Production Control Manager

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc.; Town of Victor (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc. is seeking a day-to-day production supervisor to oversee employees and on-floor projects. You will focus on production workflow, scheduling, and monitoring activities across functions, with emphasis on training and coaching front-line staff.

You will be an influential member of the leadership team, participating in daily decisions and strategic planning to meet customer demand and production goals.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising production teams and scheduling.
• Strong coordination with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing.
• Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems and production planning.

Responsibilities

• Plan workflow to all departments, schedule, and monitor production.
• Coordinate activities of production planning with sales, engineering, and purchasing.
• Monitor and direct shop floor work and reports.
• Collaborate with Quality to support the Quality Management System.
• Prepare reports and paperwork for production planning activities.
• Lead weekly scheduling meetings and communicate issues.

Skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Interdepartmental coordination

ERP system proficiency

MS Office proficiency

MS Applications proficiency

Tools

ERP system

MS Office

MS Applications

Job description

Opportunity at a glance:Reporting into the VP of Manufacturing / General Manager, in this position youll be our day-to-day production supervisor for both employees and job projects out on the floor.Much of your time will be spent focused on the production workflow, scheduling, and monitoring of activities across functions. Support for front-line production employees, including training and coaching, will be an essential part of success in this role. You will be an influential member of the leadership team and involved in many day-to-day decisions as well as strategic ones.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Under direction, is responsible for planning workflow to all departments, scheduling, and monitoring shipping and stores. Must be able to coordinate activities of production planning and control with sales, engineering, and purchasing as required to meet both production schedules and customer demand.
• Monitors all sales orders and places and directs through subordinates their scheduling as well as distribution of work in the factory.
• Plans and directs work of subordinates. Sets goals and monitors performance and attendance. Coordinates efforts of office and stockroom personnel.
• Prepares or causes to be prepared all reports and paperwork associated with specific production planning and control activities such as monthly reports, production schedules, and material requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the Quality team to support and comply with the Quality Management System.
• Reports problems such as inadequate supplies of raw materials, scheduling and rescheduling of production schedule to meet rush sales orders not already in production, etc. to proper person and follows through to make sure problem is resolved in a timely fashion.
• Provides assistance to group personnel and other company departments such as training and use of MRP computer system, what components are needed for production, etc.
• Coordinates weekly scheduling meetings to keep all necessary personnel advised of any production scheduling problems and how they are being resolved.
• Performs other tasks as assigned or as required.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to multitask and interface effectively across all levels of the organization in order to meet the daily demands of internal and external customers
• Attention to detail, excellent organization skills, self-motivated, ability to handle high-volume/high-mix workload, and changing priorities in a fast-paced department
• ERP system proficiency
• MS Office proficiency
• MS Applications proficiency