**Light Industrial/Manufacturing** **Production Controller 2** Hopkinton, MA Posted: 1/22/2026 Job Description Job ID#: 215141 Job Category: Light Industrial/Manufacturing Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: 26 Shift: 1 **PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Production Controller 2, in Hopkinton, MA. Job ID#215141** **Job Description:** We have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. **Core Responsibilities:** • Planning the completion of work orders and outside services for passive microwave components using an SAP MRP System. • Update shipment plan with status of projects, WIP, shortages, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed • Work with cross-functional teams; quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, and inventory control, to complete orders on-time. • Schedules and expedites the movement of parts on the production floor and supports shipping to ensure on time delivery. **Basic Qualifications:** • Bachelor's degree with 3 years of scheduling, material planning, manufacturing, or inventory-related experience; or High School Diploma with 5 years of related experience • Proficient with Microsoft Office and SAP • Ability to collaborate in a team environment • Must be able to lift 45 lbs and move product within the facility **Preferred Qualifications:** • Job shop proficiency with ability to set priorities and meet production schedules • Multi-task to re-establish priorities as schedule requirements dictate • Excellent communication and math skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter. Job Requirements Minimum Security Clearance: No Clearance **VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled** To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit **http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/** or **https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/** The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled