Production Control Supervisor

Production Control Supervisor

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is currently recruiting for the position of Production Control Supervisor. The Production Control Supervisor oversees the planning, scheduling, and tracking of production activities to ensure on-time delivery, efficient use of resources, and smooth coordination between manufacturing, materials, and other supporting departments. This role leads a team of production control clerks/planners, manages daily production schedules, and resolves issues that impact workflow, ensuring output targets and customer commitments are met.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties assigned as necessary.

• Supervise, train, and mentor production control clerks and schedulers, assigning tasks and reviewing daily performance
• Develop, maintain, and adjust master production schedules based on customer orders, capacity, and material availability
• Monitor work order status and production progress, identifying and resolving bottlenecks, delays, or material shortages
• Coordinate closely with materials/purchasing, quality, maintenance, and shipping departments to ensure schedule alignment and on-time delivery
• Analyze production data (throughput, downtime, scrap, WIP) and prepare reports for management to support decision-making
• Balance workload across production lines/shifts to optimize labor and equipment utilization
• Lead daily production meetings to communicate priorities, schedule changes, and resolve cross-department issues
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry into ERP/MRP systems for work orders, inventory, and production status
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions for schedule disruptions or missed deadlines
• Assist in capacity planning and forecasting to support new orders, product launches, or seasonal demand changes
• Enforce compliance with safety, quality, and company policies within the production control function
• Oversee the non-conformance (NC) process for manufactured and purchased parts, ensuring production control clerks accurately log and route NCRs to quality/engineering for disposition, that production schedules are updated to reflect rework, repair, or replacement, and that coordination with purchasing and suppliers keeps repaired or remade parts on track to meet the production schedule
• Oversee the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process for the production control team, ensuring changes are properly coordinated with production and purchasing groups, correctly implemented on the production floor and in the ERP system, and that all part dispositions are communicated to the appropriate departments and followed up on to confirm completion
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., lean manufacturing, Six Sigma) to streamline scheduling and reduce waste
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Operations Manager

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, and inventory control principles
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Epicor, or similar)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage a team and coordinate across departments
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced production environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a regulated or high-mix manufacturing environment (e.g., aerospace, automotive, electronics)
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP) or equivalent
• Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies
• Prior supervisory experience managing a team of 3 or more

Due to US Export Control Regulations compliance, eligible candidates MUST be a US citizen, permanent resident or a person who has been granted asylum; proper documentation required. Pre-employment verifications: must pass background, reference and ITAR/EAR checks in addition to a pre-employment drug screen. This position offers many benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, HSA, FSA, alternate work week schedule, LTD, life insurance and much more. EOE Male/Female/Veteran/Disabled