Production Control Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Production Planning & Control (PPC) Coordinator Pay: $20.00–$25.00 per hour
Position Type: Full-Time

Join Our Team!

Are you an organized, detail-oriented professional who enjoys keeping production moving and making sure everything comes together on time?

We’re looking for an experienced Production Planning & Control (PPC) Coordinator to join our manufacturing team. This is an important role that helps connect Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, and Shipping to ensure customer orders move efficiently through the manufacturing process.

If you enjoy solving problems, coordinating multiple priorities, and working with different departments to keep production on schedule, we’d love to hear from you!

What You’ll Do

Production Planning

• Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules based on customer demand and manufacturing capacity

• Review customer orders, engineering releases, and material availability to create achievable production plans

• Prioritize work orders to meet customer delivery dates while maximizing equipment and labor utilization

• Balance workloads across fabrication, machining, welding, finishing, assembly, and shipping

• Work closely with production teams to keep schedules organized and achievable

Production Control

• Monitor production progress and make scheduling adjustments when delays, equipment downtime, engineering changes, or material shortages occur

• Track work orders throughout the manufacturing process to support on-time completion

• Partner with supervisors to identify and resolve production bottlenecks

• Maintain accurate production status information

• Clearly communicate schedule changes and production priorities to appropriate departments

Material & Inventory Coordination

• Work closely with Purchasing to ensure raw materials, hardware, and outside processing services are available when needed

• Monitor critical inventory levels and identify potential shortages before they impact production

• Coordinate outside services such as powder coating, plating, painting, laser cutting, and specialty machining

• Help ensure materials are available to support scheduled production

Customer Delivery & Shipping

• Help ensure customer delivery commitments are met

• Communicate realistic production and delivery timelines to Sales and Customer Service

• Assist with expediting high-priority orders when necessary

• Coordinate shipping schedules with final production completion

• Help keep teams informed of potential delays or changes that could impact customers

Continuous Improvement

• Review production data to identify opportunities to improve scheduling, throughput, and resource utilization

• Help reduce lead times and improve overall manufacturing workflow

• Participate in Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and other continuous improvement initiatives

• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures related to production planning and control

Reporting & Documentation

• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP information, including work orders, routings, schedules, and due dates

• Prepare and maintain reports related to production performance, on-time delivery, work-in-process (WIP), and capacity utilization

• Ensure production documentation remains accurate and up to date throughout the manufacturing process

What We’re Looking For

• 3–5 years of production planning, production control, or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred

• Experience in custom sheet metal fabrication is highly preferred

• Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as laser cutting, punching, forming, welding, machining, finishing, and assembly

• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Preferred Experience

• Lean Manufacturing principles and practices

• APICS/ASCM CPIM certification or similar credentials

• Capacity planning and finite scheduling

• Inventory management

How Success Will Be Measured

Success in this position will include supporting improvements in:

• On-time customer delivery

• Schedule adherence

• Production efficiency

• Work-in-process (WIP)

• Manufacturing lead times

• Inventory accuracy

• Machine and labor utilization

• Production backlog management

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk throughout a manufacturing facility

• Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds

• Comfortable working in both office and shop-floor environments

• Ability to work around occasional noise, dust, and manufacturing equipment

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

The ideal candidate is someone who is organized, proactive, dependable, and comfortable taking ownership of production schedules and priorities.

You’ll be successful in this role if you can see the big picture while still paying attention to the details. You should enjoy working with different departments, anticipating potential challenges, and finding solutions that keep production moving safely and efficiently.

If you have production planning or scheduling experience and are ready for an opportunity where your organization and problem-solving skills can make a real impact, we encourage you to apply!