Director Production Control

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 139,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Manufacturing Sector is seeking a Director Production Control to join our Huntsville, Alabama team. The role oversees production control across multiple sites, driving MRP execution, capacity planning, and policy standardization to improve throughput and on-time delivery.

As a senior leader, you will develop and enforce standardized processes, establish KPI rhythms, and coordinate with CMS, mBOM releases, and scheduling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or related field; 12+ years of production control experience
• Experience with Costpoint ERP, PLM, MES, and capacity planning software
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Teams)
• Experience leading others across multiple sites and levels; strong communication and leadership skills
• Experience across product lifecycle phases including prototyping to production
• Resident of North Alabama or willing to relocate to Huntsville area; US Citizen with clearance eligibility

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing production control activities across multiple sites
• Oversee MRP execution, capacity leveling, and firming of requisitions and production orders
• Establish order policies based on Make-Buy and commodity types; maintain lead times in ERP
• Develop standard processes, KPIs, and battle rhythms; share best practices across sites

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team coordination

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Costpoint ERP

PLM

MES

Capacity planning software

Job description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Your greatest work is ahead! Leidos Defense Manufacturing Sector is seeking a Director Production Control to join our manufacturing support team located in Huntsville, Alabama. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Production Control leader to manage site PC Managers and drive tactical, standardization of material requisitioning and production planning across our growing, nine manufacturing sites. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! Leidos Defense Manufacturing Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. Are you ready to make an impact? Primary Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

As a key position in the growing defense sector that includes several types of manufacturing processes: Machining, welding, PCBA, cable assembly, clean rooms, painting, final assembly integration and testing. This position will lead the teams that oversee all manufacturing production control activities, which include: Preparing / executing MRP, level-loading capacity across production work centers, firming purchase requisitions and manufacturing orders, establishing correct order policies based on Make-Buy and commodity types, and maintaining accurate lead times in the ERP part master table. This requires coordination with configuration management, manufacturing engineering mBOM releases, and production scheduling. As a leader across several production sites, it’s critical to develop standard processes, consistent KPI’s, daily / weekly / monthly battle rhythms, and network connections to share best practices at all levels of the enterprise.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or a related field from an accredited university and have at least 12 years of production control experience.
• Must have experience with the Costpoint ERP system, as well as PLM, MES and capacity planning software programs.
• Candidate must be proficient with Microsoft Office Products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio and Teams.
• Experience leading others and working in a collaborative work environment across multiple sites and with multiple organizational levels.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven track record developing and driving adherence to standardized, tactical execution processes.
• Experience working in multiple phases of the product life cycle to include prototyping, design and development, and full release to production.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• 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

• MBA or MS degree.
• Solumina MES experience to go along with required Costpoint ERP experience.
• Dynafact Manufacturing System (DMS) capacity planning experience.
• Lean manufacturing experience with Six Sigma certification.
• Proven track record of process mapping and policy creation to drive standards that increase throughput, engages the workforce in adopting change, reduces waste, and improves quality.
• CPIM, CSCP or CPM Certification preferred.
• Experience with SCADA software and/or MS Power BI dashboards with the ability to write queries using data from external database sources.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

Pay Range: $139,100.00 - $251,450.00

Securing Your Data

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.