PRODUCTION CONTROL CLERK

Job Summary for Production Control Clerk:
The primary goal of the Production Control Clerk is to aid Sales and Production Control team members to ensure the successful transfer of sales orders to jobs for Manufacture. The Production Control Clerk is responsible for coordinating the flow of documents and information between departments to ensure that sales order delivery (product), documentation, quality, and technical requirements necessary for product manufacturing are met.

• Enters PO requests for stock items.
• Reviews newly entered part numbers for accuracy.
• Reviews newly entered alloy codes and works with Marketing to correct any discrepancies.
• Runs below minimum report for manufactured items.
• Puts in jobs and orders materials as needed.
• Enters jobs for returns and repairs.
• Performs in-process change orders.

• Assists Parts Maintenance or Production Control Clerks with clerical duties, as required.

Part Maintenance Related Duties:

• Enters and maintain part numbers in the ERP system for Metal Samples products.
• Handles low-level product revisions, marks up drawings, revises bill and route.
• Handles "mass" ECN's (at small level such as 20 to 30 parts, not hundreds.)
• Researches scope of pending ECN's.
• Assists Production Control Clerks with job entry as required.

• Coordinates with CAD and Sales to facilitate the creation of necessary technical drawings and ensures that drawings are accurate.
• Coordinates with CAD and Sales to facilitate the creation of new part numbers, as required.
• Receives and reviews incoming requests for production jobs to ensure that all requirements are understood.
• Reviews part history to determine optimum production quantity (unless otherwise specified.)
• Reviews available material and production options to determine the optimum route.
• Enters jobs in the ASPI ERP system as required for sales orders, stock demands, engineering jobs, or special projects.
• Works with Drafting and Design to obtain necessary technical drawings for job travelers.
• Prints, packages, and delivers job travelers to appropriate department for pulling.
• Works with Manufacturing and Production or Sales to resolve any scheduling or resource conflicts.
• Coordinates with Purchasing and Sales to facilitate the linking of ordered materials to jobs.
• Works with Purchasing and Inventory Control to resolve any material shortages or conflicts.
• Creates bills of material and routes for new parts as assigned by Production Control Supervisor.
• Coordinates with Sales to provide routine updates regarding job entry delays, and to stay abreast of any PO updates or revisions that may occur.
• Coordinates with Production Coordinator / Expeditor to communicate expedited jobs and any jobs updates that may occur.
• Creates and process any required stock jobs as assigned by Production Control Supervisor.
• Coordinates with CAD and Engineering to facilitate the processing of required ECN and Bill of Material updates.
• Processes Bill of Material updates as assigned by Production Control Supervisor.
• May conduct other clerical duties, as required.

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Knowledge and working understanding of the company’s business, policies, and procedures.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Knowledge of basic manufacturing concepts and terminology.
• Knowledge of basic industrial concepts and terminology including electrical, paint and coatings, and piping.
• Ability to read and understanding technical drawings.
• Familiarity with material concepts and terminology.

Education and/or Experience:

• A high-school diploma or GED is required.
• A college degree with a focus in manufacturing or business is a plus, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with an ERP system is desired.
• Experience working with indented bills of material is desired.

• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written).
• Good reading comprehension.

Mathematical Skills:

• Good arithmetic skills, including the ability to add subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to work with various measurements and their units, including but not limited to length/distance, weight/mass, volume, area, and velocity/speed.

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• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and/or stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, or crouch, and climb stairs. The employee may be required to lift or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

• Most of the duties required of this position will be carried out in an office environment in which there is ample lighting, and the noise level and temperature are usually moderate.
• Some duties may require the employee to visit manufacturing and production areas where conditions may be different. Hearing protection is provided for use in areas where noise levels may be higher.