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Leidos’ Defense Systems Colorado Manufacturing Facility is seeking a talented Production Control Planner to join our team located in Colorado Springs, CO. This position will be planning and managing timelines and will maintain a master production schedule for assigned programs.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics or business with at least 4 years of relevant production planning experience.
• Experience in a production planning role with use of an EPR system (CostPoint Preferred).
• Experience using an MES.
• Previous experience using Microsoft Project.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to lead meetings.
• Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters degree with 2-4 years experience.
• A working knowledge of Deltek CostPoint.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Experience using Solumina MES.
• Prior experience with multi-resource scheduling (Experience in a CNC machining environment is a plus).
• Active Secret clearance.

• Planning and managing timelines for manufacturing processes to ensure timely production and delivery of goods.
• Manage order demand for assigned programs within CostPoint (Inventory Reservations CMR, or MRP).
• Maintain a master production schedule for assigned programs using Microsoft Project and other scheduling tools.
• Interact with internal departments to track progress of assigned tasks.
• Conduct status meetings with internal and external customers.
• Perform capacity analysis for required equipment and coordinate its use.
• Work continually to drive improvements to on time delivery.