Factory Planning Lead – Scheduling & Capacity

Raytheon; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Incentive programs

Job summary

Raytheon Goleta is seeking a Manufacturing Factory Planner to drive factory delivery performance through production scheduling, capacity planning, WIP management, and cross-functional coordination. This role owns short- and long-range planning, mitigates schedule risks, and provides clear visibility into delivery commitments and capacity.

The ideal candidate is highly organized and analytical, collaborating with factory operations, program leadership, and management to ensure on-time customer

Qualifications

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and 3 years of experience.
• Experience working in manufacturing, Operations, Planning, Production, and/or Quality environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly 30/60/90-day factory planning process and coordinate program inputs.
• Provide guidance on long-term Master Production Schedule submissions.
• Communicate schedule decisions and risks to program leadership and production control teams.
• Provide SME on factory capacity, production schedules, and delivery commitments.
• Develop weekly production plans and make day-to-day priority decisions as conditions change.
• Regularly review WIP status to identify schedule issues and drive resolution.

Skills

Factory planning

Capacity planning

WIP management

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical decision making

Leadership

Education

University degree or equivalent

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

SAP

CMES

Business Warehouse

Job description

Raytheon Goleta is seeking a Manufacturing Factory Planner to drive factory delivery performance through production scheduling, capacity planning, WIP management, and cross-functional coordination. This role owns short- and long-range planning, mitigates schedule risks, and provides clear visibility into delivery commitments and capacity.

The ideal candidate is highly organized and analytical, collaborating with factory operations, program leadership, and management to ensure on-time customer