JOB ID: 729460BR
Date posted: May. 27, 2026
Description:
You will be the Manufacturing Planner Associate Manager for the Microelectronics Center team. Our team is responsible for managing a diverse group of Make Hardware Representatives and Material Processors to ensure seamless product flow across multiple programs in the Missiles and Fire Control – Orlando Microelectronics Center.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Manufacturing Planner Associate Manager you will be responsible for leading daily coordination between manufacturing, engineering, and quality to meet changing priorities and schedule milestones.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
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Coordinate daily activities with manufacturing, engineering, and quality counterparts.
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Provide status updates to all levels of management.
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Attend and contribute to program and manufacturing meetings.
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Assign personnel to support internal operation plans and critical schedule milestones.
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Report directly to the Orlando Site PP&C Senior Manager.
Why Join Us
The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong communication skills, capable of driving results in a fast‑paced environment. This role offers the opportunity to shape manufacturing excellence for high‑impact missile and fire‑control programs while advancing your career within a purpose‑driven organization.
We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options.
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Further Information About This Opportunity
This position is in Orlando. Discover more about our Orlando, Florida location.
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MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Must be a US citizen and have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Understand the management of budgets.
- Ability to assign projects to organizational unit by leading staff to meet critical schedules, resolve complex and time sensitive technical or operational issues.
- Green Belt certified OR ability to demonstrate knowledge and principles of green belt certification put into practice
- Excellent communication skills. Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of Management, industry peers, and internal and external customers.
- Demonstrate strong analytical, problem solving, and multitasking skills
- Related experience in material handling, control systems and ERP systems (SAP)
Desired Skills:
- Bachelors/Masters degree in a related field
- Knowledge of Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS)
- Make Planning experience
- SAP Materials Management and Inventory Control Subject Matter Expert
- Ability to understand engineering drawings and parts lists
- APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
- Knowledge and understanding of APRISO
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:
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:
MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available:
Possible
Career Area:
Manufacturing
Type:
Full-Time
Shift:
First
At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.
Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.
United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.
Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.
Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:
Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions
