The Production Controller is responsible for scheduling departmental work and allocating resources to ensure efficient and effective product flow. The Production Controller must be extremely organized and an effective communicator. They are responsible for communicating lead times and turnaround times to the Customer Service Department and to key customer accounts. A strong leader and working supervisor, the Production Controller is a mentor and trainer of department employees who supports the production staff as needed and maintains safety standards within the facility. 1st shift opening.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRODUCTION CONTROLLER:
Directs all day-to-day activities of all department employees
Mentor and develop employees
Understand and support the company training system, coaching, and disciplinary actions for all team members
Participate in Leadership Development and team-building activities.
Responsible for entering any safety concerns and maintenance issues discussed during meetings and discovered by employees to the appropriate department for resolution
Chair and contribute to the daily inter-shift production meetings
Communicate and train personnel regarding process changes during shift meetings
Responsible for developing and accurately maintaining the production furnace schedules ensuring furnace loads are appropriately combined and loads created to ensure a continuous workflow and on time delivery
Manage the incoming area and develop a plan to expedite work effectively and efficiently
Accurately record downtime and generating corrective action to address negative trends
Communicate job delays to Customer Service Department to ensure that exceptional customer relationships are maintained
Manage the turnaround metrics, promises, and default delivery dates
Process Monitoring
Real-time monitoring of furnace charts to ensure conformance with work order requirements
Ensure that all employees complete daily furnace check sheets
Assist operators in monitoring and correcting issues
Contribute to the weekly departmental maintenance meeting, weekly quality meeting, and 6S meeting
Build relationships with critical external divisional accounts.
Allocate resources to maintain work areas and the basic working conditions of the facility and equipment.
Perform a daily walk-around assessment of plant condition and sources of damage and takes the appropriate actions to correct.
Manage 6S and determine and manage the daily, weekly, and monthly 6S cleaning schedules.
Ensures all employees, including themselves, meet or exceed the 6S requirements of the facility.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRODUCTION CONTROLLER:
3+ years of production control experience
Heat treating experience is a plus
Experience in training and developing employees
Proficient with MS Office
Experience using Bluestreak or similar QMS system
Strong knowledge of basic math
6S safety focused mindset
Effective leader and mentor
Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Strong time management skills
Self-motivated
Able to work collaboratively with internal and external customers
Benefits
Health and dental coverage
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employer matched 401(k)
Educational reimbursement
On-site health care, health coaching, psychiatric care, chiropractor, massage, & acupuncture services