Production Controller

Production Controller – Magellan Aerospace Limited

The Production Controller monitors the execution stage of the production plan, controlling shop‑floor prioritisation from the release fence through to completion of the shop order. They work closely with manufacturing, operations, supervision, stores personnel, Material Planners, and Master Schedulers to identify and mitigate bottleneck resources and to ensure effective use of resources. By providing up‑to‑date shop order priorities to the work centres, the Production Controller helps minimise WIP inventory and supports on‑time completion of components and customer deliverables.

To avoid delays due to MRB activities, the Production Controller works with manufacturing engineers to amend and split shop orders as required.

• Establish shop order priorities to the work centers (using MES Shop Vue) to ensure daily work centre schedules achieve planned shop order completion dates.
• Track execution of daily work centre schedules and liaise with shop floor supervisors, stores personnel, ME team, inspectors, etc., to ensure cycle time metrics are achieved; advise manufacturing management when a build‑up of shop orders risks schedules.
• Work with shop floor supervisors and manufacturing management to ensure work centers follow dispatch list priorities from top down, developing a pull partnership with operations personnel.
• Liaise with the ME team to avoid MRB‑related delays and ensure timely addition of amendments to shop order cards and splitting of shop order quantities.
• Communicate irresolvable delays on shop orders to the Material Planner for scheduled due date adjustment.
• Work with Stores personnel to correct pick list, trace identifier, quantity, etc., issues.
• Attend stand‑up and production meetings to address bottleneck areas and utilise decisions where necessary.
• Update visual management boards on the shop floor as required.
• Update and distribute the receiving inspection hotlist.
• Support systems enhancement and migration activities to implement new and better solutions in MRP/ERP systems, Shop Vue, etc.

• Grade XII combined with ME4 years equivalent experience or related post‑secondary education with 2 years’ experience.
• Completion of or enrollment in APICS/CPIM will be considered an asset.
• Demonstrated capability with MRP systems and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Competitive salary
• Attractive benefit package
• Generous company pension plan
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Employee assistance plan
• On‑site parking, cafeteria and gym

Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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