Production Control Specialist

Production Control Specialist

Location : Narasapura

Job Summary

The Production Control Specialist serves as liaison between various departments (production, project management, purchasing, inventory, customer service, quality, etc.) to schedule and coordinate work within or between departments of manufacturing plant to expedite production: Reviews master production schedule and replacement part orders, establishes priorities for specific orders and revises schedule according to order specifications. Is responsible for setting master planning datapoints for all released products to drive master planning and training additional staff in master planning functions/application.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Responsible for maintaining the production schedule by manufacturing operation (i.e. cut, fab, etc.).
• Update and maintain system-level master planning data points (including item coverages, default order settings, and item card data) to support system operations.
• Accountable for entering Bills of Materials (BOMs) and generating production orders to initiate ERP demand and develop manufacturing operation schedules.
• Process planned purchase and production orders in the ERP system (D365)
• Review Production Plan and Material Status Reports for replacement parts to identify risks and

escalate accordingly.

• Communicate directly with purchasing with inventory discrepancy or past due purchase orders

impacting customer shipments.

• Verify inventory of materials and parts needed to complete production and work with procurement and sourcing to maintain vendor information, vendor part numbers and optimal order quantities through D365 for scheduling production.
• Assist in report generation of production data.
• Participate in continuous development of ERP integration processes through company's application system

Travel Requirements

5 % of Time Spent

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Skilled in Outlook, Power Point, Word, Excel. Must be able to create and maintain excel spreadsheets with formulas and production data.
• Proficiency or experience with ERP software experience preferred in D365, though SAP or comparable ERP systems
• Strong written and verbal skills. Must have strong customer service mindset.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
• Detail oriented approach to all work efforts. Quality and accuracy first mentality.

Requirements

• Education/ Years Requirements
• 2+ years of experience in production control/planning

Physical Demands

• Frequent Sitting
• Standing or Walking
• Lifting up to 40 pounds
• Lifting is raising or lowering an object from one level to another.
• Lifting can include an upward pulling motion.
• Carrying up to 40 pounds
• Carrying is to transport an object – usually by holding it in the hands or arms, or wearing it on the body.
• Keyboarding - Entering text or data into a computer or other machine by means of a traditional keyboard.