Specialist - Production Control

Microchip Technology Inc.•Beverly, MA

2d•$46,000 - $128,000

About The Position

The Production Controller manages the flow of direct materials through an assigned production factory, ensuring required materials are available to execute the production schedule and that transactions are properly completed in the ERP system. The role emphasizes continuous improvement through lean principles and uses experience and expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives, and affect short- and long-term business goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college and a minimum of 2 years of experience in manufacturing or supply chain; or a high school diploma/GED and a minimum of 6 years of experience in sourcing or material planning; an equivalent combination of education and experience is also accepted.
Understanding of Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) and proficiency in AX-2012.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Experience with materials planning processes, including forecast, SIOP, MRP, build plan, MPS, and work order execution.
Experience with inventory management, including cycle counts, gross versus net, turns versus days on hand, and optimization approaches.
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, permanent U.S. residency, or protected-individual classification under 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), due to U.S. export control requirements.
Not eligible for Microchip immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Ensure timely creation and release of Production Orders and Purchase Requisitions to support the master schedule.
Provide functional material responsibility for assembly, test, machining, and/or subcontracting vendors.
Identify critical material shortages, monitor corrective action plans, control component inventory levels, and coordinate disposition of obsolete, non-conforming, and excess material.
Monitor performance against the production plan and proactively resolve problems and mitigate risk.
Maintain ERP system cleanliness through date management and analysis and action on exception messages.
Monitor schedule adherence, on-time release, actual versus system lead times, and on-time completion of work orders.
Interface with Operations, Quality, Planning, Operations Engineering, and other organizations as needed.