Ford Motor Company logo
Automotive, Manufacturing, Technology

Production Control Coordinator

Flat Rock, MIOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)$72,480–$141,360 /yrPosted 12 days ago

Is this role right for you?

Upload your resume and get a skill-by-skill breakdown — see exactly where you match, where you're close, and what to highlight. Not a mystery percentage.

Get a tailored resume highlighting what this role needs.

Required skills

  • Production Schedules
  • CMMS
  • Inventory Management
  • MS Office
  • Excel
  • Outlook
  • Word
  • Access
  • PowerPoint
  • ERP systems

Nice to have

  • data analytics tools
  • Material Planning and Logistics

Role summary

The Production Control Coordinator is responsible for creating daily and weekly production schedules for final assembly, sub-assembly, and machining operations. This role utilizes the Common Material Management System (CMMS) for inventory management and scheduling, and communicates shipping intentions to customers. Key responsibilities include tracking shipments, managing parts follow-up, performing min/max reporting, coordinating local shipments, correcting transactions, and validating production counts. The position also involves cycle count analysis, inventory record reconciliation, and responding to schedule changes. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, 1+ years of manufacturing experience, and proficiency with MS Office and ERP systems.

In this position... 

In this role you will produce the daily and weekly production schedules for final, sub-assembly and machining (Volume/Mix/Sequence) and utilize the Common Material Management System (CMMS) Inventory Management System to schedule assembly lines and to communicate to customers 

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

  • Produce the daily and weekly production schedules for final, sub-assembly and machining (Volume/Mix/Sequence)
  • Utilize the Common Material Management System (CMMS) Inventory Management System to schedule assembly lines and to communicate to customers Sterling shipping intentions
  • Follow up on VO shipments and distributions daily
  • Support final balance outs and running changes to customers
  • Track daily shipping status, daily parts follow-up and min/max reporting to support production schedule
  • Coordinate shipments to and from local suppliers / warehouses
  • Correct shipping transactions and monitor/validate production counts and scrap transactions
  • Provide MP&L team with daily line-ups
  • Perform cycle count analysis and control CMMS cycle entry
  • Coordinate special counts to assure actual physical inventory balances match inventory records
  • Assist with plant cycle schedule and count confirmation
  • Respond to VO/PTO schedule changes, react to quality, shipping, and schedule changes
  • Assist in managing bailment activities as the need arises
  • Assist in backing up MP&L salaried personnel as required

Qualifications

You'll have... 

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 1+ years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Material Planning and Logistics, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing or Packaging
  • Proven track record of successfully interacting with plant hourly and salaried personnel, logistic carriers, and production suppliers
  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment
  • One or more years’ experience with MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)
  • Prior experience utilizing ERP systems
  • Prior experience with data analytics tools preferred
  • Strong analytical skills and quick decision-making capability
  • Validated ability to work independently with limited supervision
  • Experience in Material Planning and Logistics experience desired
  • Self-starter, with a history of working under tight deadlines

Even better, you may have...

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more

  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases

  • Tuition assistance

  • Established and active employee resource groups

  • Paid time off for individual and team community service

  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440. 

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360. 

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

#LI-Onsite

#LI-BS2


At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
We build world-class vehicles in our plants around the world, constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. It’s our people who really make the difference. We encourage all of our employees to think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.
Ready to apply?
You'll be redirected to Ford Motor Company's application page.

Similar roles

See how RiseMe works

Match, tailor, and prep so you send fewer applications and land more interviews.