Job Description Summary

As a Manufacturing Manager, you will lead Production Control activities within the CRO, ensuring effective production planning, schedule execution, priority management, and the alignment of material and capacity with business objectives.

In this role, you will drive operational performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC), while partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Customer-facing teams to ensure reliable execution and high levels of customer satisfaction.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead the Production Control team in daily planning, scheduling, and execution management activities, ensuring clear priorities and operational discipline
• Ensure production plans are executed in line with customer demand, available capacity, operational constraints, and material availability
• Monitor, analyze, and drive performance on key operational metrics, including on-time delivery, backlog, past due orders, work in process, plan adherence, shortages, and aging




• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Quality, and Engineering to remove constraints, escalate critical issues, and support effective recovery plans
• Maintain accurate planning parameters, system data integrity, and execution visibility within ERP/MRP systems
• Promote daily management rigor and continuous improvement by applying Lean / FLIGHT DECK principles, including standard work, problem solving, and performance follow-up
• Foster a culture of customer focus, accountability, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Significant experience in production control, production planning, operations, supply chain, or manufacturing support
• Previous experience leading teams, or proven ability to coordinate and drive cross-

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