Production Control and Expeditor

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

PCC Fasteners offers comprehensive product lines that cover virtually every aerospace fastening application, we produce fasteners, precision components, tooling, and engineered system solutions for the automotive, defense, industrial machinery, and other performance-driven markets.

PCC Fastener products' manufacturing operations are spread over four continents, forming a network of industry-leading companies, which enables our customers to utilize our experience and deep product knowledge wherever they need it. Embedded in a culture of continuous improvement, our assets and industry leadership ensure that we will consistently deliver our customers the best value in the markets we serve.

Location Profile:

Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Shur-Lok manufactures fastening systems with superior locking devices for critical requirements including engine module assembly, structural assembly, rotor blade attachment, and aircraft engine shaft and spindle applications. Operations at the Irvine location include: CNC Machining, CNC Waterjet Cutting, Laser Marking, Heat Treating, NDT, and EDM.

Work Location:

This is a full-time, on-site position based in Irvine, CA. Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM with overtime and weekend availability as directed.

The Production Control and Expeditor level is responsible for ensuring the timely release, movement, and tracking of work orders through the production process. This role requires a high sense of urgency, strong communication skills, and close coordination with Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Sales teams. The Production Expeditor will play a critical role in identifying and resolving bottlenecks to meet customer delivery schedules.

The Production Control and Expeditor manage customer critical and expedites orders to ensure operational prioritization, timely completion, accurate system and documentation processing, parts and documentation handoff, from order start to ship.

• Responsible to locate orders, prioritize production sequence and move parts throughout manufacturing operations
• Reviews component availability and customer requirements to release shop orders based upon optimized lot sizes
• Utilize a complete knowledge of applicable scheduling procedures, techniques and documentation, and knowledge of assigned production activities and related supporting organizations.
• Analyze work center workload and workflow to ensure timely completion of order to meet milestones while coordinating schedules and staffing with leads, supervisors and area managers
• Maintains project trackers and action lists to engage additional stakeholders as required.
• Develop and initiate master or detailed schedules to support manufacture of standard parts or assemblies in assigned area. Verify predetermined methods or routing data, prepare or release optimum quantities for fabrication runs, screen parts for multiple usage to avoid schedule problems or to insure a steady flow of materials. Recalculate loads on departments or adjust master or detail schedules according to engineering or methods changes, new releases, priority upgrades, rework dispositions, part or assembly shortages, or supporting supply problems. Maintain product status data to compare or monitor schedule estimates with production capability or materials support.
• Frequent contact is required with marketing, methods engineering, document or production control, purchasing to obtain or present information applicable to assigned scheduling.
• Performs other duties as necessary or that may be assigned from time to time.
• Manages work order launch and system integrity.
• Identifies interdependencies between product types and operations by developing and maintaining integrated master schedule.
• Establish project schedule development, monitoring and analysis to identify critical path and resource allocation.

Required:

• Familiarity with Supply Chain metrics and MRP systems
• Ability to analyze production data and develop solutions
• Ability to work well in a cross-functional team setting
• High visible energy, sense of urgency, and ownership
• Effective communication skills to teams and upper management
• Ability to manage several tasks and priorities at a time
• 3-5 years of related experience and/or training
• Experience developing and managing project schedules using MS Project or equivalent

Desired:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Aerospace machining and secondary processing experience
• Experience in high volume manufacturing environment
• Lean manufacturing experience or background
• Microsoft excel programming or other computer programming skills
• ERP system reporting and analytical capabilities
• Familiar with SIOP process; deployment, process improvement and driving stakeholder engagement

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform functions.