Job ID: 706949BR Date posted: Oct. 06, 2025
Description:WHAT WE’RE DOING
At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. We believe that by pushing the boundaries of visionary thinking, we can achieve exceptional results. As a Lockheed Martin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.

THE WORK
The Senior Manufacturing Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining executable production plans that support aerospace and defense program requirements, contractual delivery schedules, and customer commitments. This role partners closely with Operations, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure material availability, resource alignment, and compliance with regulatory and quality standards. The position requires expertise in complex, high-mix, low-volume environments where precision, traceability, and schedule integrity are critical.

The key responsibilities include:
• Managing detailed manufacturing schedules that align with program requirements, customer delivery dates, and contractual obligations.
• Translating demand forecasts, hardware program control directives (HPCD), and engineering release schedules into executable work order release plans.
• Ensuring DFAR, ITAR, and export compliance considerations are integrated into planning activities.
• Partnering with commodity planner and master scheduler to resolve material shortages, expedite critical parts, and manage long-lead procurement strategies.
• Monitoring production execution against baseline schedules; implement corrective actions when variances occur.
• Providing stakeholders with regular status updates, risk assessments, and recovery actions.
• Supporting audits and reviews by providing traceability and documentation of planning decisions.

Please Note: This position requires the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance; US Citizenship is required.

WHO WE ARE
Our customers are world-wide and so is our reputation for creating innovative solutions with the latest technologies. Our products keep our customers safe and bring them home to their families at night.

Lockheed Martin: An Award-Winning Place to Work

WHO YOU ARE
You’re a detail‑oriented planner with SAP production‑planning experience in high‑mix aerospace environments, using your analytical and Lean skills to create precise, DFAR/ITAR‑compliant schedules while collaborating effectively across teams.

A level 3 employee is mid-career and generally has 3+ years of professional experience.

WHY JOIN US
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
As an employee at Lockheed Martin, your health and well being are paramount. From medical insurance, to legal help and tuition reimbursement, we provide benefits to improve your life. Come check out all of the amazing benefits Lockheed Martin has to offer.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package
Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 3 years of production planning in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a secret DoD security clearance which requires US Citizenship.
Desired Skills:
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other complex manufacturing industries.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles and production scheduling best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities and adapt to dynamic program scheduling needs.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities 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.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
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
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Product Support
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First