Production Control Specialist

Averro; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K

Sick leave

Employee assistance program

PTO

Paid holidays

Dental/vision

Pet insurance

Legal insurance

Job summary

Averro is seeking a backlog-focused professional in Cape Canaveral, FL to manage and clear production backlog, coordinate expediting efforts, and keep WIP moving across shifts. This contract role requires data-driven problem solving and hands-on ERP/MRP system use.

Responsibilities include communicating backlog status, addressing blockers, and supporting multiple work centers while maintaining data integrity in ERP systems. Off-nominal shifts may be required.

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).
• Willingness and availability to support off-nominal shifts (B/C/D).
• Prior experience backlog remediation, data cleanup, or expedite work.

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 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

Backlog data cleanup

Expediting

Tools

SAP

Costpoint

MS Project

Jira

Job description

*Compensation based on a variety of factors including years of experience and level.

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL

Engagement Type

Contract through 10/2027

Shift

Day

Benefits

Medical insurance, 401K, sick leave, and employee assistance program. Depending on your package selection, Averro offers PTO, paid holidays, dental/vision, pet, and legal insurance.

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

Qualifications

• Passion for our mission: millions of people living and working in space.
• 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) — comfortable working directly in the data, not just reading dashboards.
• Ability to work independently on a defined backlog with minimal ramp-up, in a high-tempo, high-ambiguity environment. -Willingness and availability to support off-nominal shifts (B/C/D) as coverage gaps arise.
• Prior experience specifically doing backlog remediation, data cleanup, or expedite work (not just steady-state scheduling).
• Familiarity with MS Office, including MS Project.
• Familiarity with Jira/ITS and AI tools -Experience in both development and production manufacturing environments.