The Production Control Manager leads and facilitates the planning, scheduling, and coordination of manufacturing processes to achieve efficiency, high-quality, and cost-effective production that meets the needs of our customers.
Tasks:
- Develop and manage production schedules to meet customer requirements and internal targets, while coordinating intercompany and Sales Production budget planning, pivot as required to optimize results.
- Collaborative cross-functionally with all departments to ensure resources and materials are available and allocated appropriately.
- Monitor production processes, analyze performance data, and implement improvements to reduce costs and enhance productivity, while maintaining adherence to safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
- Aid Procurement by signaling any gaps in inventory that may prevent achievement of the production schedule.
- Prepare and present production reports to senior leadership, highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs) and constraints to schedule attainment and delivery.
- Own and facilitate the Sales, Inventory, Operations, & Planning (SIOP) process and communication, including the PSI (Production, Sales, and Inventory).
- Maintain and audit item master data, multi-level Bills of Materials (BOMs) within the ERP system, and engineering drawings within the document control system.
- Develop and utilize advanced Excel models to perform hands-on data reconciliation, enhancing ERP data validation.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Production Control Manager or in a similar role with 3-5 years of experience.
- Strong understanding of production planning, scheduling, and quality control principles.
- Proven ability to lead short- and long-term production control functions in a mid-sized company with stable production, including planning and scheduling, finished good inventory coordination, and alignment of production output with forecast requirements.
- 1-3 years of experience with leading small teams.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, engineering, or other.
Desired Skills & Competencies:
- Strategic Planning & Resource Allocation
- Production Process Improvement
- Inventory & Supply Chain Management
- Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Basic understanding of cost accounting and inventory valuation principles
- Team Leadership & Development
Takeuchi Mfg (US) Ltd is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of experience as a Production Control Manager or in a similar role
- Experience with production planning and scheduling
- Understanding of quality control principles
- Experience leading short- and long-term production control functions
- Experience coordinating finished goods inventory and aligning production output with forecast requirements
- 1-3 years of experience leading small teams
- Leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain, engineering, or another relevant field
- Strategic planning and resource allocation skills
- Production process improvement experience
- Inventory and supply chain management knowledge
- Quality assurance and compliance knowledge
- Data analysis and reporting skills
- Basic understanding of cost accounting and inventory valuation principles
- Team leadership and development skills
What We Do
Takeuchi Mfg. (U.S.), Ltd. provides compact construction equipment for contractors across North America. Its product portfolio includes compact excavators, compact track loaders, and related equipment and attachments, supported by dealer, service, training, parts, and distribution networks. The company positions itself as a pioneer in the compact-equipment market, developing equipment designed to deliver durability, power, maneuverability, and value for construction applications.
