Production Control Analyst

Leading Technology Composites • Wichita, KS

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Control Analyst will compile, analyze, and leverage data to generate and maintain KPIs, provide insight and analysis of production schedules to the Operations Team, evaluate workflow and production schedules for efficiency, and recommend discrete actions to streamline processes. This role involves building and maintaining a Fixed-Asset capacity planning tool, defining direct labor resources, and periodically evaluating the Statement of Work to determine department-level throughput plans. The analyst will also simulate the effects of potential SOW scope changes on fixed assets and labor resources, and use manufacturing experience to reconcile and assess data-driven outputs. Additionally, the Production Control Analyst will serve as a liaison between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Upper Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business Analytics, or a related quantitative field or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of production control, scheduling, or capacity planning experience within a high-mix, low-volume discrete manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience in the Military, Defense, or Aerospace (A&D) sectors.
• Advanced experience using ERP/MRP systems (e.g., Syteline, Microsoft D365, SAP, Oracle, Epicor)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and complex formulas).

Nice To Haves

• Advanced ability to compile complex data sets to build, maintain, and optimize Fixed-Asset capacity models and Direct Labor resource tools.
• Ability to run predictive "what-if" simulations to forecast the operational impact of Statement of Work (SOW) scope changes.
• Strong capability to develop, analyze, and track cross-functional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that provide actionable insights to executive leadership and operations teams.
• Deep knowledge of shop-floor workflow efficiency, throughput planning, and discrete manufacturing processes.
• Ability to identify operational bottlenecks and recommend specific, data-driven corrective actions.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management systems, Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated orders, and FAR/DFARS compliance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to act as a strategic liaison and translate technical data between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Upper Management.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to handle fluctuating SOWs, shifting priorities, and tight deadlines in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Generate and maintain KPIs cross-functionally identified to be valuable to the business
• Provide Operations Team insight and analysis of Production Schedule
• Evaluate workflow and production schedules for efficiency and recommend discrete action to streamline
• Build and maintain Fixed-Asset capacity planning tool – providing insight to company stakeholders
• Define Direct Labor resources needed for current and future Statement of Work
• Periodically evaluate Statement of Work to determine Department-Level throughput plans
• Simulate effects on potential SOW scope changes and evaluate impact to Fixed Asset and Labor resources
• Leverages manufacturing experience to reconcile and assess data-driven outputs
• Serves as a liaison between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Upper Management

Benefits

• Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States and properly licensed foreign persons.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
• All offers of employment at Leading Technology Composites are contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check and a pre-employment drug screening.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level