Production Control Manager jobs in Birmingham, AL

Reports to: Production Control General Manager

Responsibilities:

Production Scheduling

• Determine job order priorities based on established production criteria and customer requirements.
• Oversee variances to production schedules to improve overall production process.
• Identifies capacity requirements for machines and assembly lines.

Inventory Planning

• Responsible for all aspects of inventory planning with an objective of 100% inventory control.
• Maintain part and component availability by improving planning processes and ensuring inventory accuracy.

Material Procurement

• Responsible for all aspects of the material procurement process.
• Review and resolve material availability issues to ensure customer requirements are not affected.

General

• Examine material variances, resolve problems, and escalate appropriate issues for assistance to management.
• Participate in identifying root cause and corrective actions to improve processes and meet plant objectives.
• Oversee compliance with customer requirements and outside audit requirements.
• Review records or reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, or shipping to verify details, monitor work activities, and evaluate performance.
• Motivate and manage production control team's activities to accomplish departmental and plant goals and objectives.
• Participate in ongoing performance management activities including, but not limited, to evaluations and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, safety standards, 5S practices, regulatory and/or customer requirements.

Education:

• Four-year degree in Business, Management or related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 6-10 years of prior production planning and material management in a plastic manufacturing or similar environment.
• 6-10 years of previous management experience required.
• Understanding of supply chain management principles.

Skills:

• Ability to exhibit organizational, interpersonal and mathematical skill level sets to successfully meet the requirements and expectations of this position
• Exhibit appropriate leadership skills to motivate and encourage associate performance
• Familiarity with related software applications, i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint....etc.

• Ability to travel as required.

Work Environment

This job operates primarily in an office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment. The performance of this position will also require exposure to the manufacturing areas, which requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses.