Summary: The Production Controller is responsible for managing customer orders and ensuring the efficient flow of work to meet product delivery schedules and costs. This role involves using SAP and P6 to maintain production schedules, manage work orders, and facilitate interdepartmental cost-saving initiatives. The position requires a focus on prioritizing production control tasks and improving processes within the supply chain. The ideal candidate will have experience in a high-pressure environment, particularly in industries such as Aerospace or Defense.

Key Responsibilities:

• Load customer order demand into production and manage work orders in SAP.
• Ensure kits/work orders are released to AIT on time and expedite them to meet planned delivery dates.
• Input into and maintain production schedules.
• Support manufacturing area managers with work center forecasts.
• Provide visibility to production and manufacturing managers during weekly operations reviews.
• Create and review the status of work orders within product remit.
• Manage material supply issues to avoid delivery slippages.
• Ensure full traceability for all products issued to manufacturing.
• Monitor drawing release activity and adherence to production schedules.
• Report delays, investigate impacts, and ensure projects are charged for schedule changes.
• Input and maintain production data required by stock control tools.
• Analyze and report potential impacts from shortage risk reports and propose solutions.
• Identify schedule recovery opportunities from changing production workflows.
• Manage the transfer of materials to satisfy project/company demand.
• Support shipments from AIT in accordance with LDS.0096.
• Advise on kit issues/anomalies with the shop floor.
• Engage in continuous self-development of production scheduling tools and AIT processes.

Key Skills:

• Demonstrated working knowledge of MRP and scheduling.
• Planning/scheduling qualification.
• 3 years of experience using an MRP/ERP system.
• 3 years of experience using SAP.
• 2 years of experience in planning and schedule management.
• Ability to deliver results against schedule milestones with high quality.
• Critical path analysis and schedule control.
• Planning, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Clear and concise communication at all levels.
• Customer relationship management skills.
• Problem-solving abilities and teamwork skills.
• Detailed knowledge of SAP.
• Knowledge of P6 is desirable.
• Background in telecommunications or supply chain inventory management is a plus.
• Understanding of Kanban and business systems.
• Security clearance to SC level is desirable.

Salary (Rate): £26 per hour

City: Stevenage

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other