The Production Control Specialist is responsible for coordinating materials, inventory, and production requirements to support efficient and uninterrupted manufacturing operations. This position serves as a key link between Production, Procurement, Logistics, Suppliers, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to ensure materials are available when needed while maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Key responsibilities include monitoring production schedules and material requirements
- Identifying and resolving shortages, managing supplier delivery performance, maintaining inventory accuracy, and coordinating corrective actions for material or inventory discrepancies.
- The Production Control Specialist analyzes inventory levels, demand, Days on Hand (DOH), production changes, and supplier conditions to proactively identify risks that could affect production.
- The role supports cycle counting, physical inventory, inventory adjustments, warehouse and material-flow improvements, and investigation of inventory variances.
- The specialist also works to reduce excess and obsolete inventory, premium freight, expedited shipments, and other unnecessary logistics costs.
- Additional responsibilities include maintaining production control reports and KPIs, communicating material risks to management, coordinating engineering or production changes, supporting new product introductions, and participating in continuous-improvement activities.
- The Production Control Specialist is expected to use ERP/WMS systems and data-analysis tools such as Excel to monitor performance, identify root causes, develop countermeasures, and improve production control processes.
- Success in this position requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to prioritize multiple requirements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- The overall objective is to maintain material availability, inventory accuracy, production continuity, and effective inventory control while supporting safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity objectives.
Benefits Summary:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans
- 401K with 4% Company Match
- Vacation/PTO and 13 Paid Holidays
- Bonus Program
- FSA/HSA and Dependent Care Programs
- Company provided Life, Disability, ADD and Business Travel Insurance
- Various No Cost Wellness & Chronic Condition Management Programs
- Various Optional Insurance programs such as legal, identity theft, critical illness, etc.
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career Development and Ongoing Training
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Spotlight and Recognition Program
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location)
- Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location)
- Onsite Health Clinic and Pharmacy (vary by location)
Annual Salary: $55,000 - $69,000
The Production Control Specialist supports manufacturing operations by managing production schedules, material availability, inventory accuracy, and supplier coordination. This role monitors inventory levels, resolves material shortages, supports production requirements, and works cross-functionally to ensure on-time production while controlling inventory and logistics costs.
