FT Production Control Clerk

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Business Unit Overview

Novanta is the world’s leading developer of robotic end of arm technologies. Novanta end-effectors enhance productivity and flexibility of robotic and automated solutions across a wide spectrum of industries through capabilities such as automatic tool changing, force-torque sensing, material removal, and more. Since 1989, our commitment to engineering excellence, superior quality, and customer-focused support drives us to innovate and continuously improve the most reliable automated solutions available.

Summary

The FT Production Control Clerk position plays a key role in our Force Torque product lines by organizing work flow on the production floor thus ensuring all product arrives at our Calibration lab on time and in a state ready for calibration. You will also perform Quality checks on product from the assembly groups.

Primary Responsibilities

• Check the sales order shipment schedule daily for required parts.
• Review work orders on the shop floor manager to support the demand with consideration of ship dates, and other line items on the Sales Order.
• Verify parts for Sales Orders before final inspection.
• Perform Final Inspection for assembled and calibrated work orders.
• Consolidate FT Sales Order for shipping.
• Maintain FT Kanban inventory to support Sales Orders.
• Issue FT components to work centers for calibration.
• Work closely with Inside Sales and Planning departments to acknowledge attainable deliveries to customers.
• Resolve FT sales order, work order, and rework order issues as the first line of contact for production and planning.
• Provide potential strategy/recovery plans for any part shortages, and/or failures, and work closely with production and planning to ensure delivery to customer expectations.
• Interface closely with the Production / Engineering / Inventory Control / Shipping on upcoming product demands, and scheduling.
• Create and maintain excellent working relationships with groups supplying product as well as your position’s customers.
• Perform Quality inspections on parts from assembly.
• Prepare F/T Sensors for calibration, including labeling.

General Tasks

• Strict compliance with the quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations.
• Implementation of the instructions of the quality / environmental management representative and the occupational safety specialist.

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Strong organizational and personal time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail, and problem solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Possess basic proficiency in technical concepts
• Previous Quality and Planning experience a plus
• Thorough knowledge of ERP systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs (Word, Outlook, Excel, and Teams)
• 2 years of experience in manufacturing environment
• 2 years of experience with F/T products preferred
• 2 years of ERP systems experience
  

Travel Requirements

• No travel required.
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 50lbs.

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