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Job Description
We are seeking a Production Control Floor Walker to support our fast-paced satellite manufacturing line. The successful candidate will be the first line of support on the production floor, ensuring materials are available, processes flow smoothly, and any blockers are quickly resolved. This role is essential to maintaining on-time production, material availability, and close coordination between production, logistics, and inventory management.
Job Title: Jr. Inventory Planner
Job Description
We are seeking a Production Control Floor Walker to support our fast-paced satellite manufacturing line. The successful candidate will be the first line of support on the production floor, ensuring materials are available, processes flow smoothly, and any blockers are quickly resolved. This role is essential to maintaining on-time production, material availability, and close coordination between production, logistics, and inventory management.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the go-to production control resource on the manufacturing floor.
- Monitor material shortages, resolve WIP holds, and escalate issues as needed.
- Coordinate with planning, purchasing, inventory, and quality teams to ensure production continuity.
- Support production schedule execution by tracking progress and addressing any floor-level disruptions.
- Manage material flow and staging to production lines in coordination with warehouse/logistics.
- Ensure transactional accuracy of material movements in ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.).
- Participate in daily tier meetings, reporting KPIs, blockers, and improvement actions.
- Maintain accurate and timely communication between cross-functional teams.
- Champion 5S, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- 2+ years of experience in a production control, manufacturing, or supply chain environment.
- Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.
- Experience working on or directly supporting a high-mix, low-volume production floor.
- Ability to navigate between material handlers, planners, engineers, and production techs.
- High attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to stand/walk on the production floor for extended periods.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Pursuing a degree in relevant fields such as bachelor's or master's.
- Experience in warehouse, fulfillment centers, and manufacturing environments.
- MES experience.
- Experience with SAP or other ERPs.
- Curious and proactive mindset, with the ability to deep dive into data.
- Self-directed and motivated individuals who take initiative.
The role involves standing and walking on the production floor for extended periods and operates in a warehouse setting. Training will occur over 1-3 weeks during business hours, regardless of the shift assigned. Available shifts include Monday to Friday from 5pm to 1:30am, Sunday to Wednesday from 6am onwards, and Wednesday to Saturday from 6am onwards.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $26.00 - $27.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
Available For This Temporary Role May Include The Following
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This is a fully onsite position in Redmond,WA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 29, 2025.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email for other accommodation options.
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