production control supervisor

HEICO Corporation•Westchase, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Control Supervisor leads Leader Tech’s production planning, scheduling, and purchasing functions. The role is responsible for delivery performance, material readiness, capacity alignment, and departmental process effectiveness. Reporting to the Director of Operations, the supervisor manages three Production Control professionals and two Purchasing professionals. The supervisor integrates customer demand, manufacturing capacity, and supplier commitments into achievable production plans. The position works with Engineering, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Quality, Receiving, Warehouse, and other operational support teams to resolve constraints, support schedule execution, communicate operational status and risks, and improve performance. The role also manages consistent use of SYSPRO, develops employees, establishes departmental KPI targets, and leads continuous improvement while following applicable quality, safety, customer, and company requirements. The regular workweek is Monday through Thursday, with hours aligned to operational needs. Additional hours or Friday coverage may be required. Work takes place in a fast-paced office and manufacturing environment with moderate noise and regular computer, email, and telephone use. The employee must follow applicable safety and PPE requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or higher.
At least five years of experience in manufacturing production control, planning, scheduling, or materials coordination, including coordinating purchasing and production requirements.
Proficiency in ERP and MRP systems and production scheduling.
Strong Excel and production reporting skills, with demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
Working knowledge of capacity planning, bills of material, routers, manufacturing lead times, supplier coordination, and inventory controls.
Demonstrated ability to develop employees, manage performance, and exercise sound judgment.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, including the ability to resolve competing priorities in a demanding manufacturing environment.
Ability to maintain accurate system data and use it to guide daily decisions.
Ability to follow applicable safety and PPE requirements.

Nice To Haves

Prior supervisory or team leadership experience.
SYSPRO experience; strongly preferred.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement methods.
Experience in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 manufacturing environment, particularly aerospace, defense, electronics, or precision component manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Manage demand forecasts and the production planning process, aligning customer requirements with material availability, manufacturing lead times, tooling, and operation sequencing.
Maintain schedule integrity and adjust schedules as demand, capacity, or priorities change, coordinating changes that support customer delivery commitments.
Evaluate production demand against available labor, equipment, tooling, and work-center capacity; coordinate with manufacturing leadership to assess schedule performance, address bottlenecks, and develop recovery plans.
Lead purchasing and supplier delivery performance to support on-time production starts; perform buying duties when needed.
Ensure purchase orders are prepared, reviewed, issued, and communicated to suppliers and requesting departments; maintain purchasing files, reports, supplier pricing, forecasts, and min/max inventory parameters.
Verify supplier invoices against quotes, bids, and purchase orders; coordinate with Receiving and Warehouse on incoming shipments and resolve discrepancies, shortages, and outside-processing delays.
Serve as the principal liaison among Production Control, Purchasing, Engineering, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Quality, Receiving, Warehouse, and operational support teams.
Maintain effective material flow; facilitate resolution of technical and scheduling issues; coordinate ship-date requests and updates; and communicate production status, delivery risks, decisions, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
Manage consistent use of SYSPRO and established planning and purchasing procedures; maintain reliable planning data, establish and track department KPI targets, analyze trends, and present risks and improvement priorities to leadership.
Assign work and manage team performance, priorities, resource allocation, and accountability; coach and mentor employees and provide training and cross-training.
Establish consistent work practices that support sound decision-making, collaboration, safety, quality, continuous improvement, and departmental effectiveness.
Lead improvements in planning accuracy, schedule reliability, material flow, purchasing effectiveness, and communication.
Apply Lean principles and root-cause analysis to eliminate bottlenecks, delays, recurring errors, and process waste; support corrective actions for recurring NCRs and quality issues.
Establish department KPI targets with the Director of Operations, define reporting methods, and evaluate results to guide improvement priorities.
Follow applicable quality procedures, requirements, work instructions, and documentation requirements; maintain awareness of quality policy and objectives and support corrective and improvement actions.
Perform other duties as assigned based on business and operational requirements.