Production Control Director manages the overall strategic and tactical production control planning, scheduling, flow of materials, and monitoring to achieve goals and objectives for delivery dates, output quality, volume, cost, and optimization. Oversees scheduling and the development of methods to allocate and control resources and materials effectively. Being a Production Control Director establishes monitoring tools and processes to identify and plan for problems with waste, inefficiencies, and inventory in production operations. Recommends improvements to production technology and processes. Additionally, Production Control Director collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to develop effective planning methodologies and best practices. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a director. The Production Control Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. To be a Production Control Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Day-to-day
- Create and edit manufacturing routings
- Generate programs for laser operations
- Review manufactured part prints
- Check production inventory and forecasted inventories
- Transfer stock between departments
- Communicate with other departments about material transfers
- Communicate with supply management on purchased parts and stock availability
- Update daily and weekly reports using Excell and other MS office tools
- Occasionally draw and model simple parts for shop
- Troubleshoot part requests from engineers
- Troubleshoot laser programs and manufacturing routings
Systems Used
- SAP
- CREO
- AutoCAD
- MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
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