Job Description

Production Controller

Derby

Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of Production Controllers to join our team in Derby working within an OBU, responsible for your defined portfolio of products & components (parts / items) across the full product lifecycle. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving adherence to the commitment accepted plan whilst ensuring maintenance of MRP and supporting systems.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that champions belonging, creativity, and your professional growth.

Key Accountabilities

• Production Controlling - Working with the team to ensure adherence to the plan at machine level and use machine scheduling techniques to control production through the process in line with the customer expectation. Ensure the correct priority call is made when resource contention occurs.
• Ensuring that all planning systems used to control production planning are managed and maintained daily including inbound SUBCON / Supplier delivery commitments in line with the RRPS.
• Adherence against the agreed business plan in conjunction with the extended functional teams and in line with Rolls Royce Production System requirements. Where performance diverges from the plan, identify, mitigate and prioritise effective resolution. Ensure appropriate escalation of the delivery issues, mitigating actions and recovery plans.
• This will be achieved using standard tools, processes and metric.
• Production Reporting - SMWIP, Production Order Adherence, Throughput Monitoring.
• SUBCON Management - Regular reviews and communication on delivery plans, measuring of SLA adherence and the escalation of issues when required.
• Material availability: Interface with the order controller for early identification and impact of possible shortages and excess affecting the business plan, to ensure mitigating actions are completed and escalate where appropriate.
• 4 Weekly Planning - Continuously realign the short-term delivery plan in alignment with customer requirements liaising with the planner when appropriate.
• Ensure that all planning systems are managed and maintained with all front-end actions are executed in a timely manner in line with the RRPS.
• Exception Message management & ERP compliance review process.
• Supports OBU critical delivery reviews through the supply of updated plans and commitments maintained in the executive system as agreed with the team.
• Supports the provision of delivery commitments and action status through relevant PI executive tools and systems.
• Support the return of parts back to a supplier or plant, where non-conformance is identified.
• Where required, liaise with in factory logistics team to ensure timely receipt and despatch of parts.
• Working with relevant stakeholders and third-party service providers support the resolution of all inbound delivery issues into CFBU or other plants including Stock in Transit, GRIP and NCR stock.