Production Control Manager
Direct Hire Opportunity
Southwest Houston ( Bellaire Area)
Salary Range: $98,000.00 - $135,000.00 Annually depending on education, certifications, and experience.
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Late afternoon/evening/weekend hours may be required as needed. Work schedules may change to accommodate production needs.
The Production Control Manager will report to the VP of Operations, and is responsible for leading 6 supervisors overseeing more than 100 employees across our fabrication, aluminum, paint, and multiple assembly departments, to meet production goals following Quantum Lean Time in System principles.
The Production Control Manager works directly with the Safety, Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Accounting teams to ensure that Job Orders are completed safely and on time while reducing the total production cycle time, and minimizing both quality defects and total labor hours required.
Job Duties:
- Helps drive and implement a safety culture and mindset while maintaining accountability and achievable action plans across supervisors and team leads.
- Meet production goals and work creatively to resolve issues and overcome obstacles.
- Monitor work center production schedules as needed to hit delivery dates.
- Ensure teams have the personnel, tools and supplies they need.
- Host weekly staff meetings with direct reports.
- Host daily production and transition meetings.
- Is the "voice" of production while seeking to improve overall employee engagement.
- Addresses both internal and external customer concerns.
- Researches and implements process improvements with documentation and training.
- Trains and mentors others on lean manufacturing best practices.
- Identifies and eliminates production inefficiencies.
- Monitors and effectively manages all production budgets and resources.
- Defines, analyzes, and monitors relevant production metrics.
- Observes and follows safety and security procedures, reports potentially unsafe conditions, and uses equipment and materials properly.
- Is consistently at work and on time, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent, and arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
- Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitor and approve purchase order requisitions for production related purchased parts and tools.
- Review and approve timesheets, Paid Time Off Requests, and other related HR duties weekly.
- Help to set operational expense budgets and hold departments accountable to managing expenses to budget.
- Help to define and review policies and procedures, including appropriate standards and responsibilities for various departments and functions.
- Provide ongoing feedback and conduct periodic performance reviews for reports.
- Attend and provide input on various operational committees and meetings as needed to include but not limited to Lean Manufacturing, Engineering Steering Committee, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings.
Required Education and Experience:
- Strong Communication and Leadership Skills.
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Ability to pass a background check and drug test.
- Clean driving record and ability to be added to the company insurance.
- At least 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing, distribution, or service shop environment.
- At least 3+ years experience in a leadership role leading teams of 25 or more.
- Self Starter and diligent Project Manager.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Experience and knowledge of industry best practices in Lean Manufacturing.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Knowledge of manufacturing drawings and engineering prints.
- Stellar Problem Solving & Critical Thinking Skills.
- Strong Attention to Detail.
