Production Controller

Location: Croydon

Salary: £35k-£40k

My client is a large automotive manufacturer and is looking for a production controller to join their team and be based on their Croydon site.

Production Controller – Job Role:

• Planning of workshop activity, including overhauls and repair. Identify risks to meeting planned delivery dates and work with sales, workshop, and supply chain to mitigate risk.
• Communicating to sales the completion dates for workshop activity on a regular basis as jobs progress through the day.
• Day to day liaison and problem solving with workshop on production issues.
• Raise production/service orders for the workshop either to a project schedule or adhoc as units arrive from customers, then plan in these orders to be worked on.
• Schedule components to arrive on time to meet customer order requirements in association with purchasing.
• Run shortage reports for the jobs to make sure parts are available on time.
• Liaison with sales on customer priorities and ensure systems are kept updated to reflect latest customer schedules.
• Subcontract buying and coordination of subcontract activities directly with suppliers.
• Process completed shop floor paperwork ensuring all labour and parts bookings are accurate.
• Arranging transportation for incoming/outgoing product as required.
• Deputises for the Production Manager in their absence
• Developing strategies to make production lines more efficient.
• Full participation in Production Meetings, including reporting job progress at production meetings and risks to completion duties.
• Other duties as assigned from time to time.

Production Controller – Person Requirements:

• Degree or Engineering background is essential, good understanding of mechanical engineering processes or alternatively significant engineering experience in a previous role is required.
• Production control / planning experience is essential
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills required
• Experience of an ERP systems essential
• Navision ERP system desirable (but not essential as training will be given)
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and to tight deadlines