Production Manager

Canduct is seeking a highly organized and proactive Work Preparation & Planning Coordinator to manage daily planning, inventory control, and administrative processes for our Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) operation at the PPI Athens facility. This role leads an 8-person team, supports production needs, and ensures accurate, timely flow of insulation materials to PPI’s transformer manufacturing lines.

Job Responsibilities:

- Plan and schedule daily/weekly production and coordinate rush orders with PPI.

- Supervise an 8-person team: staffing, scheduling, time-off approval, and performance support.

- Maintain accurate inventory through daily counts, adjustments, and MRP parameter updates.

- Enter daily production into Visual ERP and monitor transactional accuracy.

- Prepare and distribute required production, shipping, and receiving documents.

- Coordinate maintenance, supplies, and equipment repair with internal and external vendors.

- Lead quarterly and year-end physical inventory counts.

- Resolve material, delivery, and quality issues with PPI and internal teams.

- Manage on-site HR-related processes in coordination with Boardman HR.

- Conduct safety toolbox talks and support site-wide safety expectations.

- Additional duties as assigned.

Accountability

- Inventory Accuracy: Maintain correct stock levels through proactive cycle counting, ERP accuracy, and timely material replenishment.

- Operational Readiness: Ensure employees, materials, documentation, and equipment are prepared daily to support PPI’s production requirements.

- Team Performance: Deliver consistent supervision, communication, and workforce coordination for an effective on-site team.

- Customer Service: Provide responsive, professional support to PPI, addressing issues quickly and maintaining strong working relationships.

- Compliance & Safety: Ensure adherence to Canduct and PPI safety standards, documentation requirements, and process controls.

- Production Data Integrity: Guarantee accurate and timely ERP entries to support MRP, billing, and operational reporting.

Qualifications

- 3+ years in production planning, inventory coordination, or operations support (manufacturing preferred).

- Experience with ERP systems (Visual strongly preferred).

- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to supervise, prioritize, and coordinate a small team in a dynamic environment.

- Health & Safety driven attitude

- General computer skills and proficiency in MS Office

- Experience in electrical, transformer, or industrial component manufacturing.

- Working knowledge of lean/continuous improvement tools (5S, visual management, root-cause analysis).

- Prior VMI, warehouse lead, or production planning leadership experience.

- Familiarity with quality control documentation and customer-facing issue resolution.

- Forklift or equipment maintenance coordination experience.

- Training experience or ability to onboard new employees.

- Strong Excel, data-entry accuracy, or inventory analytics capabilities.

Canduct is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. Canduct is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristics protected by the law.