Production Control Manager

Job Summary

The Production Control Manager is responsible for planning and managing production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and best utilize the company’s productive capacity as well as managing inventory levels.

Essential Job Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential functions/duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties/functions may be added or assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, monitoring, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures.
• Supervise and provide guidance to ensure all tasks, projects and deadlines are met.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow by issuing written and oral instructions to staff. 
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.

Operations

• Acts on MPS (Master Production Scheduler) forecast, order releases and exception messages from MPS.
• Plans and manages production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and best utilize the company’s productive capacity.
• Analyzes MPS forecast data and sales order releases with respect to capacity planning and material requirements.
• Manages inventory levels, schedules and availability of selected items, either manufactured or purchased, to meet production schedules.
• Creates and analyzes monthly sales history relative to budget forecast to identify trends and potential impact on production and customer needs.
• Prepares, enters and follows up on purchase orders for required materials, communicates with vendors and expedites as necessary.
• Responsible for the inventory levels of Finished Goods and Raw Material to meet our service requirements.
• Communicates as necessary with Sales, Distribution, Warehouse and Production Departments to smoothly coordinate scheduling changes.
• Creates, maintains and updates various spreadsheets and or system information as needed.
• Builds, corrects and updates BOM's in the TMM system (as required)

• Master TMM and MPS and all its applicable systems.
• Knowledge and comprehension of all plants’ capacity planning spreadsheets.
• Works with Central Planning Manager and Manufacturing to create and maintain a database to track actual sales verses predicted sales on new items.
• Ensures Company's compliance with appropriate governmental regulatory requirements and promotes affirmative action compliance.
• Works closely with Stores Clerk and Warehouse Supervisor with respect to the management of raw materials and semi-finished goods.

Safety

• Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements.
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards.
• Attend scheduled EH&S training program.
• Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans.
• Recommend improved EH&S practices.
• Practices safe work habits and follows general safety procedures such as proper lifting and bending, ergonomics, proper use of equipment and use of personal protection equipment (PPE).
• Ensures lockout procedures are followed any time the equipment is being cleaned or maintained.

Product Safety and Quality

• Follows Product Safety and Quality standards.
• Follows GMP’s in regard to food contact packaging as it pertains to the employee.
• Follows IPC product defense standards and complies with all SQF requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements (include education, experience, special skills, licenses and/or certifications required.)

The list below represents the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in production scheduling and planning. Preferred: Associates; degree (AA) or equivalent from two- year college or technical school
• Strong personal computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheets and database programming) and be very analytical. APICS experience preferred.  Must be able to interact with various groups or people.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as contracts, purchase orders, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to speak clearly and have an excellent phone manner.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.  Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, and interest. Ability to use min/max levels via forecasting and production.
• Organizational and prioritization skills essential.  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.  Ability to deal with problems involving a variety of situations.
• Problem Solving/Analysis; Technical Capacity; Communication Proficiency; Decision Making; Collaboration Skills.

Essential Physical Demands and Frequency

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Standing

Yes

Driving

N/A

Sitting

Yes

Bending

N/A

Lifting

N/A

Other

Vision- close, distance, peripheral, color, focus, depth

Twisting

N/A

Other

Hand dexterity

Communication

Yes

Other

N/A

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee.  Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Inline Plastics Corp. is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.