Production Controller - Lee Spring Company : Job Details

Lee Spring manufactures and distributes mechanical springs, wire forms, stampings and, fourslide parts worldwide. We offer an extensive product line of more than 25,000 inventoried products in a variety of materials available in stock and ready to ship today. In addition, we also manufacture springs made to your specifications. From short-run prototypes to long-run production, we can support your needs when and where you need it in the world. Lee Spring is the premier global source for stock catalog, and custom-designed mechanical springs and related products.

• We make it easy - exceptional personal attention
• We have it - over 25,000 catalog products
• We can design it - engineering expertise
• We can make it - extensive custom manufacturing capabilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the sales and customer service teams to understand customer requirements and communicate production timelines.
• Communicate with customer service and update availability dates on customer orders, which may include expediting orders and re-scheduling production.
• Analyze production data to update lead times.
• Provide delivery dates for overdue customer orders.
• Reviews factory orders for accuracy and allocates work to factory personnel.
• Analyzes and helps to improve the root causes behind late deliveries.
• Utilize the company's ERP system to:
  • Print and release all jobs to the factory.
  • Close jobs as they are completed.
• Plan, organize, and optimize the workflow for all work centers.
• Make recommendations to help increase production while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
• Support the plant manager to optimize production output, product quality and, on-time shipping.
• Assist management in conducting weekly production meetings.
• Monitor operations and recommend corrective actions when needed.
• Reviews job summaries, addresses any immediate necessary corrections, and identifies areas of improvement.
• Helps to monitor and correct labor collection.
• Reviews, understands, and helps to improve labor and material variances.
• Influence and learn from senior management.
• Stay up to date with latest production management and manufacturing best practices and concepts.
• Be comfortable filling in as the location leader to cover for vacations.

Job Requirements:

• 3 years of related experience in the manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complexities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in production planning software, ERP systems and MS Office
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and precision.