Backlog-Busting Production Control Specialist II

System One; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

System One is seeking a Production Control Specialist II for a 6-month to 1-year onsite contract in Cape Canaveral, FL. The role focuses on driving backlog reduction, expediting hot jobs, and ensuring continuous WIP movement to protect schedule execution.

Applicants should have ERP/MRP experience (SAP or Costpoint) and be comfortable working in a high-tempo environment. Off-nominal shift support and cross-training across centers are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience with schedule management, expediting, or backlog/data clean-up in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Costpoint, or similar).
• Ability to work independently in a high-tempo, high-ambiguity environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive down the work-order backlog: dispositioning idle/no-need-date orders, resolving kitted-but-stalled part numbers, and closing out orders.
• Execute targeted expedite efforts on hot jobs — identifying material and kit needs, and blockers across service centers and integrated areas to prevent schedule slip.
• Provide off-nominal shift (B/C/D) coverage support as needed, handling routine escalations and keeping WIP moving when FTE coverage is thin.
• Maintain MRP/ERP data integrity.
• Communicate daily status on backlog burn-down, expedite jobs in flight, and any shift hand-offs to the PC leads and escalation chat.
• Flag constraints or recurring blockers discovered during clean-up work to area leads and PC leadership rather than resolving informally and losing the signal.
• Partner with the FTE PC team and, where needed, carry standing work-center ownership.
• When backlog is clear, this role will support other work centers while sustaining minimal technical debt in assigned work center.

Skills

Schedule management

Expediting

Backlog/data clean-up

Independent work

Off-nominal shift readiness

Tools

SAP

Costpoint

MS Project

Jira/ITS

Job description

System One is seeking a Production Control Specialist II for a 6-month to 1-year onsite contract in Cape Canaveral, FL. The role focuses on driving backlog reduction, expediting hot jobs, and ensuring continuous WIP movement to protect schedule execution.

Applicants should have ERP/MRP experience (SAP or Costpoint) and be comfortable working in a high-tempo environment. Off-nominal shift support and cross-training across centers are part of the role.