Production Controller - Level 1

Northrop Grumman; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Oxnard, California is seeking a Production Controller to support manufacturing operations and material flow. You will maintain schedules, manage inventory, and coordinate with production, quality, purchasing, and other teams to resolve issues and keep on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes accuracy in kit integration, traceability, and continuous improvement through 5S and ERP-based processes.

Qualifications

• Basic qualifications include a High School diploma or equivalent and 0 years of additional education/experience.
• Experience with inventory operations in an ERP system (Deltek Costpoint) and Microsoft applications is required.
• Preferred: strong teamwork, cross-department liaison, excellent communication, and kit management experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability to support production control.
• Interface with Production, Quality Control, Purchasing, and other departments to resolve material receipt/distribution issues.
• Decides on part categorization, default bin size and location; researches kit shortages and expedites missing kits.
• Ensures inventory processes comply with quality standards and participates in 5S and continuous improvement.
• Receives and transacts all incoming material in the MRP system and conducts cycle counts.
• Expedites flow of materials and coordinates with multiple departments to meet production/shipping schedules.

Skills

Teamwork

Verbal & written communication

Interdepartmental liaison

Kitting

Microsoft Office

Inventory coordination

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

An organization within Northrop Grumman, Mission Enabling Products (MEP) is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years.

Learn more about Mission Enabling Products at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components/

We are seeking a Production Controller to support operations in our Oxnard, CA location.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control by optimizing inventory storage systems.
• Optimize inventory storage systems.
• Interface with Production, Quality Control, Purchasing, Production Control and other related departments to resolve problems relative to receipt and distribution of material.
• Make decisions on part categorization, default bin size and location
• Research kit shortages, expedite missing kits, and be meticulous in kit integration.
• Understand, research, and reconcile traceability.
• Ensure inventory processes comply with quality standards and procedures.
• Participate in 5S and other continuous improvement practices.
• Manage projects using relevant software tools and track to meet completion dates.
• Support the organization’s metric goals and objectives.
• Analyze flow of material to reduce time of request to delivery.
• Receive and transact all incoming material in MRP system.
• Conduct cycle counts to validate quantity, revision levels, stock location, and transfers.
• Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
• Assists in determining possible and actual shortages may initiate action to correct these deficiencies. Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 0 years additional education and/or related experience.
• Experience with inventory operations within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (Deltek Costpoint) system and Microsoft applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Prefer experience with Kiting
• Liaising between manufacturing & Inventorying
• Excellent verbal and written communication ability

Primary Level Salary Range: $36,500.00 - $60,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.