Production Controller

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3 weeks ago
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Carbon60 are currently working with a leading defence and aerospace company based in Portsmouth to recruit an experienced Production Controller on a contract basis until at least the end of the year but likely to be extended further.

This position will focus on the development, creation and management of project manufacturing plans utilising SAP and Primavera P6.

The Production Controller position will be based on site at the state of the art facility.

Responsibilities:

Maintain Project visibility, communication and reporting while attending weekly Project meetings as required.
Accountability for the Projects "forward & Backward" Pass across projects wrt component order (lead-time) and BOM maturity vs. the Project Schedule.
Track Un-planned work against Production Control Work Packages supported by AIT Project Management.
Generate Project Production Go Meeting & shortage reports, add input and attend the weekly meetings as a process stakeholder.
Ensure Company and departmental standards and procedures are followed.
Production Control support to projects.
Overall understanding of P6 management, in order to generate and maintain a structured Production Plan that drives the overall material Requirements Plan for AIT Projects.
Ability to produce both summary and detailed plans (as required) demonstrating progress for management reporting.
Ensure topicality of the customer order within SAP is maintained in line with current P6 schedule across AIT Projects.
Ensure that Company manufactured parts are released to the relevant Manufacturing facility in time to meet the planned delivery dates.
Input and maintain planning data required by the Business System.
Authorize MRP requisitions up to a value of £50k.
Monitor and align the Material Requirement Plan to the overall Production Plan (Kit release dates).Experience Required:

Previous experience using an MRP/ERP system.
Previous experience using SAP.
Previous experience in Planning & schedule management.
Demonstrated ability to deliver results against schedule milestones to a high level of quality.The successful candidate must be able to pass a full security clearance.

For more information on this role please contact Craig at Carbon60 on (phone number removed) or at

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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