Brad Foote Gear Works Inc Looking for Production Control Specialist Full Time

Brad Foote Gear Works is searching for a Production Control Specialist to join our team in Pittsburgh, PA. The main focus of this position is to manage and coordinate activities supporting efficient plant production. This includes various administrative duties required to ensure plant production has minimal negative impact due to internal or external factors.

Your main responsibilities will include some or all of the following:
Manage day-to-day production requirements as outlined by his/her manager:
Participate in production update meetings each morning Analyze orders and establish production schedules for on-time delivery Plan and/or follow inventory management processes to avoid any shortages and/or excesses
Monitor and plan for material movement in production cycle to ensure continuous operations Review inventory of parts daily to confirm where they are and when theyll be done Complete all material transactions to inventory Complete routine cycle counts of the raw material on the floor
Coordinate with outside laboratories for sample pickup, generating POs for testing/validation of results Check for material process documentation and coordinate with Metallurgy as required. Prepare material for truck shipments and the associated paperwork; log the parts and calculate weights for shipping memo Prepare shipping documents for any commercial customers, such as packing lists & BOLs, emailing customers for shipping approval Confirm that commercial orders have shipped; scan shipping docs and POs to internal system for document retention Enter new customer orders and create shop packet for material travelers, contract review of quotation, PO and drawing are all in agreement Complete all shop order labor transactions for saw cutting, weldments, and heat treat operations in the MRP system Assist in scheduling of Maintenance projects for labor and purchasing of materials
Manage payroll coordination activities to include:
Monday morning review in Kronos system Work with production team on payroll and vacation requests Keep the schedule current in Kronos