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Working As A Production Controller

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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Interacting With Computers
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Stressful
$46,150
Average Salary

What Does A Production Controller Do At General Electric

* In this role, you will :
* Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs
* Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs
* Optimize inventory and process improvements
* Develops new solutions under guidance and / or in a team setting or based upon precedents in the organizations
* Works together with business leadership at SPB and EB level
* Specifies needs, communicates about project approach and presents outcomes of research done
* Delivers products as part of a team
* Works on cross functional teams
* Leads analytical and design activities using proven technologies and vested approaches and methods

What Does A Production Controller Do At U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Commander In Chief

* Supporting customer driven, results oriented quality and process improvement activities using Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and / or various Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) strategies within the division.
* Providing support in assuring an organized, structured, and robust CPI methodology is used to provide recommendations, solutions, and process controls.
* Implementing quantitative and qualitative methods within the scope of the respective project and reporting of results.
* Analyzing, facilitating, reporting and providing recommendations for process improvements, improving quality, reducing costs, and establishing appropriate process metrics and process controls.
* Maintaining CPI / project knowledge management systems to provide comprehensive strategic advice, and also maintaining accurate financial records pertaining to CPI programs.
* Providing contract oversight to Electrical/Electronics Division.
* Supporting the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for adherence and compliance with NSSF's Contract Administration Plan (CAP) and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).
* Reporting to the COR for shop contracted personnel

What Does A Production Controller Do At PDS Tech Inc.

* Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control.
* Compiles records concerning quantity, cost, and type of material received, shipped, in stock or inventory, and/or in production.
* Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.
* Assists in determining possible and actual shortages may initiate action to correct these deficiencies.
* Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.
* Estimates and logs production rate and time expenditures and may be required to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates

What Does A Production Controller Do At Kelly Services

* Job Processing & Scheduling, Time Phase Balancing, MRP, Raw Material Planning, Material Prep and Job Staging, Inventory Control, WIP, Inventory Turns Direct Support Accountabilities for Production Status & Expedite Coordination
* Delivery Performance, Monthly Sales Targets, Gross Margin Performance, Inventory / WIP Targets
* Provide administrative support of production operations.
* Ensure that jobs are set-up and released in accordance with planned shipping schedules.
* Monitor to ensure time phase requirements are balanced.
* Develop with Supervision scheduling points for production processes.
* Monitor monthly production output to identify problems with delivery, quality, margins, inventory, and productivity.
* Perform Cycle Counts as required to maintain inventory accuracy.
* Apply Capacity Planning methodology to Level Load Job scheduling.
* Support a change control system for handling Engineering / Customer change orders.
* Ensure changes are incorporated into production travelers

What Does A Production Controller Do At Naval Air Systems Command

* Manage production workload that involves the aircraft, manufacturing and repair of components/equipment.
* Review routers generated work packages, identify and correct work direction and sequencing errors.
* Coordinates corrections to work packages involving the deletion of non-required work; addition of new work.
* Collect and compile various information to schedule and release workload into production shop.
* Review entire work package to make sure that all directed work has been accomplished.
* Travel Required
* Not required
* Supervisory status
* No
* Promotion Potential
* Who May Apply
* This job is open to…
* Permanent Competitive Service Internal Employees within the DoD, Former Federal Employees, VEOA
* Questions? This job is open to 3 groups.
* Job family (Series)
* Production Control
* Requirements
* Help
* Requirements
* Conditions of Employment
* Must be a US Citizen.
* Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. www.sss.gov
* Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
* Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
* May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period

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How To Become A Production Controller

Material recording clerks usually need to have a high school diploma and are trained on the job. There are no formal education requirements for stock clerks and order fillers.

Education

Production, planning, and expediting clerks; shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks; and material and product inspecting clerks need a high school diploma or equivalent.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks need to have basic knowledge of computer applications such as spreadsheet software.

There are no formal education requirements for stock clerks and order fillers.

Training

Material recording clerks usually learn to do their work on the job. Training for most material recording clerks may last less than a month. Production, planning, and expediting clerks’ training can take several months.

Typically, a supervisor or more experienced worker trains new clerks.

Material recording clerks first learn to count stock and mark inventory and then move onto more difficult tasks, such as recordkeeping. Production clerks need to learn how their company operates before they can write production and work schedules.

Advancement

With additional training or education, material recording clerks may advance to other positions within their firm, such as purchasing agent. Clerks in retail establishments can move into the sales department.

Important Qualities

Communication skills. Production, planning, and expediting clerks are frequently in contact with suppliers, vendors, and production managers and need to be able to communicate the firm’s scheduling needs effectively.

Customer-service skills. Stock clerks sometimes interact with customers in retail stores and may have to get the item the customer is looking for from the storeroom.

Detail oriented. Material and product inspecting clerks check items for defects, some of which are small and difficult to spot.

Math skills. Some material recording clerks use math to calculate shipping costs or take measurements.

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Production Controller Career Paths

Production Controller

Production Manager Material Manager

Director Of Materials Management

6 Yearsyrs

Production Supervisor Purchasing Manager

Director Of Purchasing

10 Yearsyrs

Purchasing Manager Supply Chain Manager

Director Of Supply Chain Operations

11 Yearsyrs

Purchasing Manager Director Of Purchasing

Director, Procurement

13 Yearsyrs

Material Manager Operations Manager

General Manager

7 Yearsyrs

Inventory Controller Materials Planner

Material Control Manager

8 Yearsyrs

Production Planner Master Scheduler

Material Manager

9 Yearsyrs

Production Control Manager Material Manager

Materials Director

12 Yearsyrs

Operations Manager Account Executive

Office Manager

5 Yearsyrs

Project Manager Program Manager

Operations Director

9 Yearsyrs

Project Manager Construction Manager

Operations Manager

7 Yearsyrs

Production Supervisor Production Manager

Plant Manager

11 Yearsyrs

Master Scheduler Senior Buyer

Production Control Manager

8 Yearsyrs

Materials Planner Production Planner

Production Planning Manager

7 Yearsyrs

Operations Manager Project Manager

Program Manager

8 Yearsyrs

Production Planner Planner/Buyer

Purchasing Manager

9 Yearsyrs

Program Manager Senior Manager

Supply Chain Director

14 Yearsyrs

Planner/Buyer Supply Chain Analyst

Supply Chain Lead

9 Yearsyrs

Material Manager Purchasing Manager

Supply Chain Manager

10 Yearsyrs

Production Manager Warehouse Manager

Warehouse Operations Manager

7 Yearsyrs

Average Length of Employment

Production Scheduler/Planner 5.1 years
Production Control Scheduler 4.9 years
Production Control Expediter 4.8 years
Senior Production Planner 4.7 years
Production Control Manager 4.6 years
Production Control Coordinator 4.5 years
Production Control Planner 4.5 years
Production Planner/Buyer 4.5 years
Production Control Supervisor 4.5 years
Production Planning Manager 4.2 years
Master Production Scheduler 4.1 years
Production Scheduler 4.1 years
Production Controller 4.0 years
Material Controller 4.0 years
Production Planner 3.9 years
Production Expediter 3.8 years
Production Control Specialist 3.8 years
Inventory Controller 3.6 years
Material Coordinator 3.5 years
Supply Chain Specialist 3.5 years
Production Control Clerk 3.5 years
Materials Planner 3.4 years
Production Analyst 3.3 years
Production Coordinator 3.1 years
Production Control Assistant 3.0 years
Production Clerk 3.0 years
Expeditor 2.5 years

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Production Controller Demographics

Gender

Male
64.2%
Female
34.2%
Unknown
1.6%

Ethnicity

White
79.3%
Hispanic or Latino
10.6%
Asian
7.8%
Unknown
1.7%
Black or African American
0.6%

Languages Spoken

Spanish
49.1%
Japanese
9.8%
German
8.0%
French
5.4%
Russian
4.5%
Italian
3.6%
Chinese
2.7%
Vietnamese
2.7%
Mandarin
2.7%
Portuguese
1.8%
Thai
1.8%
Swedish
0.9%
Khmer
0.9%
Bulgarian
0.9%
Hawaiian
0.9%
Indonesian
0.9%
Carrier
0.9%
Armenian
0.9%
Polish
0.9%
Korean
0.9%

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Production Controller Education

Schools

University of Phoenix
22.9%
Community College of the Air Force
8.8%
Ashford University
7.3%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
5.0%
Central Texas College
5.0%
Kaplan University
5.0%
Rochester Institute of Technology
4.2%
Ohio State University
3.8%
Troy University
3.8%
Weber State University
3.8%
Villanova University
3.4%
American InterContinental University
3.4%
Liberty University
3.4%
Michigan State University
3.1%
Pennsylvania State University
3.1%
Mississippi State University
3.1%
Indiana Wesleyan University
3.1%
Columbia Southern University
2.7%
Del Mar College
2.7%
Auburn University
2.7%

Majors

Degrees

Bachelors
37.3%
Other
25.5%
Masters
15.6%
Associate
14.5%
Certificate
4.5%
Diploma
1.3%
Doctorate
0.9%
License
0.4%

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Real Production Controller Salaries

Job Title	Company	Location	Start Date	Salary
Director, Production Control & Logistics	Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC	Columbus, IN	Aug 23, 2015	$182,700
Manager II, Production Control Management	Sandisk Corporation	Milpitas, CA	Mar 14, 2011	$118,000
Manager, Production Control	Nvidia Corporation	Santa Clara, CA	Oct 29, 2015	$114,400 - $161,383
Associate Manager Materials, Production Control	Tesla Motors, Inc.	Fremont, CA	Jan 07, 2016	$100,000 - $110,000
Production Controller	Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.	Menomonee Falls, WI	Dec 20, 2010	$95,000
Production Controller	KR Intercorp, Inc.	New York, NY	Oct 05, 2016	$83,230
Logistics Manager-Production Control	Tesla Motors, Inc.	Fremont, CA	Sep 12, 2013	$70,000 - $85,000
Supervisor, Production Control	Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC	AK	May 01, 2012	$66,387
Industrial Production Controller	KTI Incorporated DBA Rialto Concrete Products	Rialto, CA	Dec 19, 2014	$60,050
Industrial Production Controler	Rialto Concrete Products	Rialto, CA	Oct 01, 2014	$60,050
Planning Production Control	Cutrale Citrus Juices USA, Inc.	Auburndale, FL	Jan 09, 2016	$60,000
Production Controller	Jack Engle & Co.	Los Angeles, CA	Dec 01, 2011	$58,000
Production Controller	Jack Engle & Co.	Los Angeles, CA	Sep 10, 2012	$58,000
Production Control Director	Exclusive Marble Design, Inc.	Miami, FL	Jun 14, 2010	$54,825
Production Control Director	Exclusive Marble Design, Inc.	Miami, FL	Jun 28, 2010	$54,825
Designer/Production Controller	Drifters Industries, Inc.	Compton, CA	Apr 01, 2012	$51,465
Designer/Production Controller	Atlantic Representation, Inc.	Santa Fe Springs, CA	Jan 10, 2016	$45,413
Textile Production Controller	Katie K., Inc.	Vernon, CA	Jul 07, 2015	$40,643
Industrial Designer/Production Controller	Mighty Club	Norwalk, CA	Mar 29, 2011	$40,446
Industrial Designer/Production Controller	Meg Company Department Store, Inc.	Hermosa Beach, CA	Oct 01, 2011	$40,446
Industrial Designer/Production Controller	Mighty Club	Norwalk, CA	Oct 01, 2011	$40,446
Designer/Production Controller	Atlantic Representations, Inc.	Santa Fe Springs, CA	Oct 01, 2015	$39,465
Designer/Production Controller	Atlantic Representations, Inc.	Santa Fe Springs, CA	Oct 01, 2014	$39,465

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Top Skills for A Production Controller

Top Production Controller Skills

Department Supervisors
Status Changes
Procedures

You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:

Communicate with department supervisors and procurement on a daily basis.
Update status changes on all military equipment that in action and make reports that can be viewed statewide.
Plan and implement procedures and systems to maximize operating efficiency.
Coordinated production schedules and managed inventory of raw materials while we were increasing capacity by 100%.
Administer critical performance goals to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.