Production Control Specialist

Medivators Inc.•Plymouth, MN

3d•$63,750 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Control Specialist identifies and resolves shortages within current cycle times and improves production and inventory control systems and techniques to increase productivity. The role manages shop-floor control routines and processes to maintain floor-stock levels and address overdue quantities at factory administrative work centers. It defines priorities, expedites, and overtime as needed, and provides purchasing and production teams with information about material availability and supply-chain risks. The position works with Purchasing, vendors, Central Planning, manufacturing, shipping, and information systems to coordinate shop orders, communicate priorities and order status, expedite parts, and maintain production schedules. It also supports departmental administration, training, safety, quality, and continuous-improvement initiatives. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time. The position is located at 14605 28th Ave North, Plymouth, Minnesota. The pay range is $63,750 to $75,000, with eligibility for bonus participation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or four years of experience in planning, purchasing, supply chain, or a similarly related field in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
Foundational knowledge of material planning, purchasing, inventory design and control, and other production-control systems.
Understanding of ERP systems and their application in a manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and related business productivity tools.
Ability to work independently and self-direct as needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience with an ERP system such as SAP.
Experience at a medical-device manufacturer in inventory design or control, material planning, purchasing, or another capacity.
Basic knowledge, understanding, or experience with 5S or continuous improvement, or experience working in a 5S environment.
Experience analyzing data and running and manipulating reports in a warehouse or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and execute decisions to increase, decrease, and release shop orders after reviewing master-planning requirements and shop-floor control.
Communicate plant priorities; capital-equipment priority changes should come from Central Planning.
Work with Purchasing and vendors, when appropriate, to expedite parts and maintain shop-order start dates for manufacturing.
Interface with Central Planning to provide status on orders, expedites, and shipments.
Coordinate, direct, and initiate projects to improve efficiency, accuracy, and system integrity.
Supervise and direct administrative functions pertaining to the assigned department.
Serve as a liaison between manufacturing and information systems, and between shipping and Central Planning.
Request service-order priorities internally through production control to define production priorities.
Maintain the accuracy and integrity of Shop Floor Control and assigned material-planning administration centers.
Evaluate safety-stock requirements.
Support company quality policies, including ISO 9001, EN46001, MDD, FDA, safety regulations, and ASME codes.
Recognize departmental training needs, manage training budgets, and conduct training classes as required.
Ensure operations and practices conform to safety regulations, including JHA, PPE, and the Working Instruction Training Program.
Maintain knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices applicable to areas of responsibility.
Actively participate in Safety, Continuous Improvement, and Training initiatives.
Proactively identify material-availability and supply-chain risks and communicate findings to departmental leadership.
Identify and coordinate solutions to material shortages and supply-chain risks under departmental leadership supervision.