<p><span data-contrast="none"></span></p> <p></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Integrity.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">This Staff Production Control Engineering Analyst is a greenfield build role with the opportunity to define how material is controlled and moves across the plant - from receiving and inventory through line-side replenishment, WIP, inter-area transfers, finished goods, and shipping. The successful candidate will combine industrial engineering, production control, and manufacturing systems capability to establish the operating backbone for Production Control, connect it effectively with Supply Chain and Production, and continuously improve flow as the factory ramps.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":80,"335559740":247}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":60,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Greenfield Production Control System Design</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":140,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Design and stand up the core Production Control workflows for receiving, warehousing, inventory control, line-side replenishment, WIP, inter-area material movement, finished-goods staging, and shipping.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Define the physical material-flow model for the plant, including warehouse and staging layouts, point-of-use locations, supermarkets and buffers, replenishment routes, material-handling methods, and space/capacity requirements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Establish the production-control data structure and transaction logic across ERP, MES, WMS, and related systems, including location hierarchy, material status, lot/traceability requirements, labeling, inventory movements, and shop-floor transactions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Develop the standard work, visual controls, escalation paths, operating routines, and performance measures required for Production Control teams to execute consistently across shifts and manufacturing areas.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="none">Startup, Production Enablement and Cross-Functional Execution</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":140,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Translate production schedules and Supply Chain plans into executable material-readiness requirements: what material is needed, where it must be, when it must arrive, and how it will be staged and replenished to production.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Partner with Supply Chain, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Automation, and other plant functions to establish end-to-end material and information flows that support safe, efficient, and traceable production.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Support commissioning and production startup by validating area-by-area material routes, storage and staging capacity, system transactions, labels, scanning, inventory controls, and operator/Production Control handoffs before turnover.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Identify and resolve shortages, flow constraints, excess WIP, congestion, inventory inaccuracies, and other conditions that can limit production; provide the Sr. Manager with clear analysis and recommended actions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="none">Analytics, Capacity and Continuous Improvement</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":140,"335559739":80,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Build the analytical models and operating visibility for WIP, inventory, material availability, dwell time, storage capacity, labor and material-handling requirements, production attainment, and internal-logistics performance.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":66,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Develop capacity and scenario models to support production ramp, product-mix changes, new lines, layout changes, staffing decis