What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Control Analyst position at Stoughton?
Key Responsibilities
Transactional Integrity & Consumption Validation
- Monitor production transactions to ensure material consumption is recorded accurately and on time.
- Investigate and resolve production reporting errors, inventory variances, and consumption discrepancies.
- Validate system transactions against physical production activities and inventory movements.
- Ensure production completions, backflush transactions, scrap reporting, and inventory adjustments are executed according to established procedures.
- Identify and address transactional gaps that may negatively impact inventory accuracy and planning processes.
BOM and Data Integrity Management
- Monitor BOM performance and identify discrepancies between expected and actual material consumption.
- Investigate material variances resulting from BOM inaccuracies, process changes, or reporting errors.
- Partner with Engineering to correct BOM structure, quantities, and material assignments when required.
- Maintain documentation supporting identified issues, corrective actions, and system updates.
- Support implementation and validation of engineering changes affecting production reporting and inventory control.
Quality Auditing & Process Compliance
- Serve as a transactional quality auditor for production control and inventory management processes.
- Conduct routine audits of production transactions, material consumption, and inventory records.
- Identify process non-compliance and recommend corrective actions.
- Monitor adherence to standard operating procedures related to production reporting and material management.
- Develop reports and metrics highlighting process discipline, inventory accuracy, and transaction compliance performance.
Cross-Functional Problem Resolution
- Act as a liaison between Production, Inventory Control, Materials, Engineering, and Planning teams.
- Lead investigations into recurring inventory accuracy issues and material consumption discrepancies.
- Facilitate root cause analysis activities and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on transactional accuracy and process effectiveness.
- Coordinate activities required to resolve production and inventory exceptions.
Production Control Support
- Support production schedule execution through accurate reporting and transaction validation.
- Analyze production performance against schedule requirements.
- Monitor material availability risks resulting from inaccurate transactions or inventory discrepancies.
- Provide analytical support to supervisors and management regarding inventory and production performance trends.
- Assist with cycle counts, inventory reconciliations, and inventory accuracy improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, or related field preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Production Control, Inventory Control, Manufacturing Operations, Materials Management, or Supply Chain functions.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production reporting transactions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Advanced attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of ERP systems such as Syteline, SAP, Oracle, QAD, or similar platforms.
- Experience supporting inventory accuracy initiatives and cycle count programs.
- Exposure to BOM management, engineering change processes, and production reporting systems.
- Experience participating in Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies and corrective action processes.