Production Control Manager

Whelan Machine & Tool, an Ajax Defense company, builds precision components and assemblies for defense and commercial customers. We're hiring a Production Control Manager to own production planning and scheduling and lead the Production Control team. What you'll do Own the master production schedule so it reflects capacity, priorities and customer delivery commitments Lead, coach and develop the Production Control team, including Production Coordinators Analyze demand, capacity and material availability; adjust schedules for engineering changes, material delays and downtime Monitor work-in-process and open jobs to clear bottlenecks before they affect delivery Serve as the planning expert in the ERP/MRP system (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) and keep routings, bills of material and lead times accurate Partner with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Program Management to keep production on track, and report schedule performance to leadership What you need Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management or a related field, or equivalent experience 5+ years in production control, planning or scheduling in manufacturing 2+ years leading a production control, planning or scheduling team Strong ERP/MRP and Excel skills Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (the job involves export-controlled technical data) Nice to have Microsoft Dynamics NAV experience APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification Aerospace, defense or government-contract scheduling experience Office-based with regular time on the production floor. Ajax Defense, Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. You should be proficient in: ERP & MRP Systems Inventory Management & Control AS9100 Experience ITAR Registration Experience

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