Amazon Production Control Specialist Amazon Robotics 

United States, Massachusetts 

212233220

The Robotics Manufacturing & Technical Operations (RMTO) team is seeking a Production Control Specialist to develop and manage a comprehensive production control process to support high volume manufacturing and emerging products and technology. The Production Control Specialist will be responsible for managing the flow of materials, ensuring on-time production, and coordinating with various departments to achieve operational efficiency and meet customer demands. This position requires strong leadership skills, excellent organizational abilities, and a deep understanding of material management processes.
Key job responsibilities
Engineers all end-to-end Material Flows from supplier receipt to lineside delivery in order to efficiently meet production requirementsEstablish visual management process for the shop floor to align with the PFEP
Update production spreadsheets to clearly communicate the status of each job/work order and its can-build/ factory clear-to-build statusCoordinate the schedule, plan, and initial staging of material/kits to all vital areas of production and test.
Develop and standardize area supermarket replenishment plans to prevent overstocking and shortages
Control the proper access and consumption of material in manufacturing – custodian of the cash
Monitor and maintain inventory accuracy by managing cycle count program
Monitor the flow/velocity of jobs through the production line and partner with Production to ensure work completes on time to schedule.
Creating standard operating procedures on defined work paths
Acts as primary contact for matters regarding schedule execution status and can build status based on available inventoryA day in the life
Success Metrics:
* NPI Material Build Readiness %
* Aged Oracle Transaction Reports
* On Time Delivery / Build Plan Adherence
* Inventory Accuracy

- 3+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience
- Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
- Ability to work independently and efficiently on various assignments at once
- Knowledge of material resource planning (MRP) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) specifically Oracle and Proplanner
- Strong communication skills both within the team and with external stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as high attention-to-detail

- Knowledge of the principles of statistical inventory control
- Experience with SQL
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps influencing internal and external stakeholders
- Experience managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
- 3+ years of domain experience in a manufacturing environment supporting material flow