Production Control Lead

About the role

The Production Control Lead will join a global manufacturing organisation and report to the manufacturing leadership team. The role focuses on developing and managing production schedules to meet customer requirements, operational priorities and business objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short‑term manufacturing and production schedules.
• Lead daily production planning meetings and monitor adherence to the plan.
• Identify potential delivery risks and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and Material Planning to resolve capacity, resource and material constraints.
• Produce production performance data, utilisation reports and forecasting information.
• Support on‑time delivery performance and report key metrics to senior leadership.
• Run schedule simulations and scenario planning to improve performance and reduce risk.

Required profile

• Proven experience in production planning or control within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lead and facilitate daily planning meetings.
• Strong analytical skills to identify risks and propose corrective actions.
• Effective stakeholder management across Operations, Engineering and Material Planning teams.
• Experience producing performance reports and forecasting data.

Required skills