Master Production Scheduler II (early career level)

Job ID: 679719BR Date posted: Oct. 31, 2024 Program: ORION
Description:Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most.

As we journey through a new era of space, Lockheed Martin Space is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing team is on a mission to make a difference in the world. Every day, our 115,000 employees come to work with one focus – our customers’ 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. We provide the resources, support, and the focus. You bring the passion and courage to envision limitless possibilities and we’ll tackle those missions with you and stay ahead of ready.

Going to space is just the beginning. It’s what you do when you get there that matters. We build 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. We also take rocket science to the next level developing systems that protect from both a distance and in close-combat. We are pioneering the future of missile defense and hypersonic technology, and we’re doing it all with a team of incredible employees across the world. As we look to the future, we’re driving innovations to help our customers do even more in orbit. 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 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida seeks an early career level Production Planning & Control (PP&C) Master Production Scheduler to join our mission supporting the Orion Program Assembly, Test & Launch Operations (ATLO). Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor building the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, NASA’s first spacecraft designed for long-duration, human-rated deep space exploration. Orion will transport humans to interplanetary destinations beyond low Earth orbit, such as asteroids, the moon and eventually Mars, and return them safely back to Earth. Reporting directly to the PP&C manager, you will be responsible for KSC ATLO master production schedule development, execution, and closure.

In this role you will…

• Analyze the Orion product structure and work with stakeholders to develop detailed master production schedules

• Coordinate with Manufacturing and Operations Management to provide shop floor control on make parts, analyze and control production schedule and capacity requirements, execute the plan, provide timely status and expedite or work around plans to preserve schedule

• Coordinate with supply chain stakeholders to determine a time-phased plan for procured parts and execute processes to ensure production schedule requirements are met

• Facilitate daily meetings with multiple disciplines; drive the execution of scheduled tasks and assist with resolving work stoppages

• Direct other team members including shop floor control, buy/make planners and be responsible for reporting progress to executive leadership

• Perform the Make, Buy and/or Bill of Material (BOM) planning activities associated with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) transactions

• Maintain production systems integrity to drive inventory optimization to minimize cost and expedite and optimize material flow through the supply chain to meet customer requirements


Our employees working in this level of position typically have 3-6 years of experience.




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Basic Qualifications:
• 1 year of hands-on experience developing schedules in Microsoft Project or a comparable scheduling tool

• Knowledge of SAP MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning) processes or comparable ERP/MRP experience

• Experience with production schedule backward pass analysis to ascertain engineering release need dates and component on-dock need dates

• Experience with managing Make/Buy and Bill of Material (BOM) planning activities associated with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) transactions

• For facility access reasons, must be a United States citizen
Desired Skills:
• Bachelors degree

• Prior production scheduling background with hands-on experience developing production schedules with Microsoft Project

• Experience analyzing large product structure drawing trees to develop production flows/schedules

• Demonstrated Project Management experience working on initiatives covering a wide scope of production planning and control and/or supply chain activities

• Demonstrated knowledge of program & engineering planning and how production schedules relate to the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

• Experience in a large-capacity production planning role with proven communication and teaming skills

• Demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking skills

• Inventory Control and material handling knowledge

• Project management and Engineering mindset
Clearance Level: None
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
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.
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.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Product Support
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First