Production Controller

Cirrus Design Corporation - Duluth, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Duluth, MN

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About the position

Cirrus Aircraft's mission is to deliver an aviation experience that is the pinnacle of innovation, quality, and safety to our customers. As a leader in personal aviation, Cirrus Aircraft is known for its best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet, the world's first single-engine personal jet. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort, and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), which is included as standard equipment on all Cirrus aircraft. With over nine million hours of worldwide flight time, Cirrus Aircraft has made significant contributions to aviation safety, with over 170 lives saved due to the inclusion of CAPS. In this role as a Post Production Controller, you will lead production activities to meet business and financial objectives. You will collaborate with managers to plan and manage production tasks, focusing on improving runtime and throughput through capacity analysis. Your responsibilities will include managing supply and demand through the ERP system, reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) to support the business plan, and planning material movement in production cycles to ensure continuous operations. You will also be responsible for planning equipment, material, and manpower needs for job orders, ensuring that production runs smoothly and efficiently. The position requires a proactive approach to identifying and implementing process improvements and efficiencies by working with cross-functional teams. You will maintain the ERP system with accurate lead times and stocking quantities, verify data entry, monitor open purchase orders and work orders, and provide status updates on supplier deliveries. Additionally, you will assist managers in controlling production costs while maintaining quality standards, monitor production capacities, and report on potential risks to the production plan. This role is essential in ensuring that job orders are completed on time and within customer specifications, and you will attend production meetings to support supply chain and operations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with personnel in Logistics, Production, and Quality to assist with planning requirements, quantities, and order timing by monitoring on-hand inventory.
• Identify and implement process improvements and efficiencies by leading and working with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain ERP with correct lead times and stocking quantities.
• Perform data verification and entry into ERP.
• Monitor open purchase orders and work orders, providing status updates and tracking supplier deliveries to support the production plan.
• Assist Managers in controlling production costs while maintaining quality standards.
• Provide support for production activity control to meet business and financial objectives.
• Monitor and report on production capacities using KPIs to plan equipment, material, and manpower needs for job orders.
• Review production plans to identify and report potential risks to the Manager.
• Review closed work orders to understand variances between the standard and actuals.
• Plan and monitor material movement in production cycles to ensure continuous operations.
• Coordinate with the Manager in resolving production planning and control issues.
• Work with cross-functional teams to complete job orders on time and within customer specifications.
• Attend production meetings as required to support Supply Chain and Operations.

Requirements

• 2-4 years experience in manufacturing and/or Supply Chain.
• Experience with purchasing, expediting, MRP/ERP systems, quality/continuous improvement initiatives, manufacturing safety practices, and MS Office applications.
• APICS CPIM certification preferred, can be achieved post position acceptance.
• Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in data analysis through spreadsheets and KPIs.
• Familiarity with meeting etiquette.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• Opportunity to obtain a private pilot's license through the Cirrus Flying Club.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Employee and family events throughout the year.
• Participation in activity clubs and community events.