Production Controller

Job Summary

Responsible for the control of business unit/customer orders. This is achieved by efficient management and expedition of procured and manufactured items, as well as solely controlling the flow of work required to meet the delivery of a product to cost and schedule. Using SAP and P6.

Ensure that Production Control is focused on the correct priorities & strategies and are working to clearly identified routines and deadlines to meet business & project requirements.

Play a major role in Production support work stream improvements with the identification and facilitation of interdepartmental cost-saving initiatives, concentrating on the full supply chain process including business systems & tools.

Responsibilities

1. Load Customer Order demand into production and manage Work Order in SAP.
2. Ensure kits/works orders are released to AIT on time and expedite them to meet the planned delivery dates.
3. Input into and maintain Production Schedules.
4. Maintain the 'live' status of products in the AIT production flows with assistance of area team leaders and area managers.
5. Support the manufacturing area manager with work centre forecasts from the company stock control/forecasting tool. Give visibility to the Production & Manufacturing Managers at the weekly operations reviews.
6. Regularly create and review the status of works orders in their 'product' remit.
7. Manage material supply issues to avoid potential delivery slippages.
8. Timely release of purchase requisitions.
9. Ensure full traceability for all products issued to manufacturing.
10. Monitor drawing release activity and adherence to production schedules. Report any delay, investigate impact/recovery and ensure project are charged for respective changes to schedule/effort.
11. Input and maintain production data required by the company stock control tool.
12. Effectively report status of product to core project and manufacturing teams.
13. Analyse and report potential impacts derived from the 'Shortage Risk Reports'.
14. Propose solutions in the event of shortages.
15. Identify schedule recovery opportunities from changing production work flow.
16. Investigate customer orders on receipt and notify project management to any non-conformance i.e. requirement outside of nominal SAP lead-time/ direct charges budget etc.
17. Manage the transfer of materials to satisfy project/company demand, paying particular attention to ITAR/IPR & EEE items.
18. Fully support shipments from AIT in accordance with LDS.0096.
19. Advise on kit issues/anomalies with the shop floor and ensure kits have been picked as identified on the 'kit shortage report'.
20. Continuous self-development of the production scheduling tool and AIT processes, whilst networking with personnel throughout the AIT and Stevenage organisations.

JOB/TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Demonstrated working knowledge of MRP.

Demonstrated knowledge of Scheduling.

Required Qualification Level

Planning/Scheduling Qualification.

Experience Requirement

3 Yrs Previous experience using an MRP/ERP system.

3 Yrs Previous experience using SAP.

2 Yrs Previous experience in Planning & schedule management.

Demonstrated ability to deliver results against schedule milestones to a high level of quality.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY

Previous experience demonstrated in a high pressure results driven environment in any one of the following industries:

Aerospace / Defense / Communications / Manufacturing / Production/IT.

Essential Requirements

1. Critical Path analysis and schedule control.
2. Planning, organisation and prioritisation.
3. Workload management.
4. Clear & concise communication at all levels.
5. Customer relationship management.
6. Problem solving.
7. Team Player.
8. Detailed knowledge of SAP.

Desirable Requirements

1. Knowledge of P6.
2. Previous background in telecommunications space industry.
3. Previous experience/background in Supply Chain Inventory, Bill Of Materials, Warehouse management.
4. Understanding of Kanban.
5. Understanding of Business Systems.
6. Previous experience in Scheduling/Planning.
7. Security clearance to SC level.