Production Control Supervisor

Job Overview: As a Production Control Supervisor (exempt position), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient flow of materials and production processes throughout our aerospace investment castings company. You will be responsible for coordinating and optimizing production schedules, managing inventory levels, and collaborating with various teams to meet customer demands and maintain a high standard of product quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and maintain production schedules in collaboration with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to meet customer orders while optimizing resource utilization and production efficiency. Material Planning and Inventory Management: Coordinate material requirements with the purchasing department to ensure an adequate supply of raw materials and components to meet production demands without excessive inventory levels.

Capacity Planning: Evaluate production capacity and capabilities to anticipate potential bottlenecks and resource constraints, providing recommendations to ensure smooth operations and meeting production targets. Work Order Management: Generate and manage work orders for each production stage, ensuring accurate and timely documentation to support production processes.

Production Monitoring: Track and monitor the progress of production activities, identifying any deviations from the schedule and implementing corrective actions as necessary. Continuous Improvement: Actively participate in process improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to streamline production processes, reduce lead times, and enhance overall efficiency.

Quality Assurance: Collaborate with the quality control team to ensure adherence to established quality standards and timely resolution of any non-conformances or quality-related issues. Communication: Facilitate effective communication between different departments, such as manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, and shipping, to ensure a coordinated and seamless production workflow.

Performance Metrics: Maintain and analyze production performance metrics, providing regular reports to management to identify trends and areas for improvement. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant industry and safety regulations and standards related to production and inventory management. Communicate with departments to coordinate / troubleshoot bottle necks.

Manage/Supervise production control coordinators within the production department. Utilize IFS to schedule and expedite production Coordinate with outside processors on delivery and negotiate delivery/pricing with the supplier Train staff that within department Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) Education: Associate degree (A.

A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school, bachelor’s degree in business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field. Relevante experience may substitute for formal education. Experience: At least 5-10 years of experience in production control, production planning, or inventory management in a manufacturing environment, preferably in aerospace or a related industry.

Knowledge: Familiarity with production scheduling techniques, material planning methodologies, and inventory control principles. Knowledge of aerospace investment casting processes is a plus. Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify production-related issues and implement effective solutions.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with various teams and convey information clearly and concisely. Software Proficiency: Proficient in using ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Excel, and other production planning software. Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accurate production schedules and data management.

Adaptability: Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, adjusting to changing priorities and demands. As a Production Control Supervisor in our aerospace investment castings company, you will be a vital link in our production chain, ensuring the efficient delivery of high-quality aerospace components to our valued customers.

Your expertise and dedication will play a significant role in our continued success and growth. Physical Demands and Work Environment PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters with performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions Note This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.

The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship. 1- Day Shift Position- Hours are from 8:00am - 5:00pm- Monday through Friday- Overtime work required depending on department demands.