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Production Controller
Waukesha, WI
Job Description
The Production Controller is responsible for scheduling departmental work and allocating resources to ensure efficient and effective product flow. The Production Controller must be extremely organized and an effective communicator. They are responsible for communicating lead times and turnaround times to the Customer Service Department and to key customer accounts. A strong leader and working supervisor, the Production Controller is a mentor and trainer of department employees who supports the production staff as needed and maintains safety standards within the facility. 1st shift opening.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRODUCTION CONTROLLER:
- Directs all day-to-day activities of all department employees
- Mentor and develop employees
- Understand and support the company training system, coaching, and disciplinary actions for all team members
- Participate in Leadership Development and team-building activities.
- Responsible for entering any safety concerns and maintenance issues discussed during meetings and discovered by employees to the appropriate department for resolution
- Chair and contribute to the daily inter-shift production meetings
- Communicate and train personnel regarding process changes during shift meetings
- Responsible for developing and accurately maintaining the production furnace schedules ensuring furnace loads are appropriately combined and loads created to ensure a continuous workflow and on time delivery
- Manage the incoming area and develop a plan to expedite work effectively and efficiently
- Accurately record downtime and generating corrective action to address negative trends
- Communicate job delays to Customer Service Department to ensure that exceptional customer relationships are maintained
- Manage the turnaround metrics, promises, and default delivery dates
- Process Monitoring
- Real-time monitoring of furnace charts to ensure conformance with work order requirements
- Ensure that all employees complete daily furnace check sheets
- Assist operators in monitoring and correcting issues
- Contribute to the weekly departmental maintenance meeting, weekly quality meeting, and 6S meeting
- Build relationships with critical external divisional accounts.
- Allocate resources to maintain work areas and the basic working conditions of the facility and equipment.
- Perform a daily walk-around assessment of plant condition and sources of damage and takes the appropriate actions to correct.
- Manage 6S and determine and manage the daily, weekly, and monthly 6S cleaning schedules.
- Ensures all employees, including themselves, meet or exceed the 6S requirements of the facility.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PRODUCTION CONTROLLER:
- 3+ years of production control experience
- Heat treating experience is a plus
- Experience in training and developing employees
- Proficient with MS Office
- Experience using Bluestreak or similar QMS system
- Strong knowledge of basic math
- 6S safety focused mindset
- Effective leader and mentor
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Strong time management skills
- Self-motivated
- Able to work collaboratively with internal and external customers
Benefits
- Health and dental coverage
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employer matched 401(k)
- Educational reimbursement
- On-site health care, health coaching, psychiatric care, chiropractor, massage, & acupuncture services
- 8 paid holidays
- Paid Vacation (begins accruing from day 1)
Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$60k - $70k per year
Required Experience
3+ years
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