Production Planning and Material Control Manager
DESCRIPTION
General Summary: Our dynamic microelectronics factory is looking for a Production
Planning and Material Control professional who is hands-on and capable of managing
production planning, scheduling, and inventory utilizing a modern ERP system. The
candidate must be APICS certified and have extensive experience in the
Aerospace/Defense Industry. The candidate must possess the ability to manage, plan,
and execute production schedules in a small quantity, high-mix military and space
“custom job-shop” environment to achieve 100% on time delivery. You and your
team will perform planning activities required to achieve production objectives in the
manufacturing facility by coordinating the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies,
and schedule and prioritize jobs to meet the customer’s needs. This manager will also
develop long term production plans utilizing all available data and will interact daily
throughout all levels of the organization.
The Production Planning and Material Control Manager is directly responsible for the
areas of Production/Inventory Control, Planning, Receiving, Shipping/Packaging and
Warehousing, SFC, Inventory levels and revenue forecast execution. He or she will
perform work operations within material standard operating procedures, policies and
goals within production control and directly related operations involving planning and
scheduling, expediting, inventory control, customer order filling and release, and
company billing operations. He or she will analyze all phases of WIP (work-in-process)
and make judgments regarding work force adjustments and follow-up action. They
will develop changes where production control and related policies and procedures
are inadequate, and insure all required processes are documented and up to date and
all assigned personnel are trained to the released procedures.
Employment Type: Full-Time Employee, Salaried, Exempt
Salary: Commensurate with Experience and Education
World’s Leading Manufacturer of High Reliability Crystal Oscillators
10150 West Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
310.836.7900 | www.Q-Tech.com
About Q-Tech Corporation
Q-Tech Corporation was founded in 1972 with the goal of
providing state-of-the-art crystal clock oscillators and
hybrids to the aerospace and defense industries. Over four
decades of improving upon this objective, Q-Tech has
become a premier global aerospace, defense, and down
hole company delivering a wide range of frequency control
products for space, aviation, military, high-temperature,
and adverse environment applications.
Operating out of a modern 33,000 square foot facility in
Culver City, California, Q-Tech continues its tradition of
excellence in its products and customer service. Q-Tech is
AS9100:2009 Revision C and ISO-9001:2008 Registered and
the leading U.S. manufacturer of qualified products to MILPRF-55310. Q-Tech is committed to continuous
improvement in achieving overall product excellence by
optimizing the company’s capabilities and resources.
Q-Tech offers a comprehensive benefits package, including
401(k) Plan, medical insurance, life insurance, short and
long-term disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
Q-Tech is committed to a high performance culture and
provides an environment that challenges our team
members to be remarkable and to obtain their full
potential.
REQUIREMENTS
Education Requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business Operations or other relevant discipline. An Associate’s Degree is acceptable but
must be supported by at least five years of applicable experience.
Experience Requirements:
 Proficiency with computer automated scheduling systems (ERP system).
 Minimum five years’ production planning, scheduling, and material control experience in a Military/Aerospace hybrid environment or comparable
equivalent.
 Effective written and oral communication, organization, and interpersonal skills; ability to review and interpret concepts and to communicate
necessary actions and requests clearly and concisely.
 High regard for respect in the workplace with good ethical and moral judgment.
 Familiar with short interval shop floor scheduling and kitting that is characteristic of job shop manufacturing.
 APICS certification.
 Ability to be flexible in a dynamic work environment.
 Working knowledge of ERP/MRP principles and materials management.
 Extensive knowledge of Bill of Manufacturing/Materials structures and routings.
 Knowledge of Production and Purchasing functions in a Manufacturing Environment.
 Strong understanding of entire flow of production from kit pulling to processing finished goods.
 Working knowledge of flow of Engineering and Engineering Change Order requirements.
 Strong oral and written communication skills, must have the ability to communicate at all levels and have great interpersonal skills.
 Attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, self-motivated, ability to handle high volume workload, and changing priorities in a high paced
department.
 Understanding of Military/Space standards and specifications, documentation and traceability requirements.
Other Requirements:
 Candidate must be a proficient technical writer and communicator.
 Candidate must possess proficient computer skills.
 Candidate must be a U.S. Person as defined by the U.S. Department of State (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident of the U.S.).
Responsibilities and Preferred Experience
The following responsibilities of a Production Planning and Material Control Manager include but are not limited to the following.
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Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules and
material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved
materials to meet production requirements.
Develops and maintains reports relating to process, product and
operation on-time performance. Advises management when ontime order delivery is in jeopardy.
Works daily with peers and superiors developing the maturity of
the production planning systems in support of business goals and a
continuous improvement initiative.
Correlates planning and scheduling of orders with machine loading
and labor availability to obtain optimum utilization of equipment,
efficient allocation of labor, and on-time delivery of products.
Evaluates production statistics and their impact to the production
schedule. Reports major variances from plan to appropriate
management personnel along with a course correction action plan
for managing issues as they arise.
Revises and reschedules shop orders when necessary.
Coordinates sub-contracted orders through the purchasing
department.
Performs physical counts of raw material and work in process (WIP)
inventory, identifying and solving inventory variances.
Confirms and releases work orders and prepare shop travelers,
including:
Verification of material availability
Printing of travelers, drawings, and additional documents when
necessary to support the manufacturing process.
Reissuance of materials based on unexpected yield variances
Responsible for Kitting and inventory of raw stock.
Other duties as assigned by the department Manager.
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Responsible for planning, releasing, monitoring, rescheduling,
updating and closure of assigned work orders.
Assist Manufacturing Engineering in the design and creation of bills
of manufacturing/materials.
Assist with work center setups.
Attend regular Operations meetings to develop priorities which are
in line with Sales requirements.
Capture necessary communication on BOM to be relayed to
Operations through w/o release.
Participate in the ECO process for necessary changes to structure
or routing of product due to manufacturing requirements.
Track in-work product.
Plan outsourced subassemblies and coordination with Purchasing.
Analyze complete work orders to verify labor and material posting,
closing and retaining work orders.
Using ERP, report capacity required, including overtime needs, per
build schedule and business planning.
Daily review of sales order open bookings to have product
prepared in advance of ship day.
Daily review of dispatch to ensure on-time and accurate processes
of transactions between operations.
Configure and review variant process requirements and ensure
their accuracy throughout the build process.
Participate in cost reductions and productivity improvement
programs.
Work pro-actively, on a daily basis, with the manufacturing
supervisors, procurement and other departments to ensure
schedules are maintained.