Production Control Coordinator

Principal Activities: 

• Works with Planning team to Implement and monitor production plans, including initiation, analysis, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures. 

• Coordinates with planning and shop supervision to release jobs to designated work centers, to ensure customer requirements and CIRCOR business objectives are met. 

• Coordinates with planning and purchasing to release jobs for OSP to support the production plan. 

• Confirms job materials and tooling are at work centers according to production and shipping schedules, ensuring work centers are operating at maximum efficiency. 

• Communicates with Program Management, Engineering and Quality regarding schedule, status, and technical issues. 

• Resolves any issues that disrupt the production schedule. 

• Tracks and analyzes key production metrics (production capacity, WC efficiency, production cost…) and identify areas and methods for improvement. 

• Coordinates with Quality Assurance to ensure product quality and compliance meet customer standards. 

• Works with Planning and program managers to prepare and present reports to senior leadership on production status and challenges. 

• Verifies material holding up kit completion, provide status updates to planning, program management, and Operations team. 

• Verifies production orders are progressing through the correct routing and work center sequence per engineering and process specifications; identifies and corrects routing discrepancies. 

• Tracks WIP inventory and job status at each operation from order release through shipment, maintaining real-time visibility to location, quantity, and stage of every open order. 

• Tracks and logs rework and non-conforming material re-entering the production flow — including, work center impact, and disposition. 

• Align with Planning to drive actions when jobs deviate from the defined production plan, and re-prioritizing as needed to protect the plan date. 

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Experience in production control, planning, or similar roles within a manufacturing environment. 

• Excellent understanding of production planning, manufacturing workflows, and quality control principles. 

• Proficient with ERP systems and production planning software. 

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Strong organizational and time-management abilities. 

• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. 

Education/Certifications 

• 5+ Years’ experience in a manufacturing role 

• High School Diploma or GED 

Other 

• U.S. Citizen 

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