Project Assistant – Production Planning

Leidos • Lynnwood, WA

18d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Assistant – Production Planning supports Leidos’ Undersea Systems Division at its Lynnwood, Washington facility, which develops, integrates, and deploys technology for maritime missions. The role leads production planning across multiple development and production programs, coordinating material and work-order flow across engineering, configuration management, production management, procurement, quality control, inventory management, manufacturing engineering, and material planning. The position uses a Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP) tool to support purchasing, kitting, and production-floor work orders, and maintains shop-floor planning tools and standard work procedures. This is an on-site role and is not remote. A Secret security clearance, or the ability to attain one, is required; U.S. citizenship is also required.

Requirements

• Practical knowledge of Deltek Costpoint MRP or a similar system.
• Background in lean and batch manufacturing practices and environments.
• Ability to work across the full product lifecycle, from product development through production transition and beyond.
• Product development and production planning background involving complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Ability to work productively, collaboratively, and independently.
• Must work on-site in Lynnwood; the position is not remote.
• Secret security clearance or the ability to attain one.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree and 6–10 years of prior relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 2–6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Background in Department of Defense business.
• Experience with PLM/ERP/MES enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Lead production planning for multiple development and production programs.
• Coordinate with engineering, configuration management, production management, and procurement to support accurate, timely scheduling of material and work-order flow.
• Create and maintain the shop-floor Kanban Board and Burndown Chart.
• Use the MRP tool to drive purchasing and coordinate kitting and work orders to the production floor.
• Establish standard work procedures consistent with project manufacturing methodologies.
• Coordinate with quality control, inventory management, manufacturing engineering, and material planners to support synchronized operations.
• Gather and deliver documentation to procurement to expedite purchasing.
• Resolve impediments to meeting aggressive delivery constraints.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed