Production Control Manager jobs in Minnesota

Production Control Manager

FTG is a global corporation offering design, development, prototypes and manufacturing solutions for aerospace and defense electronic products and subsystems.

With our technological strength and financial stability, FTG offers innovative engineered solutions, diverse manufacturing capabilities and product life-cycle support through our global footprint.

We are currently hiring a Production Control Manager for our largest U.S printed circuit board facility located in Minnetonka, MN. We will consider both experienced managers and key individual contributors looking for a new career opportunity.

If you have proven production control experience, an attention to detail and get excited about helping to build products that support some of the most demanding applications in the world, this opportunity could be for you.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Review demand and plan factory work orders

· Monitor schedule and release work orders to plan

· Track production movement

· Prioritize daily shipments

· Load work based on factory capacity

· Understand and proactively communicate factory lead times

· Develop daily, weekly and monthly ship plans. Follow up on execution and any gaps, work with other functional areas to resolve

· Provide feedback to Sales and Customer Service regarding job status and proactively provide updates

· Ensure there are no orders late to be released to the floor, work with other functional areas to resolve and prevent

· Ability to interface well with other functional managers and customers as required

· Manage and develop shipping department employees and production control personnel

· Run and analyze daily reports as well as monthly summary reports and financial reports

· Control and accurately manage finished goods inventory

· Participate in continuous improvement initiatives as applicable

· Work safely consistent with established guidelines

· Follow facility safety protocol and company policies

Required Skills/Abilities:

· 5 years production control experience in a high mix environment preferred

· Strong attention to detail

· Consistent performer with outstanding dependability

· Related experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, Paradigm, etc.

· Ability and interest to learn new skills and cross train

· Works well independently and also able to effectively lead a team of 5-10 employees

· Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with other functional managers including manufacturing, engineering, quality and purchasing.

· Able to communicate effectively with different levels of the organization and with customers, as required

· Formal education in operations management, lean manufacturing or manufacturing planning systems is preferred but not required

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Hopkins, MN 55343: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person