Whelan Machine & Tool, an Ajax Defense company, builds precision components and assemblies for defense and commercial customers. We're hiring a Production Control Manager to own production planning and scheduling and lead the Production Control team.
What you'll do
- Own the master production schedule so it reflects capacity, priorities and customer delivery commitments
- Lead, coach and develop the Production Control team, including Production Coordinators
- Analyze demand, capacity and material availability; adjust schedules for engineering changes, material delays and downtime
- Monitor work-in-process and open jobs to clear bottlenecks before they affect delivery
- Serve as the planning expert in the ERP/MRP system (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) and keep routings, bills of material and lead times accurate
- Partner with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Program Management to keep production on track, and report schedule performance to leadership
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years in production control, planning or scheduling in manufacturing
- 2+ years leading a production control, planning or scheduling team
- Strong ERP/MRP and Excel skills
- Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (the job involves export-controlled technical data)
Nice to have
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV experience
- APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification
- Aerospace, defense or government-contract scheduling experience
Office-based with regular time on the production floor.
Ajax Defense, Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
You should be proficient in:
- ERP & MRP Systems
- Inventory Management & Control
- AS9100 Experience
- ITAR Registration Experience