Lead Production Control Specialist - Additive Technology Center

Job Description Summary
The Lead Production Control Specialist is responsible for coordinating and expediting the flow of additive hardware/materials within the Additive Technology Center and its outside suppliers. This includes but is not limited to: Forecasting material/resource needs, planning shop priorities, analyzing capacity requirements, facilitating problem solving, creating detailed schedules, and providing customer commitments.
This role will work collaboratively with operations, engineering, quality, and the customer to enable efficient product flow and on time delivery. Come join a high performing team while working on state of the art Additive Technology!
Job Description
The Lead Production Control Specialist will ensure an uninterrupted supply and flow of materials and WIP to support production and delivery commitments. This role will work to resolve materials and component issues while achieving and maintaining inventory business metrics. This role will demonstrate leadership in pursuit of meeting business goals and objectives.
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules, and forecast material input needs by utilizing standard planning tools.
• Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs.
• Optimize inventory and process improvements.
• Collaborate with others to solve issues. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE.
• Interpret simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• Use high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems within projects, product lines, or customers.
• Drive supplier/vendor accountability through overall delivery health, producibility and its impact on delivery.
• Oversee on-time material delivery with suppliers.
• Assess supplier performance and helps establish corrective action plans accordingly. Creates positive supplier relationships.
• Prioritize part flow internally across the shops and externally with vendors
• Maintain approved parts inventory and manage vendor service delivery processes in compliance with GE policies.
• Develop and implement plans to meet customers' requirements for product delivery, in close partnership with Engineering and Quality teams, including delivery commitments when necessary.
• Hold self and others accountable for delivering efficient, quality products and business results.
• Ensure that material is scheduled to support the production process and flow of materials, parts, and assemblies.
• Manage Load vs. Capacity and provide lead time availability

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience)

Desired Characteristics:

• Minimum of 2 years supply chain experience
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
• Established project management skills
• Proven ability to work independently and consistently meet deliverables in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan and execute programs.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes