledge of MS Office and ERP/MES systems.

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication abilities.

• Ability to work overtime as required in a fast paced production environment.

• Excellent attention to detail and willingness to be creative.

• Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with EVMS MIL-STD processes and DFARS requirements.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel Power BI or other data analysis/reporting tools.

• MS Excel experience (basic working knowledge).

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.