Key Responsibilities
Employees may specialize in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity
Maintains work order release schedule that provides material on-time to manufacturing and engineering. Reschedules and/or completes no-charge, all discrete jobs as required.
Increases component availability at time of release by performing pre-shortage analysis. Performs work order variance analysis.
Reviews MRP execution and ensures accuracy of information
Attends production meetings and provides status on material shortage commit dates.
Works with engineers to manage materials for special engineering projects.
Inventory Control – Analyzes usage data and stock levels to order parts to satisfy service levels; maintains inventory levels per plan and expedites shortages; may forecast spare parts needs.
Examines material variances, resolves problems where possible, and/or communicates more difficult problems to management.
Assists in setting up new inventory systems or modifying existing systems, when necessary; assigns appropriate expediting duties to expediters. May manage obsolete inventories.
Process Control – Participates in identifying root cause and corrective action from PCI reporting and metrics, drives cycle counting.
Functional Knowledge
Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilitiesBusiness Expertise
Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own workLeadership
No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team membersProblem Solving
Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedentsImpact
Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policiesInterpersonal Skills
Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Skills:
Certifications:
Languages:
Years of Experience:
2 - 4 Years
Work Experience:
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible:
No
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.