Production Control Specialist III- Lunar

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing schedule and coordinate the availability and controlled flow of materials and services to meet customer requirements
• Performs shop order release/closure in MRP System and reconciles parts
• Prepare detailed status of work in progress, material availability, and communicate constraints to schedule
• Prepare work orders for the production of parts based on master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements
• Cook interdepartmental activity with warehouse, inspection, quality, operations, purchasing, engineering, logistics and program
• Schedule and expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders
• Work cross functionally to expedite any material shortages with procurement, receiving, quality, and other production areas
• Implement material stocking strategy on production lines, monitor, control and maintain proper floor stock
• Control the proper access and consumption of material in manufacturing – custodian of the cash
• Monitor the flow/velocity of jobs through the production line and partner with Production to ensure work completes on time to schedule
• Monitor the velocity of the disposition of MRB and stranded material
• Prepare for, conduct and assist in reconciliation of cycle counts
• Knowledge of backflush process
• Work with Production and Materials teams to resolve part discrepancies
• May be required to interface with departments throughout the company

Qualifications

• 2+ years supply chain experience
• Experience with Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
• Experience with activities related to planning and/or scheduling
• Experience working with a cross functional team
• Excellent computer skills with MS Office, ERP experience with MRP execution desired
• Excellent written /verbal communications skills
• Demonstrates understanding and is able to apply continuous improvement terminology/tools: LEAN, Six Sigma principles/DFSS/Lean design principles, Value Stream, and Kaizen
• Desired Associate or bachelor’s Degree
• Flexible to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends, and travel on occasion
• Based upon job duties, may need to work in various areas that may cause exposure to fumes, dust, toxic, or caustic chemicals (well below OSHA and ACGIH exposure guidelines), outdoor weather, moving mechanical parts and/or be part of a hearing conservation program due to noise levels around certain equipment
• Experience with ERP systems
• Ability to handle multiple decisions based on workload dispersion, program priorities and management and customer decisions
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc)
• Strong interpersonal skills including excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong math and analytical skills to solve problems
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail