What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Control Associate position at Fanatics?
OB SUMMARY: Evaluate, adjust, and coordinate efficient and effective production adjustments in a manufacturing environment. Field questions and provide answers to shipment schedules, plans, and forecasts as knowledge of production status develops. Identify bottlenecks in production flow and communicate with production leadership to ensure necessary labor, material, and support is applied to relieve the bottleneck. Collaborate with the Warehouse and Distribution management team to troubleshoot problems, while applying a philosophy of continuous improvement to resolve and improve workflow efficiency towards on-time performance goals. Work closely with Customer Service, Planning, Supply Chain, and Operations/Warehouse Management team to execute manufacturing objectives.
essential job functions:- Makes specifications changes on shop packets and performs data maintenance to order system.
- Reports production bottlenecks to leadership and/or solves them with creative thinking.
- Contacts Customer Service and Production Art to resolve production prerequisite issues.
- Investigates and resolves order and/or product discrepancies as it relates to picks, travelers, bill of materials, and inventory adjustments
- Utilizes system tools to analyze work flow and report on issues and successes.
- Expedites priority orders and works with Operations Supervisors on strategy to complete them.
- Answers “order maintenance” requests in the system.
- Prints and sorts picks by date and product family to help execute warehouse picking strategy.
- Works with Planning and Cost Accounting to update work centers and materials on shop packets.
- Support to the distribution and fulfillment work areas to improve workflow efficiency and improve on-time performance
- Performs other duties as required.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:- High school graduate or its equivalent, plus one year of related vocational training and twelve months on the job training or its equivalent.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:- Detailed knowledge of company products, manufacturing and art processes, and company office procedures.
- Data entry skills.
- Well-organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Willingness to continue education in production and inventory control areas.
- Ability to deal effectively and courteously with leadership, internal customers and co-workers.
- Aptitude to follow prescribed procedures and ability to make independent decisions.
- Must have the ability to interpret and respond to all forms of correspondence as it relates to or affects orders.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to lift 25 lbs
- Ability to participate in a team lift of 50 lbs
- Able to stand and walk for entire shift
- Comfortable with frequent ladder use
- Able to turn or bend
- Able to rip/grasp repetitively
- Able to push a cart continuously
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Indoors, temperature-controlled environment
- May work in a warm, humid environment
- May work around machinery with moving parts
- Required to know & don PPE applicable to work-center guidelines which may include:- Eye protection
- Heat resistant gloves
essential job functions:- Makes specifications changes on shop packets and performs data maintenance to order system.
- Reports production bottlenecks to leadership and/or solves them with creative thinking.
- Contacts Customer Service and Production Art to resolve production prerequisite issues.
- Investigates and resolves order and/or product discrepancies as it relates to picks, travelers, bill of materials, and inventory adjustments
- Utilizes system tools to analyze work flow and report on issues and successes.
- Expedites priority orders and works with Operations Supervisors on strategy to complete them.
- Answers “order maintenance” requests in the system.
- Prints and sorts picks by date and product family to help execute warehouse picking strategy.
- Works with Planning and Cost Accounting to update work centers and materials on shop packets.
- Support to the distribution and fulfillment work areas to improve workflow efficiency and improve on-time performance
- Performs other duties as required.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:- High school graduate or its equivalent, plus one year of related vocational training and twelve months on the job training or its equivalent.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:- Detailed knowledge of company products, manufacturing and art processes, and company office procedures.
- Data entry skills.
- Well-organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Willingness to continue education in production and inventory control areas.
- Ability to deal effectively and courteously with leadership, internal customers and co-workers.
- Aptitude to follow prescribed procedures and ability to make independent decisions.
- Must have the ability to interpret and respond to all forms of correspondence as it relates to or affects orders.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to lift 25 lbs
- Ability to participate in a team lift of 50 lbs
- Able to stand and walk for entire shift
- Comfortable with frequent ladder use
- Able to turn or bend
- Able to rip/grasp repetitively
- Able to push a cart continuously
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Indoors, temperature-controlled environment
- May work in a warm, humid environment
- May work around machinery with moving parts
- Required to know & don PPE applicable to work-center guidelines which may include:- Eye protection
- Heat resistant gloves
