JOB DESCRIPTION
Description
Product Change Control Technician
Location: Desford, Leicestershire
Contract: Secondment - position running until 31 December 2027
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
The Opportunity
As a Product Change Control Technician, you will be working in the Supply Chain Planning department. The role itself provides co-ordination and expertise in the areas of New Product Introduction & Current Product Change, co-ordinating part introduction or changes across both Desford & Stockton facilities to ensure the timely, most efficient, and cost-effective introduction of the change.
What You Will Do:
As Product Change Control Technician, your accountabilities will include, but are not limited to:
1. Maintain and communicate accurate change management data using systems like MCS (Manufacturing Control System) and Glovia (ERP system), ensuring alignment at both local and corporate levels.
2. Interpret engineering releases and drawings to define change requirements, create item masters and product structures in MCS, and set up PFEP (Plan for Every Part) in Glovia.
3. Coordinate timely procurement, manufacturing, or rework of materials by managing effective dates in MCS/EMCC (Engineering Material Change Control) and maintaining direct communication.
4. Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, logistics, and planning teams to implement changes efficiently and cost-effectively.
5. Track daily progress of materials and documentation to ensure availability aligns with scheduled effective dates.
6. Lead or support weekly cross-functional meetings to update stakeholders on new and upcoming changes, ensuring all checks are complete for effectivity readiness.
NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
What You Can Demonstrate:
7. Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Demonstrates strong organisational skills and a high level of precision in processing large volumes of detailed information. Uses a variety of cross-checking methods to ensure data accuracy across systems such as MCS, Glovia, and Teamcenter.
8. Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Applies informed judgment to analyse complex situations, prioritise issues across the product lifecycle and MRP cycle, and make sound decisions. Communicates effectively in both written and verbal formats, supporting collaborative decision-making across teams.
9. Problem Solving: Identifies and documents specific problems, considers multiple stakeholder perspectives, and develops practical resolution strategies. Leverages tools like Product Release Work Bench and MCS Releasing to assess and resolve change-related issues efficiently.
10. Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP): Ability to describe basic concepts of materials and capacity management processes and procedures. Able to identify parameters and considerations used in making decisions. Describes the use of bills of materials and other documentation needed to support production requirements.
What You May Have:
11. Good with Microsoft Excel for organising and analysing data.
12. Some experience using tools like Power BI or Python to create charts or reports.
Skills
13. Excel
14. SAP
15. Supply chain
16. MRP
17. PowerBi
18. Python
Job Title: Product Change Control Technician
Location: Desford, UK
Job Type: Contract
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