Manufacturing Planning Specialist

Responsibilities for this Position

Manufacturing Planning Specialist

ID: 2025-69790
USA-PA-Charleroi
Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 12/17/2025
Category: Manufacturing
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.


Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work is required plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

Imagine a world-class engineering environment. Now add a team of exceptional talent along with technologies that are so advanced theyre often classified. Thats what youll find at General Dynamics Mission Systems. Here youll lead amazing engineers as they invent the technologies, products and services that help our service members, intelligence analysts and first responders keep our nation safe. If you want the chance to lead, its time to bring your talent to General Dynamics Mission Systems.

We apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar and everything in between.

As a Manufacturing Planning Specialist(Sr Mfg Planning Spec), youll utilize your skills and talents to represent the production and material planning function on concurrent engineering teams. Essentially, youll compile and monitor monthly production schedules, create complex material structures in the material planning tool and identify process flow improvements and implement. Youll also prepare labor and material forecasts as requested and interface periodically with supply chain or suppliers on delivery issues and problem resolution.

This position is 100% on-site.

What youll experience:

• Technologies that arent just top-notch, theyre often top-secret
• A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring whats next
• Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as its discovered

What you bring to the table:

• A Bachelors degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree
• An exceptional understanding of bill of material concepts and methodologies
• Solid understanding of the proposal process for both material and labor estimating
• Extremely proficient with material planning tools

What sets you apart:

• Ability to mentor and help grow junior team members
• Understanding of earned value management and/or product costing
• Outstanding communication skills
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production, and engineering.
• Interfaces periodically with supply chain or suppliers on delivery issues and problem resolution.
• Compiles and monitors monthly production schedules.
• Maintains forecast in the production and material planning tool and updates as required.
• Identifies process flow improvements and implements them.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to problem solve utilizing analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining focus on details.
• Considerable skills in the Microsoft Office tools.
• Considerable understanding of the material planning tools, concepts, and methodologies.
  
  
  

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $70,731.00 - USD $76,534.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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General Dynamics Mission Systems is a technology integrator and original equipment manufacturer that provides mission critical solutions across ground, sea, air, space and cyberspace.

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