Production Control Manager

Jostens • Shelbyville, TN

41d

About The Position

You are a strategic operations leader who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven manufacturing environment. You bring deep experience in production scheduling, cross-functional coordination, and process optimization. You are energized by solving complex workflow challenges, leading high-performing teams, and enabling operations to deliver on-time, high-quality results across multiple value streams. You understand the intersection of scheduling, systems, customer commitments, and plant performance-and you operate with a continuous improvement mindset that strengthens operational excellence and drives business outcomes.

Requirements

• Education. A bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
• Experience. Five to ten years of experience in printing or manufacturing operations, scheduling, customer service, or an equivalent background supporting complex production environments.
• Technical and analytical strength. Strong analytical capability, project management experience, and the ability to understand and optimize production scheduling processes.
• Cross-functional acumen. Demonstrated ability to partner with IT, operations, and customer service to define requirements, support projects, and drive business results.
• Leadership capability. Proven success leading teams, driving accountability, supporting development, and influencing at all levels.
• Communication excellence. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Operational discipline. Effective time management, the ability to handle competing priorities, and a track record of managing multiple projects efficiently.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience. Familiarity with Oracle, JIRA, Plant Admin, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-impact Production Control & Scheduling function.
• Own the scheduling strategy, end-to-end workflow, and department execution across four major production value streams.
• Develop, lead, and coach your team.
• Manage 10-18 direct and indirect team members across multiple levels, ensuring clarity of expectations, performance accountability, development planning, and consistent coaching.
• Drive scheduling accuracy, efficiency, and optimization.
• Participate in and refine scheduling processes, identify gaps and issues, facilitate solutions, and provide hands-on support to schedulers as needed.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and projects.
• Serve as a core partner to Operations, IT, Marketing, Customer Service, Sales, and other stakeholders.
• Lead and support projects including EFI/ERP system integrations, new product launches, process transformations, and plant-wide scheduling initiatives.
• Champion problem-solving and technology alignment.
• Investigate issues, conduct testing, evaluate alternatives, and collaborate with developers, PMs, and BAs to ensure system solutions align to operational needs.
• Strengthen operational continuity.
• Provide day-to-day support to plant management, troubleshoot scheduling-related production issues, and ensure alignment between Production Control,
• Plant Admin, and all operational workstreams.
• Promote a safety-first culture.
• Operate within established safety plans and OSHA standards, ensuring the team upholds safe work practices and compliance at all times.
• On-call accountability.
• Be available after hours as needed and maintain appropriate communication accessibility through either a personal mobile device or call-forwarding office line.

Benefits

• We care about your health. We offer competitive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision, along with voluntary benefits such as home and auto insurance, pet insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• We invest in your future. Our 401K plan offers immediate vesting to help you build long-term financial security.
• We promote balance. Enjoy accrued paid time off, paid company holidays, and flexibility when you need to unplug.
• We support your development. We offer tuition reimbursement after 6 months of employment to support continued learning and advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees