Production Controller

Colonial Group; St. Johnsbury (VT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance with an accompanying

Vision and dental insurance

PTO

401k plan with company match

Company paid basic life and AD&D

Job summary

Weidmann Electrical Technology, located in St. Johnsbury, VT, is seeking a Production Controller to support planning, scheduling and production coordination across functions.

The role requires organizing job packets, maintaining drawings and BOMs, and ensuring accurate documentation for manufacturing teams. You will work with Customer Service, Planning, Production, Shipping, and Engineering, using SAP to track orders, monitor progress, and drive on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in supply chain or related field.
• Minimum 2 years in manufacturing planning, scheduling, or production coordination.
• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• ERP/MRP systems experience required; SAP preferred.
• Proficient in Excel and MS Office.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute job order packets and ensure drawings, BOM, and documentation are available to manufacturing teams in packets prior to print and release.
• Monitor production progress and communicate schedule changes, priorities, and constraints to support on-time delivery and customer requirements.
• Expedite critical jobs through applicable manufacturing processes.
• Develop and maintain priority lists for material movements and back-up planning tasks.
• Constantly monitor production flow and escalate issues that impede flow.
• Review dispatch lists and help lead resolution to shortages or backlog.
• Work with Production and Planning to ensure dispatch lists are followed in sequence and dates are provided for items that are late.
• Serve as a liaison between Customer Service, Planning, Production, and Shipping to ensure timely communication of order status and schedule adjustments.
• Monitor and coordinate information flow between departments to support customer commitments and operational efficiency.
• Escalate issues impacting production schedules and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve constraints.
• Utilize SAP to support production planning activities, maintain data accuracy, and support material requirements.
• Generate reports and maintain records related to order status, production schedules, and inventory activities.
• Develop proficiency in planning systems and continuously improve understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements to enhance planning effectiveness and workflow.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing schedule adherence and operational performance.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and adaptability when priorities shift or production challenges arise.
• Maintain accurate and organized job documentation to support manufacturing operations.
• Prioritize multiple tasks and manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of information used to support production schedules and customer commitments.
• Build effective working relationships across departments to support production goals and customer satisfaction.
• Provide backup support for planning and scheduling activities to ensure business continuity.
• Foster a collaborative, service-oriented approach while supporting operational and customer requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Production Controller

1 Gordon Mills Way, St. Johnsbury, VT

On-Site

Join our team where we accomplish great things TOGETHER.

Allow us to introduce ourselves…

We are a globally active family company whose sustainable and responsible actions contribute to improved living standards. We are an attractive employer with a value-oriented corporate culture based on trust, appreciation and continuous improvement.

Weidmann Electrical Technology has been at the heart of the global transformer industry for over 140 years. With deep rooted knowledge in the design, development and operation of transformers, Weidmann is a leading integrated solutions provider for specialized product and services in the energy sector.

The role…

The Production Controller is responsible for additional location and printing all information required by the production team to create features and distributing job order folders to Production, monitor the Planning group emails and coordinate information between CSR’s and Production, perform various tasks within SAP. This role works closely with Production, Supply Chain, Shipping, Customer Service, and Engineering teams to ensure production schedules are aligned with operational priorities and customer expectations. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, analytical, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and familiar with Internal Drawing as well as customer specific drawing.

How you’ll make an impact...

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Support daily production planning activities by preparing and distributing job order packets and ensuringrequireddrawing, Bom and alldocumentation is available to manufacturing teamsin packets prior to print and release.

• Monitor production progress and communicate schedule changes, priorities, and constraints to supporton-time delivery and customer requirements.

• Facilitatefor planning -expeditescritical jobs through the applicable manufacturing processes

• Assistin developing andmaintainingpriority lists for material cutting and inter-facility material movementsandback-up forplanning withcylinder orderingtasks

• Constantlymonitorsproduction flow, escalating issues that impede flow

• Reviews department dispatch lists and helps lead resolution to shortages or backlog

• Works with Production and Planning to ensure dispatch lists are followed insequenceand dates are provided for items that are or will be late

Cross-Functional Communication & Customer Support

• Serve as a liaison between Customer Service, Planning, Production, and Shipping to ensuretimelycommunication of order status and schedule adjustments.

• Monitor and coordinate information flow between departments to support customer commitments and operational efficiency.

• Escalate issuesimpactingproduction schedules and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve constraints.

Systems & Technical Proficiency

• Utilize SAP to support production planning activities,maintaindata accuracy, process transactions, and support material requirements.

• Generate reports andmaintainrecords related to order status, production schedules, and inventory activities.

• Developproficiencyin planning systems and continuously improve understanding of manufacturing processes.

• Identifyprocess inefficiencies and recommend improvements to enhance planning effectiveness and workflow.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing schedule adherenceand operational performance.

• Demonstrate sound judgment and adaptability whenprioritiesshift or production challenges arise.

Organization & Attention to Detail

• Maintainaccurateand organized job documentation to support manufacturing operations.

• Prioritize multiple tasks and manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of information used to support production schedules and customer commitments.

Collaboration & Business Partnership

• Build effective working relationships across departments to support production goals and customer satisfaction.

• Provide backup support for planning and scheduling activities to ensure business continuity.

• Foster a collaborative, service-oriented approach while supporting operational and customer requirements.

What do you bring…

Education & Experience

• Associate degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, or related field preferred.

• Equivalent manufacturing planning or production coordination experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in manufacturing planning, scheduling, production coordination, or supply chain operations preferred.

• Experience working within a manufacturing or industrial environmentstronglypreferred.

Technical Skills

• Experience using ERP/MRP systemsrequired.SAP preferred

• Proficiencyin Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.

• Understanding ofmanufacturing processes, inventory management, and production scheduling principles.

Core Competencies:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Effective communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Critical thinking and problem-solving capability

• Strong senseof urgency and accountability

• Adaptability and flexibility during changing operational demands

• Ability to build effective working relationships across departments

What do we offer?

• Medical insurance with an accompanying health savings account, vision and dental insurance, PTO.

• 401k plan with company match, Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance, STD and LTD

• Employee assistance program

• Employee referral program

• Additional company programs include: Wellness, clothing allowance, computer loan, and tuition reimbursement

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

At Weidmann we are committed to equal opportunities and growth for all talents. We are convinced thata diverse and inclusive workenvironmentincreasesmutual understanding and innovationofourbusiness.

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