Production Controller - Level 1

Northrop Grumman • Goleta, CA

1d • $36,500 - $60,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Mission Enabling Products organization designs, produces, and supplies spacecraft components that power and enable satellites. The Production Controller supports operations at the company’s Goleta, California location by managing material schedules and inventory processes to support production. The role coordinates with production, quality control, purchasing, production control, and other departments to resolve material receipt and distribution issues, and helps ensure that materials and assemblies flow according to production and shipping schedules.

The position includes receiving and transacting incoming material in the MRP system, researching and reconciling traceability, investigating kit shortages, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting quality and continuous-improvement practices. The role also manages projects and tracks completion dates while contributing to organizational metrics and objectives.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with inventory operations within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, specifically Deltek Costpoint.
• Experience with Microsoft applications.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Experience with kitting.
• Experience liaising between manufacturing and inventorying.
• Excellent verbal and written communication ability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain schedules for material requirements and availability to support production control and optimize inventory storage systems.
• Optimize inventory storage systems.
• Work with Production, Quality Control, Purchasing, Production Control, and related departments to resolve material receipt and distribution problems.
• Make decisions on part categorization, default bin size, and location.
• Research kit shortages, expedite missing kits, and carefully integrate kits.
• 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 them to meet completion dates.
• Support organizational metric goals and objectives.
• Analyze material flow to reduce the time from request to delivery.
• Receive and transact all incoming material in the MRP system.
• Conduct cycle counts to validate quantity, revision levels, stock location, and transfers.
• Expedite the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
• Assist in identifying possible and actual shortages and initiate corrective action; use knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering to alert appropriate authorities to potential problems and remedial actions.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED