What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Controls Analyst position at Y12?
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Production Controls Analyst
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: Production Planning
Job Title: Production Controls Analyst
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: Production Planning
What You'll Do
The Production Planning Analyst reports to the Production Control Supervisor and plays a crucial role assisting in driving the manufacturing site, working with cross-functional departments, and ensuring that production processes run smoothly, efficiently, and in alignment with customer orders and inventory requirements. This role acts as a bridge between various departments, including production, logistics, and program managers, to optimize production schedules, minimize delays, and maintain cost efficiency. Duties include reviewing daily and weekly production plans, monitoring and reporting on the execution of plans, future capacity planning, and optimizing the flow of materials and products through the site.
Production Scheduling
- Develops and maintains detailed production schedules based on demand forecasts, sales orders, and inventory levels
- Maintains production schedule for manufacturing, quality testing, and/or development
- Prioritizes production tasks to ensure timely delivery of products
- Adjusts schedules in response to material shortages, machine breakdowns, or changes in demand, including recovery schedules
- Recommends changes in available labor or equipment, as required
- Clearly communicates schedules to production areas and makes agreement on ability to execute
Material Planning and Coordination
- Leads/participates in material stream meetings, ensuring the availability of raw materials, components, and packaging materials before production begins
- Works with the procurement team to manage inventory levels and prevent shortages or excess stock
- Uses Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems to track material needs and deliveries
Capacity Planning
- Assesses workforce availability, machine capacity, and production floor constraints
- Balances workloads across different production lines to maximize efficiency
- Plans for overtime, shift changes, or outsourcing if capacity is insufficient
- Provides long term capacity plan
- Identifies bottleneck resources for both equipment and labor
- Evaluates the impact of facility/equipment outages on capacity
- Assesses capacity impact forms, adding and/or removing scope as a part of standard Master Schedule change management process
Monitoring and Performance Tracking
- Tracks production progress in real time and resolves any bottlenecks or delays
- Works closely with supervisors and machine operators to ensure adherence to the schedule
- Analyzes key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production rates, downtime, and efficiency
Coordination with Other Departments
- Communicates with program management and logistics teams to ensure alignment on priorities
- Provides updates on production status, delays, and any potential risks
- Works with quality control to ensure products meet required standards before shipment
- Recommends master schedule adjustments, as required
- Organizes accurate report information for the management meetings
Process Improvement and Cost Optimization
- Identifies inefficiencies in the production process and suggests improvements
- Implements lean manufacturing principles to reduce waste and improve productivity
- Assists in cost control by optimizing the use of materials, labor, and equipment
- Proves in Business Intelligence concepts through data validation and user testing
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
- OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
Preferred Job Requirements
- 3 - 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- Program planning and production control experience
- Project management
- Demonstrated presentation skills
- Proficiency in MS Office software with a focus in Excel (V-lookups, Pivot Tables, advanced formulas)
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong verbal, listening, and written communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to think critically, using logic and reasoning to identify solutions and approaches to problems
- Ability to cooperate with different departments in a positive manner
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to meet strong deadlines
Why Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
