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Manufacturing Planner Supv - L3

Lockheed Martin

Lufkin, TXFull-time$65–121K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$65–121K/yr
Location
Lufkin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

The Manufacturing Planner Supervisor manages manufacturing resource planning activities, including make, buy, and bill-of-material planning. The role oversees manufacturing activities, maintains production-system integrity, optimizes inventory and material flow, and coordinates production schedules and capacity with manufacturing, operations, procurement, and engineering. It also coordinates subordinate employees’ recruitment, training, assignments, performance assessments, and related personnel actions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

LeadershipPresentationElectronics ManufacturingProduction MethodologiesBusiness MetricsLean ManufacturingSolution PresentationMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationRelationship BuildingTeam LeadershipManpower ForecastingHR PrinciplesTooling ImprovementImprovement FacilitationFacility LayoutProduction Area LayoutProblem SolvingLufkin OperationsEmployee InvolvementEmployee Relations

Qualifications

Ability to Obtain Security ClearanceBachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

Manages the Make, Buy and / or Bill of Material (BOM) planning activities associated with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) transactions. Manages one or more multiple manufacturing activities within various manufacturing functions. Maintains production systems integrity to drive inventory optimization to minimize cost. Expedites and optimizes material flow through the supply chain to meet customer requirements. Coordinates with manufacturing and Operations Management to provide shop floor control on make parts, analyzes and controls production schedule and capacity requirements, executes the plan, provides timely status and expedites or works around plans to preserve schedule. Coordinates with Supply Chain Stakeholders including Procurement and Operations Management to determine appropriate time phased plan for procured parts and executes processes to ensure deliverables meet production schedule requirements. Maintains MRP parameters including lead times and lot sizes and coordinates with Engineering and Change Board Rep to make the associated changes to the BOM. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Basic Qualifications

  • Demonstrated leadership and presentation experience

  • Experience with professional electronics manufacturing/productions methodologies

  • Experience with business metrics to drive performance (cost, schedule, quality)

  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles

  • Ability to Identify and present solutions professionally to diverse audiences.

  • Experience using Microsoft Office Applications

  • Ability to obtain a security clearance

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Desired Skills

  • Strong communication skills

  • Ability to build respectful working relationships

  • Experience working with and leading teams

  • Forecasting manpower

  • Familiar with basic HR principles

  • Experience with tooling improvements and implementation

  • Ability or experience necessary to facilitate SIA or improvement events

  • Knowledge related to facility and production area layout changes

  • Complex problem solving skills

  • Working knowledge of Lufkin Operations

  • Experience with Employee Involvement programs

  • Employee relations experience

Interview Questions

Deliver value: Describe a time when you were asked to complete a difficult task or project where the odds were against you. Were you successful?

Develop enduring relationships: Describe a time when you facilitated a creative solution to a problem between employees.

Be accountable: Give me an example of a time you went above or beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.

Communicate with Positive Impact: Give me an example of a time when you were a good listener.

Communication: Tell us about a time when you had to use your verbal communication skills in order to get a point across that was important to you.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $65200.00 - $121200.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 541 open Production Planner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65–121K/yr
  • US median$74–110K/yr277 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $93K, is close to the US median midpoint ($91K) — in the middle half of Production Planner salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 48 open Production Planner jobs in Texas and 541 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Production Planner postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (398 postings).
Education
123 of the 541 open Production Planner jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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