If you combine solid data collection and analysis skills with an eye for detail, the ability to effectively communicate with multiple stakeholders, and experience in a manufacturing production environment, the newly added Production Control Analyst role offers some compelling opportunities. You will:

• Join the Operations department in an important impact role reviewing orders, identifying potential production roadblocks and communicating with stakeholders throughout the facilities in order to facilitate solutions.
• Enjoy wide visibility as you interact with leaders/teams across multiple departments and ensure the integrity of product orders, many of which are custom, and the business data housed in our MRP system. 
• Join a company experiencing strong growth -- even during the pandemic. We've doubled in size over the past five years, and we're poised to do that again.
• Take ownership of a new role that you can help shape and define. While the framework for this position is solid, your strong ideas will be welcomed and encouraged. 
• Be part of a great culture and a friendly, talented and hard-working team. When people join us they tend to stay, as demonstrated by our high number of long-tenured employees.
• Enjoy the autonomy to own your role and excel, while also having strong support behind you when you need it. Quick question for you - click here

At California Faucets, our goal is to give customers exactly what they want, when they want it. That's the philosophy behind giving customers the option to order our faucets through our catalog, or to design their own faucets. We don't believe in mass produced. We believe in custom. Each of our faucets is hand-finished and individually assembled in our factory in Huntington Beach, California. Since 1988 we have offered an ever-evolving line of faucets, shower fittings, luxury drains, and accessories.

Pictured: Our new Steampunk Bay series offers industrial design for a modern era. It is inspired by the steam gauges from the Industrial Revolution but infused with the modern technology of ceramic disc cartridges and thermostatic valves. 

To be a strong fit for the Production Control Analyst opportunity, you will need:

• A bachelor's degree or higher in Business Information Management or a similar field highly preferred; we may consider non-degreed candidates with an equivalent combination of education and outstanding experience
• A minimum of 1-2 years of experience in:
  • Data collection, analysis, and management, preferably with product data  Quick question for you - click here
  • A manufacturing environment
  • MRP and/or ERP systems; experience with Abas, Windows-based MRP system is a plus, but not required
• Background in data querying and knowledge of database tools
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience including lookups and pivot tables required Quick question for you - click here

In addition, you'll need the following core competencies and characteristics:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and accuracy
• Deadline-driven with a sense of urgency and efficiency in all tasks; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously 
• Adaptability when encountering problems; ability to communicate challenges and develop creative solutions
• Excellent time management skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Flexibility and dependability; ability to work overtime as needed to meet production demands, attend meetings, etc.

You will be working in the office at our manufacturing site in Huntington Beach. To protect our employees, we have strict COVID-19 safety precautions in place including temperature checks and screening questions before entering the building, masks, social distancing, and extra cleanliness.

Pictured: Each of our faucets is designed, engineered, hand-finished, individually assembled and tested for quality right here in our factory in Huntington Beach, California.

Reporting to the Director of Manufacturing, as Production Control Analyst, you will be responsible for reviewing orders in process and identifying potential roadblocks to completing those orders within the designated lead time. You will work extensively in our MRP system, digging into order details, analyzing data, identifying gaps and determining if shortages could adversely impact their production. Additionally, you will work closely with the Production Control Supervisor, who will also train you, and various members of the Operations teams to find required solutions. More specifically, you will:

• Provide technical support to functional teams to ensure on-time performance
• Identify opportunities for process improvements with work order releases
• Investigate inventory inaccuracies and perform work order transaction adjustments, as necessary
• Communicate both verbally and via email with internal teams, including the Operations and Planning team
• Review current inventory and component shortages to find options for reworking to new parts to complete customer orders
• Review reports captured daily to measure ship complete product going to finished goods daily
• Perform additional assignments per management direction

Please note, this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Video: Of course it takes longer than two minutes to craft and assemble the high-quality products we offer, but we still work fast. This video offers a glimpse of many of our operational areas and processes.

Pride in the products
Our employees take great pride in delivering products to uniquely high-quality standards. We sell primarily through plumbing showrooms and specifiers such as architects and contractors, and offer both stock and highly customizable products. That makes our supply chain, as well as our manufacturing environment, a bit more complex than most, but we don't believe in mass-produced products. That also makes this new position an important cog in the wheel of our success. 

Culture is key
If we had to describe our company culture in one word it would be "yes." "Yes" to allowing customers to mix and match any handle with any spout in any finish. "Yes" to quick delivery. And, most importantly, "Yes" to unparalleled customer service. You'll help us ensure that we maintain the culture that makes "Yes" possible. 

Award-winning innovation
We're constantly developing new and unique designs for our discriminating clientele. We've won several awards over the years, including several Best of Year (from Interior Design magazine), Design Plus (from Messe Frankfurt and the German Design Council), Good Design (from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design), Product Design Award (from iF International Forum Design GmbH), and others.

Attractive location
If you immediately think "dingy and dirty" when you hear "manufacturing," we are looking forward to surprising you -- our environment is clean and bright. We're convenient to both the 405 and 22 freeways and are just a few blocks from the picturesque Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. It's an industrial area, but there are amenities nearby for coffee or a sandwich. And if you need to get your surfboard waxed, you're definitely in the right place!

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive wage, we offer a strong benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance that's 100% employer-paid for employees, a 401(k) plan with company match, a profit-sharing plan, paid time off, paid holidays, and more.

Pictured: Today we are 200 strong and growing. Many of us have been here for 10, 15, and even 20+ years. While we are always looking for the right technical skills, fit is the most important quality we seek. Doing right by our customers is part of our DNA, which for us, means we must also do right by each other. To look out for, support, and encourage one another. Your work will directly impact customer experience. 

This is a role that is both task-oriented and objective-oriented. You'll work under the general supervision of the Director of Manufacturing, but will also receive direction and objectives from multiple dotted-line reporting relationships. That means that while your data analysis skills and attention to detail will be essential -- this is primarily a head-down role -- effective communication will also be central to your success.

In addition, to be an outstanding Production Control Analyst, you will:

• Be organized and effectively manage your time to meet production demands; remain flexible about overtime
• Bring a people-oriented mindset -- build strong relationships throughout the organization
• Own your role, working independently and meeting high expectations, while also knowing when to seek assistance
• Maintain a positive attitude and embrace our goal-oriented, high-performance culture
• Meet demands in a fast-paced environment without reducing your strong attention to detail

You'll know you're hitting the mark when you are in the driver's chair, acclimated to, and in charge of, your responsibilities; you're meeting the pace of incoming orders while also addressing the customer order backlog; and when you've built strong partnerships company-wide.

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