Manager Production Control

Briggs & Stratton, LLC.; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton, LLC in Milwaukee, WI, seeks a Manager of Production Control to lead the packaging department and oversee about 50 employees, focusing on team growth and scalable operations.

You will drive planning, scheduling, and lean improvements, coordinate with purchasing, engineering, and sales, and advance SAP-based processes while developing a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in a high-volume manufacturing setting.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (or equivalent experience leading Kaizen/continuous improvement events).
• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and inventory control systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Google Workspace and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Plan and establish long-range manufacturing goals and objectives.
• Supervise staff to ensure orders are processed efficiently and inventory requirements are met.
• Oversee schedule planning, machine loading, materials management and procurement to maximize labor, tools and equipment utilization.
• Maintain relationships between manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and sales to keep them informed about schedules and order status.
• Prepare production analysis charts, load forecasts, labor forecasts and project completion reports.
• Establish production schedules and take action to eliminate delays and ensure adherence to schedules; expedite rush/ special orders.
• Develop production control system enhancements and ensure their effectiveness.
• Coordinate new model introductions and manage obsolete inventory.
• Perform managerial duties including interviewing, hiring, coaching, budgeting; EE0/AA responsibilities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Analytical mindset

Operational discipline

Collaborative communicator

Servant leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Google Sheets/Docs/Slides

Job description

As the Manager of Production Control, your role will be to lead the packaging department and oversee approximately 50 employees, focusing on team growth and operational scaling. Key responsibilities include managing direct reports including production supervisors and coordinators, navigating ERP systems with a preference for SAP, and implementing lean manufacturing expertise through transformational leadership and Kaizen events.

You will do this by:

• Planning and establishing long-range manufacturing goals and objectives
• Supervising staff to ensure that orders are processed efficiently and inventory requirements are met
• Overseeing schedule planning, machine loading, material requirements, raw materials management and procurement to obtain maximum utilization of labor, tools and equipment
• Maintaining relationship between manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and sales departments to keep them informed as to schedules, needs and order status
• Preparing production analysis charts, job and machine load forecasts, labor forecasts and project completion reports
• Establishing production schedules and take necessary action to eliminate delays and to ensure adherence to production and shipping schedules;expedites rush and special orders
• Developing production control system enhancements and ensuring its effectiveness
• Coordinating new model introductions and managing obsolete inventory.
• Performing full range of managerial responsibilities which may include but not be limited to: interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; EEO/AA; performance management; department budget
• Performing other duties as assigned

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

You are the kind of person who is/has:

• Strategic leadership skills
• Analytical Mindset
• Operational Discipline
• Collaborative Communicator
• Servant Leadership

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent education and experience
• Lean Expertise: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (or equivalent experience leading formal Kaizen/continuous improvement events)
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in a high-volume packaging or manufacturing setting
• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and inventory control systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Proficient computer skills and familiarity with Google software such as Sheets, Docs, Slides and Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP) software.
• Advanced problem solving skills to respond to manufacturing process and system problems
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and turf care products through its Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Ferris, Billy Goat, and Branco brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.