Amazon Production Control Specialist Robotics Manufacturing 

United States, Massachusetts 

651530271

As a Production Control Specialist, you will play a crucial role in developing and managing a comprehensive production control process to support Amazon Robotics' high-volume manufacturing operations and emerging products. Leveraging your deep expertise in material management, you will be responsible for orchestrating the end-to-end flow of parts and components - from supplier receipt to line-side delivery - to ensure on-time production and operational efficiency.This position requires strong leadership, excellent organizational skills, and a keen understanding of material planning and control systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, procurement, and quality, to proactively identify and resolve issues, communicate status updates, and collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives.
Key job responsibilities
- Engineers all end-to-end Material Flows from supplier receipt to lineside delivery in order to efficiently meet production requirements- Establish visual management systems and standard operating procedures to align production floor processes with the PFEP
- Update production spreadsheets to clearly communicate the status of each job/work order and its can-build/ factory clear-to-build status- Coordinate 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
- Monitor the flow/velocity of jobs through the production line and partner with Production Planning 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 inventory

- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- 3+ years of domain experience in the areas of manufacturing, supply chain operations, or materials management
- Ability to work independently and efficiently on various assignments at once
- Proficient in lean manufacturing principles (Kanban, JIT, Kaizen)
- Knowledge of material resource planning (MRP) and manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- Strong communication skills both within the team and with external stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as high attention-to-detail
- Data extraction and visualization skills (SQL, PowerBI, Tableau)
- Ability to manage multiple programs in parallel
- Project management expertise, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams

- Knowledge of the principles of statistical inventory control
- Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma