Production Controller

aerospace client is looking for a Production Controller to support our client’s manufacturing planning and production control team.

Location: Oxnard, CA 93030 (Onsite)

Position: Production Controller

Pay Rate: $31.37/hr. on W2 (DOE)

Duration: 12 months or longer

Schedule: 9x80 A

• A Production Controller to support our client’s manufacturing planning and production control team. This position will serve on‑site at Deployables Operation Unit in Oxnard, CA.
• 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.
• Packing and shipping outgoing orders via UPS, Fed Ex and various freight carriers.
• 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.

• High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experience.
• Experience with inventory operations within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (Deltek Costpoint) system and Microsoft applications.
• Capable of using forklift and other inventory related equipment.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Prefer experience with kiting.
• Liaising between manufacturing & inventorying.
• Excellent verbal and written communication ability.

Our client is a world leader and premier innovator in aerospace, with over 100,000 top talent employees providing the most advanced products and technologies in the industry. With numerous awards and recognitions, they offer continuous growth, learning, and development for their employees.

Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.