Principal Activities:
- Works with Planning team to Implement and monitor production plans, including initiation, analysis, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
- Coordinates with planning and shop supervision to release jobs to designated work centers, to ensure customer requirements and CIRCOR business objectives are met.
- Coordinates with planning and purchasing to release jobs for OSP to support the production plan.
- Confirms job materials and tooling are at work centers according to production and shipping schedules, ensuring work centers are operating at maximum efficiency.
- Communicates with Program Management, Engineering and Quality regarding schedule, status, and technical issues.
- Resolves any issues that disrupt the production schedule.
- Tracks and analyzes key production metrics (production capacity, WC efficiency, production cost…) and identify areas and methods for improvement.
- Coordinates with Quality Assurance to ensure product quality and compliance meet customer standards.
- Works with Planning and program managers to prepare and present reports to senior leadership on production status and challenges.
- Verifies material holding up kit completion, provide status updates to planning, program management, and Operations team.
- Verifies production orders are progressing through the correct routing and work center sequence per engineering and process specifications; identifies and corrects routing discrepancies.
- Tracks WIP inventory and job status at each operation from order release through shipment, maintaining real-time visibility to location, quantity, and stage of every open order.
- Tracks and logs rework and non-conforming material re-entering the production flow — including, work center impact, and disposition.
- Align with Planning to drive actions when jobs deviate from the defined production plan, and re-prioritizing as needed to protect the plan date.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Experience in production control, planning, or similar roles within a manufacturing environment.
- Excellent understanding of production planning, manufacturing workflows, and quality control principles.
- Proficient with ERP systems and production planning software.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Education/Certifications
- 5+ Years’ experience in a manufacturing role
- High School Diploma or GED
Other
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