Production Control Coordinator 2

Production Control Coordinator 2

Full Time + Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, PTO)

Job Type: Onsite

Hourly Range: $24.42-$30.29 DOE

Shift: Day shift; schedule flexibility or overtime may be required

Location: Poway, CA

Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, Electronics, and Energy. Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.

VISION

To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.

MISSION

To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.

CULTURE

• Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
• Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers, suppliers and employees.
• Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests and work proactively to solve problems.
• Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high-quality work.
• Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock business objectives by communicating at a high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.
• Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.
• Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company

This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.

Job Summary

The Production Support Specialist provides day-to-day administrative and operational support to manufacturing. This position maintains accurate work-order, traveler, scheduling, material, inventory, and production-status information. The role coordinates with Production, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping, and Customer Service to resolve issues and keep work moving through the facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily production priorities by preparing, organizing, distributing, and tracking work orders, travelers, routers, drawings, specifications, labels, and other controlled production documents.
• Print, review, release, close, reconcile, and file production travelers and work orders through the ERP system in accordance with established procedures.
• Enter and maintain accurate production information, including work-order status, quantities, labor transactions, material movements, due dates, shortages, holds, and completion activity.
• Review open work orders, production queues, schedules, and customer requirements; identify missing information, aged work, shortages, holds, or schedule risks and resolve or escalate unresolved items.
• Perform cycle counts, inventory checks, material verification, shortage follow-up, and WIP location reviews; coordinate material movement between operations.
• Coordinate with Production, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping, and Customer Service to resolve documentation, material, inspection, and priority issues.
• Assist supervisors with priority lists, production status reports, KPI updates, action-item tracking, and escalation follow-up.
• Monitor production transactions for completeness and accuracy; research discrepancies and coordinate authorized corrections.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets, reports, logs, dashboards, and visual-management tools used to track backlog, schedule attainment, OTD, WIP, shortages, and operating priorities.
• Support continuous-improvement activities related to production flow, traveler and router discipline, document control, workplace organization, and standard work.
• Protect confidential, customer-controlled, and export-controlled information; follow safety requirements, use required PPE, and maintain an organized work area.
• Monitor inventory levels and raise purchase requisitions as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support production operations.

Required Skills

• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing support, production control, scheduling, materials, inventory, or related operations roles.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing workflows, work orders, travelers, bills of material, routings, inventory, and production documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Strong organizational, communication and cross-functional problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, recognize urgent issues, and escalate risks promptly.
• Ability to read and follow procedures, work instructions, drawings, and basic specifications.
• Basic math skills, including quantities, percentages, units of measure, and simple reconciliations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle controlled information appropriately.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in high-mix, low-volume, engineered-product, semiconductor, aerospace, ceramics, or advanced-materials manufacturing.
• Experience with Made to Manage
• Experience supporting production scheduling, inventory control, document control, Shipping and Receiving, or on-time-delivery improvement.
• Intermediate Excel capability, including filters, sorting, lookups, pivot tables, and basic data analysis.
• Self-starter with a results-oriented approach who adapts effectively to changing priorities.

Experience Requirements

• Two or more years of relevant experience in production control, scheduling, planning, material or manufacturing administration experience.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 
• Associate degree, technical certificate, or college coursework in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or a related field is preferred. 
• Relevant experience may be considered in place of additional education.

Physical Requirements

• Sit, stand, walk, and bend throughout an office and manufacturing environment.
• Sufficient visual acuity to read printed materials, computer screens, work orders, reports and other business documents. 
• Use a computer, telephone, copier, scanner, and other standard office equipment.
• Lift and carry up to 30 pounds occasionally.
• Wear required personal protective equipment as needed in designated production areas.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with normal production noise, movement, and interruptions.
• Regular interaction with production employees and support departments may require entering active manufacturing areas.
• Occasional overtime or schedule flexibility may be required to support operational needs.
• All offers of employment at Fralock are contingent upon clear results of a background check.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position.

Fralock provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. #ZR