An organization within Northrop Grumman, Mission Enabling Products (MEP) is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years.
Learn more about Mission Enabling Products at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components/
We are seeking a Production Controller to support operations in our Oxnard, CA location.
Primary Responsibilities
- Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control by optimizing inventory storage systems.
- Optimize inventory storage systems.
- Interface with Production, Quality Control, Purchasing, Production Control and other related departments to resolve problems relative to receipt and distribution of material.
- Make decisions on part categorization, default bin size and location
- Research kit shortages, expedite missing kits, and be meticulous in kit integration.
- Understand, 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 to meet completion dates.
- Support the organization’s metric goals and objectives.
- Analyze flow of material to reduce time of request to delivery.
- Receive and transact all incoming material in MRP system.
- Conduct cycle counts to validate quantity, revision levels, stock location, and transfers.
- Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
- Assists in determining possible and actual shortages may initiate action to correct these deficiencies. Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent and 0 years additional education and/or related experience.
- Experience with inventory operations within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (Deltek Costpoint) system and Microsoft applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Prefer experience with Kiting
- Liaising between manufacturing & Inventorying
- Excellent verbal and written communication ability
Primary Level Salary Range: $36,500.00 - $60,800.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience with inventory operations within an ERP system
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint
- Experience with Microsoft applications
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Experience with kiting
- Experience liaising between manufacturing and inventory functions
- Excellent verbal and written communication ability
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