Serial Production Controller
Location: Brugge, BE
Company: Alstom
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Key accountabilities:
1. The Serial Production Controller is in charge of launching, coordinating and controlling the progress of Work Orders according to the MPS (Manufacturing planning & scheduling).
2. For Compo/ D&IS (Components/Digital & Integrated Systems), the Serial Production Controller is in charge of scheduling Work Orders according to the MPS.
3. The Serial Production Controller makes the link between industrial planning, PrSCL (Project Supply Chain Leader)/ PMM (Project Material Manager) for D&IS, logistics and manufacturing to ensure on time execution of operations.
4. On a weekly basis, provide feedback to planning to update the MPS, regarding operational constraints.
5. On a daily basis, coordinate with logistics, Material planning and quality to allow the manufacturing team to produce as per the plan.
6. Defining and implementing improvement action plans for dysfunctions on components delivered to the production line.
7. Ensure a continuous flow of materials to the production line.
8. Check plan orders readiness to ensure work orders can be launched on time and analyze exception messages of the MRP (Material Requirements Planning).
9. For (Compo / D&IS) schedule, when its relevant, work orders.
10. Convert Planned Orders (MPS) into Work Orders and launch them on time in production.
11. Follow up daily the progress of Work Orders through close exchanges with EPU (Elementary Production Unit)/Line managers.
12. Ensure that priorities as planned in the MPS are clearly displayed and updated at shop floor level (visual management).
13. Contribute to data accuracy check related to BOM (Bill Of Material)/Routings in collaboration with Industrialization.
14. Alert the planning team/supply chain manager about issues impacting plan execution (missing parts, quality issues, production stoppage, technical data).
15. Manage the information workflow of work orders: job release, material consumption.
16. Provide the line feeding priorities visibility to the logistics team in order to secure the production.
17. Contribute to ensure material deliveries to the production line.
18. Participate / represent Supply chain on production line 5 meeting.
19. Follow up subcontracted operations and ensure their execution on time in collaboration with logistics & production.
20. Contribute to minimize the product