Production Control Specialist to Assistant Manager- automobile industry

Cesna-Recruitment; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Flexible PTO

Sick days

Job summary

Cesna-Recruitment seeks a Production Control professional to develop and manage production plans and schedules based on demand, capacity, and material availability. You will monitor performance, inventory, and delivery requirements while coordinating with multiple departments to ensure ERP/MRP accuracy.

Responsibilities include maintaining SAP/MES data, identifying discrepancies, and supporting continuous improvement in lead times and capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Production Control, Planning, or Manufacturing Operations.
• Supervisory or management experience is preferred.
• Automotive or high-volume manufacturing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer requirements.
• Monitor actual production against plan and adjust schedules as needed.
• Identify capacity constraints, material shortages, equipment issues, and delivery risks.
• Develop recovery plans when production schedules are at risk.
• Communicate production priorities and schedule changes to relevant departments.
• Monitor material availability against production requirements.
• Coordinate material shortages and supplier issues with Materials and Purchasing.
• Monitor WIP and finished goods inventory levels.
• Support inventory reduction while maintaining production continuity.
• Maintain accurate production orders and planning data in SAP, MES, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Verify production quantities, inventory transactions, and production confirmations.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between system data and actual production.
• Monitor customer schedules and delivery requirements.
• Identify potential delivery risks and coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor key KPIs including schedule attainment, WIP, inventory, downtime, shortages, and on-time delivery.
• Support production flow, lead-time, and capacity improvement activities.
• Coordinate production requirements with Production, Materials, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Logistics.
• Support new product launches, engineering changes, planned shutdowns, and production recovery activities.
• Escalate significant production or customer issues to Plant Management.
• Establish work priorities and monitor departmental performance.
• Provide training and cross-training as required.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Capacity planning

Inventory control

ERP/MRP

SAP experience

MES experience

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Decision making

Excel

Reporting tools

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

[Job Summary]

The Production Control is responsible for developing and managing production plans and schedules based on customer demand, plant capacity, material availability, equipment, and labor.

This position monitors production performance, customer delivery requirements, inventory, and production-related data while coordinating with Production, Materials, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Logistics. Also, this position Assist Manager to ensure accurate use of SAP, MES, and ERP/MRP systems to support production planning and control.

[Job Description]

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer requirements.
• Monitor actual production against plan and adjust schedules as needed.
• Identify capacity constraints, material shortages, equipment issues, and delivery risks.
• Develop recovery plans when production schedules are at risk.
• Communicate production priorities and schedule changes to relevant departments.

Material & Inventory Control

• Monitor material availability against production requirements.
• Coordinate material shortages and supplier issues with Materials and Purchasing.
• Monitor WIP and finished goods inventory levels.
• Support inventory reduction while maintaining production continuity.

System & Data Management

• Maintain accurate production orders and planning data in SAP, MES, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Verify production quantities, inventory transactions, and production confirmations.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between system data and actual production.

Customer Delivery & Performance

• Monitor customer schedules and delivery requirements.
• Identify potential delivery risks and coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor key KPIs including schedule attainment, WIP, inventory, downtime, shortages, and on-time delivery.
• Support production flow, lead-time, and capacity improvement activities.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate production requirements with Production, Materials, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Logistics.
• Support new product launches, engineering changes, planned shutdowns, and production recovery activities.
• Escalate significant production or customer issues to Plant Management.

TEAM LEADERSHIP

• Establish work priorities and monitor departmental performance.
• Provide training and cross-training as required.

SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS

• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, and inventory control.
• ERP/MRP experience; SAP and MES experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production reporting tools.
• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Production Control, Production Planning, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing Operations preferred.
• Supervisory or management experience preferred.
• Automotive or high-volume manufacturing experience preferred.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITY

• Developing realistic and achievable production plans.
• Monitoring production performance against plan.
• Managing production disruptions and customer delivery risks.
• Maintaining accurate production, material, inventory, and system information.

Comprehensive health insurance, 401K, flexible PTO, Sick days