Production Control Manager

Whelan Machine; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

On-site work

Job summary

Whelan Machine is seeking a Production Control Manager in Louisville, KY to own production planning and lead the Production Control team. The role requires strong ERP/MRP skills, especially with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and collaboration across Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Program Management to meet delivery commitments.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field plus 5+ years in production control and 2+ years in leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 5+ years in production control, planning or scheduling in manufacturing.
• 2+ years leading a production control, planning or scheduling team.
• Strong ERP/MRP and Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the master production schedule reflecting capacity, priorities and customer delivery commitments.
• Lead, coach and develop the Production Control team.
• Analyze demand, capacity and material availability; adjust schedules for engineering changes, material delays and downtime.
• Monitor work-in-process and open jobs to clear bottlenecks before they affect delivery.
• Serve as planning expert in the ERP/MRP system (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) and keep routings, bills of material and lead times accurate.
• Partner with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Program Management to keep production on track, and report schedule performance to leadership.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management or related field

5+ years in production control, planning or scheduling in manufacturing

2+ years leading a production control, planning or scheduling team

Strong ERP/MRP and Excel skills

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Excel

Job description

Whelan Machine & Tool, an Ajax Defense company, builds precision components and assemblies for defense and commercial customers. We're hiring a Production Control Manager to own production planning and scheduling and lead the Production Control team.What you'll doOwn the master production schedule so it reflects capacity, priorities and customer delivery commitmentsLead, coach and develop the Production Control team, including Production CoordinatorsAnalyze demand, capacity and material availability; adjust schedules for engineering changes, material delays and downtimeMonitor work-in-process and open jobs to clear bottlenecks before they affect deliveryServe as the planning expert in the ERP/MRP system (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) and keep routings, bills of material and lead times accuratePartner with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Program Management to keep production on track, and report schedule performance to leadershipWhat you needBachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management or a related field, or equivalent experience5+ years in production control, planning or scheduling in manufacturing2+ years leading a production control, planning or scheduling teamStrong ERP/MRP and Excel skillsMust be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (the job involves export-controlled technical data)Nice to haveMicrosoft Dynamics NAV experienceAPICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certificationAerospace, defense or government-contract scheduling experienceOffice-based with regular time on the production floor.Ajax Defense, Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer.You should be proficient in:ERP & MRP SystemsInventory Management & ControlAS9100 ExperienceITAR Registration Experience