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Plan, direct, and control production planning, scheduling, and inventory coordination to meet demand, cost, quality, and on-time delivery targets.
- • Develop and manage the master production schedule to meet demand and capacity.
- • Review forecasts and production orders to set priorities and sequence jobs.
- • Coordinate material availability with procurement and suppliers to support schedules.
- • Monitor WIP and schedule adherence; expedite orders to resolve bottlenecks.
- • Balance load and capacity; adjust staffing, shifts, or outsourcing as needed.
- • Maintain accurate MRP/ERP planning parameters, BOMs, routings, and lead times.
- • Issue, track, and close work orders with accurate labor and material transactions.
- • Implement and improve production tracking systems in ERP/MES.
- • Analyze KPIs such as on-time delivery, cycle time, and throughput; drive corrective actions.
- • Optimize inventory levels through safety stock, lot sizing, and cycle counting programs.
- • Coordinate engineering changes and effectivity dates to minimize disruption and scrap.
- • Standardize scheduling, dispatching, and shop-floor control procedures.
- • Prepare and publish production plans, capacity reports, and status dashboards.
- • Lead daily or weekly production control meetings and communicate priorities across teams.
- • Collaborate with quality and manufacturing to contain issues and maintain traceability.
- • Plan maintenance windows with operations to reduce schedule impact.
- • Conduct root-cause analysis of schedule misses and implement preventive actions.
- • Train, supervise, and evaluate production control staff.
- • Ensure production control records meet audit, regulatory, and customer requirements.
- • Implement normal and emergency expedite procedures for supply or equipment disruptions.
- • Support cost reduction through setup reduction, lead-time improvement, and waste elimination.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
