Production Control and Logistics Manager

Description

On January 1, 2021, Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Keihin Corporation, Showa Corporation and Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. merged to form Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., a world-leading mobility solutions provider focusing on advanced mobility technologies within the fields of electrification, autonomous driving, and connectivity to help reduce environmental damage, decrease traffic accidents, and improve comfort.  The name "Astemo" is derived from the words "Advanced Sustainable Technologies for Mobility" and describes the mission of the integrated company to "provide a safe, sustainable and comfortable mobility life through technologies that contribute to an advanced and sustainable society". Our people are at the heart of achieving these goals, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We recruit and develop people from diverse backgrounds who can bring their skills and experience to our organization and make us even more effective.  Own the Future and become a part of the team.  We have a current career opportunity as a Production Control Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop and perform the Production Control department’s half-year activities plan as well as the yearly activities plan.
• Develop and perform the activities that are necessary to maintain optimum inventory and logistics planning.
• Develop an excellent communication with customers and suppliers.  Solve and improve any issues if necessary.
• Instruct and monitor the coherence of manufacturing plan and material purchasing plan.
• Monitor and promote improvement on each process that is related to the quantity of products from the point of purchasing of material until shipment of the products.
• Instruct and monitor Kaizen activities regarding production information as well as the material flow.
• Plan and promote systemizing (utilize more computers) of the Material Control and Warehouse duties.
• Develop employees’ training plan and perform and evaluate the result of training. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree with more than 10 years of experience in related field.
• Have more than 5 years of experience in supervising material control employees.
• Have knowledge of material control and inventory control techniques.
• Have knowledge of TS16949/ISO14000.
• Have good communication skills.
• Must be able to use MSWord and Excel and PowerPoint.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for the direction and supervision of employees. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Light to moderate physical effort required.  Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.  Regularly required to sit, stand, reach and move about the plant.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work performed in an office and plant environment.  Required to wear safety glasses and wear steel toe shoes while performing specific tasks or while in specific manufacturing areas.

Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Since we only hire the best and want to maintain a safe and pleasant work environment for all, final candidates are subject to drug screen and background checks. Hitachi is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V).

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.