Senior Production Control Analyst

Beehive Industries; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Equity in the company

Job summary

Beehive Industries is seeking a Senior Production Control Analyst to lead production planning, scheduling, and real-time coordination of engine assemblies and components.

You will manage work orders, address disruptions, and drive improvements with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams while ensuring on-time delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s a plus.
• Significant experience in manufacturing or production control.
• Expertise with ERP/MRP systems and production tracking tools.
• Proven track record of improving schedules and throughput.
• Experience driving cross-functional resolution to technical and schedule problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead tracking of engine assemblies and components to ensure robust schedule execution.
• Prioritize daily production activities and escalate schedule risks.
• Identify and escalate production issues and lead corrective actions.
• Coordinate daily production meetings and communicate priorities to stakeholders.
• Drive resolution of complex disruptions with cross-functional teams.
• Track KPIs like schedule adherence, WIP, and throughput; propose improvements.
• Own recovery plans for delayed production and coordinate corrective actions.
• Maintain accuracy of work order data in ERP/MRP/MES and act as data SME.
• Communicate priorities to shop floor and coach team members.

Skills

Organizational prowess

Cross-functional coordination

Problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Attention to detail

Communication

Leadership in recovery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

ERP / MRP systems

Job description

Role Overview

Beehive Industries is seeking a Senior Production Control Analyst to drive production planning, scheduling execution, and real-time coordination of engine assemblies and components through the manufacturing process. In this senior-level role, you will proactively ensure efficient movement of work orders, resolve critical schedule challenges, and act as a technical resource for cross-functional teams including manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain.

We are seeking candidates with significant experience in manufacturing or production environments, comfort on the shop floor and in systems, and a demonstrated ability to independently maintain production flow, address complex disruptions, and lead efforts supporting on-time delivery in a high-velocity, mission-driven operation.

What You’ll Do…

• Lead tracking of engine assemblies, subassemblies, and components through the manufacturing process ensuring robust schedule execution and rapid response to issues

• Monitor and prioritize daily production activities ensuring work orders consistently progress according to planned schedules and serve as an escalation point for schedule risks

• Independentlyidentifyand escalate production issues such as material shortages, quality holds, tooling delays, documentation gaps, and engineering clarifications and lead corrective actions and recovery planning

• Coordinate and facilitatedaily production meetings gather cross-team updates oversee tracking of action items and communicate schedule priorities to all stakeholders

• Drive resolution of complex production disruptions by collaborating with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain leaders

• Track and report on key performance indicators such as schedule adherence work order completion WIP status and throughput and develop recommendations for schedule reliability

• Own recovery plans for delayed production coordinating corrective actions across all relevant teams

• Ensure accurateandtimely maintenance of work order data within ERP MRP and MES systems and act as a SME for data integrity and reporting

• Communicate production priorities to supervisors and shop floor personnel and coach team members and promote clarity in workflow execution

• Identifyand address bottlenecks capacity constraints and process inefficiencies and propose and help implement continuous improvement initiatives for production planning and scheduling

• Lead and support production reporting and data analysis efforts to drive schedule adherence improve forecasting accuracy and influence operational decisions

• Champion continuous improvement projects related to production control and factory operations and guide less experienced team members and promote knowledge-sharing best practices

You have…

Educat** ion**

• Bachelor’s degree required supply chain business engineering operations or related field preferred master’s degree a plus

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing production control supply chain operations or industrial engineering master’s degree with 3 plus years of related experience also considered

• Proventrack recordin production environments shop floor operations and scheduling coordination roles

• Advanced experience using ERP MRP systems and production tracking tools such as SAP Oracle NetSuite or similar

• Demonstrated history of supporting and improving operational workflows and production schedules

• Experience driving cross-functional resolution to technical and schedule problems

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with proven ability to juggle multiple priorities and lead effective recovery efforts

• Deep working knowledge of manufacturing processes production flow and shop floor constraints

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience coordinating across multiple teams and management levels

• Able to independentlyidentifyrisks and lead resolution efforts in a fast-paced environment

• Strongproficiencyin Microsoft Excel including reporting data analysis and advanced formulas and ability to coach others in its use

• Demonstrated urgency ownership and accountability in meeting deliverables

• Effective working relationships with manufacturingsupervisorstechnicians and support personnel

• Adept at complex problem-solving and process optimization

• Comfortable leading activities in shop floor–adjacent environments

• The ability to obtain andmaintaina U.S. government issued security clearance isrequired. U.S. citizenship isrequired, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice to have…

• Experience in aerospace automotive defense or other complex manufacturing environments

• Hands-onexpertisein production planning scheduling or control tower–style operations

• Background in ERP systems SAP Oracle NetSuiteetc

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles and experience leading CI initiatives

• Collaboration with engineering and quality teams in a production setting

• Strong adaptability to high-pressure fast-moving environments

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and lead in mission-critical situations

• Passion for manufacturing operations supply chain excellence and production optimization

Beehive Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes group Medical, Dental, Life,and Short and Long-Term disability coverage from day one. We also offer a generous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a Company match.Every role at Beehive Industries is bonus eligible and will also receive equity in the company.

Beehive Industries is committed to full compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We strive to create an inclusive work environment and will not discriminateon the basis ofrace, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.