Director, Production Control - Palmdale

Lockheed Martin•Palmdale, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

You will be the Director, Palmdale Production Control for the Production Control team which is responsible for leading local production control efforts across the Palmdale site. As the Director, Palmdale Production Control you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership to approximately 200 Production Control personnel, overseeing a portfolio of roughly 150k orders per year, and ensuring seamless coordination among engineering, supply chain, and fabrication groups.

Requirements

Proven experience in complex production or related environment
Demonstrated leadership skills
Experience with Warehouse Operations
Experience with SAP in both a fabrication and assembly environment
Experienced in demand planning and demand management
Demonstrated success in manufacturing execution in difficult environments, i.e. managing in a union shop, increasing volumes, significant labor increases, inconsistent material supply, producibility and/or quality challenges
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN
Selected candidate must possess an active Secret clearance to start.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
10 years proven experience in complex production or related environment
Strong presence, communications and ability to address complex matter / solutions with senior leadership
Ability to manage, coach, train and motivate team in technical and leadership development
Experience with Production / Production Control Processes and Procedures
Experience with Cost, Schedule and Technical Data
Inventory Management Experience

Responsibilities

Integrate BTP release plan elements (drawing release, tool design, MBOM, work instructions) with build schedules, identify disconnects and implement solutions.
Monitor performance to plan, tracking on-time releases, starts, and completions.
Create and implement recovery schedules to address variances.
Oversee maintenance and reporting of schedules, manage MRP/SAP planning, shop-floor control, constraint management, and set priorities for engineering and supply-chain support.
Act as Fabrication Integrator across the Palmdale site, Aeronautics, and other LM Business Units to drive collaboration and deliver results for customers.