Industrial Controller
PURFLUX GROUP · Prichard, WV · 3 wk ago
On-siteFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "MAIN PURPOSE OF FUNCTION" etc. We need to extract sections: maybe "About the role" (purpose), "Responsibilities" (core activities, quality responsibilities, safety responsibilities, labour relations and management, responsibilities and means of action), "Qualifications" (competency requirements: education, technical skills, analytical, collaboration, adaptability). Also "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule" only if present. The posting does not mention pay, benefits, schedule. So we should not include those sections. Also we should not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEOC statement, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need headings: for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose appropriate headings based on content. Likely "About the role" for purpose. "Responsibilities" for core activities, quality, safety, labour relations, responsibilities and means of action. "Qualifications" for education and professional knowledge, technical skills, analytical, collaboration, adaptability. Could also have "Skills" separate but we can combine under Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: use headings for those categories if content exists. We can have "Qualifications" and "Skills". But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide: "About the role" (purpose). "Responsibilities" (core activities, quality responsibilities, safety responsibilities, labour relations and management, responsibilities and means of action). "Qualifications" (education and professional knowledge). "Skills" (technical skills, analytical and decision-making, collaboration and communication, adaptability and situational awareness). That seems reasonable.
We must use
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose appropriate headings based on content. Likely "About the role" for purpose. "Responsibilities" for core activities, quality, safety, labour relations, responsibilities and means of action. "Qualifications" for education and professional knowledge, technical skills, analytical, collaboration, adaptability. Could also have "Skills" separate but we can combine under Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: use headings for those categories if content exists. We can have "Qualifications" and "Skills". But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide: "About the role" (purpose). "Responsibilities" (core activities, quality responsibilities, safety responsibilities, labour relations and management, responsibilities and means of action). "Qualifications" (education and professional knowledge). "Skills" (technical skills, analytical and decision-making, collaboration and communication, adaptability and situational awareness). That seems reasonable.
We must use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for each bullet list we need
- . For prose we use
. We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet point as separate
- . Ensure we don't lose any detail.
Let's extract bullet points:
From "MAIN PURPOSE OF FUNCTION": It's a paragraph: "Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Industrial Controller evaluates acceptable cost of products and inventory, including analysis of Gross Margin and KPIs. The Industrial Controller is responsible for analyzing and maximizing the profitability of manufacturing operations." That's prose.
Then "Core Activities" list:
- Audit and analyze Bills of Material for each SKU in inventory for accuracy and reasonableness.
- Prepare and review inventory valuations and recommend changes or corrections.
- Analyze and reconcile daily/weekly/monthly production variances.
- Ensure accurate recording of expenditures in the appropriate journals and ledgers.
- Aid the organization in the financial forecast and budget process.
- Consolidate cost of manufacturing reports for distribution.
- Conduct bridging analyses for variances to budget/forecast/prior year.
- Prepare and analyze various monthly forecasts (sales/labor/MRO spend).
- Assist in organizing and analyzing accurate capital cost of expenditures as well as tracking of fixed assets.
- Identify, investigate, and correct variances in daily KPIs.
- Contribute to discussions and reviews conducted during external audit.
- Perform month end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries.
Then "Quality Responsibilities" list:
- Maintain accurate financial data that supports product conformity, process stability, and management review requirements.
- Analyze production, material, and labor variances to identify trends that may indicate quality risks or process instability.
- Support corrective actions by providing cost analysis for scrap, rework, containment, and long-term improvements.
- Ensure Bills of Material, routings, and cost structures are accurate, controlled, and aligned with engineering and production requirements.
- Provide financial inputs for internal and external audits, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
- Track and report cost of poor quality, warranty related spending, and customer specific financial performance.
- Support risk-based decision making by escalating financial indicators that may signal quality or operational risks.
Then "Applicable to all employees" under Quality? Actually after Quality Responsibilities there is "Applicable to all employees" with bullet points about QMS etc. That seems like general employee responsibilities. Should we include? It's substantive. It says:
- Comply with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) and IATF 16949 requirements.
- Follow documented procedures, work instructions, and standards applicable to their role.
- Participate in quality-related training and maintain competency as required.
- Report any nonconformities, defects, or process deviations immediately to the appropriate authority.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to achieving quality objectives.
- Ensure proper handling, identification, and storage of materials and products to prevent damage or mix-ups.
- Maintain accurate records as required by QMS and customer-specific requirements.
- Cooperate during internal and external audits and provide necessary information.
- Promote awareness of customer requirements and company quality policies.
- Employee competency and training records will be maintained per QMS requirements
- Adhere to safety and environmental standards while performing quality-related tasks.
Then "Safety Responsibilities" list:
- Ensure budgets and forecasts include adequate resources for preventive maintenance, safety critical equipment, PPE, and environmental compliance.
- Monitor maintenance and MRO variances that may indicate equipment deterioration or unsafe operating conditions.
- Provide cost analysis for safety related corrective actions, environmental improvements, and hazard mitigation projects.
- Maintain financial records that support environmental audits, regulatory reporting, and sustainability initiatives.
- Track capital investments related to environmental controls, emissions reduction, waste minimization, and energy efficiency.
- Escalate significant cost deviations that could impact safe operations or environmental performance.
Then "Applicable To All Employees" under Safety: bullet list:
- To know the Safety, Environment and Energy policy of the site,
- Take care of your own safety and that of your colleagues concerned by your actions at work,
- Comply with the procedures and measures put in place to preserve Health, Safety and the protection of the Environment,
- Correct and/or report any safety/environment anomaly,
- Wear mandatory Personal Protective Equipment,
- Respect and ensure compliance with order, tidying and cleanliness instructions,
- Sort your waste and respect energy management.
Then "LABOUR RELATIONS AND MANAGEMENT" includes paragraphs: "Line Management: Reports to CFO Functional Relationships: Works closely with Operations, Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, HR, Maintenance, and Environmental Health and Safety to ensure accurate costing, variance analysis, and financial visibility across all manufacturing processes. External Relationships: Interacts with external auditors, corporate finance teams, regulatory agencies as required for financial reporting, and third-party service providers supporting accounting, environmental compliance, or capital project activities."
Then "Responsibilities And Means Of Action" includes paragraphs: "Scope of action: Manages site level cost accounting, inventory valuation, production variance analysis, capital expenditure tracking, and financial forecasting. Ensures financial data integrity that supports product conformity, environmental compliance, and safe, stable operations. Provides financial insights that influence operational decisions, resource planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. Impact on other jobs: Provides accurate financial information that directly supports Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and HR in meeting production targets, audit requirements, environmental obligations, and customer expectations. Ensures other departments have reliable cost and variance data to maintain process stability, product quality, and safe working conditions. Latitude of action: Operates independently within corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and ISO/IATF requirements. Exercises judgment in identifying financial risks, escalating significant variances, recommending corrective actions, and supporting cross functional decision making. Has authority to validate financial data, initiate corrections, and advise leadership on cost impacts and resource needs. Resources made available: Access to ERP and financial systems, production reporting tools, inventory management systems, capital expenditure tracking platforms, and historical financial records. Receives support from Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, HR, and corporate finance teams to ensure accurate data collection and reporting."
Then "Physical And Safety Requirements": list of physical demands and work environment. That's substantive; we could include under Responsibilities? Might be separate "Requirements" or "Physical Requirements". The instruction: Use headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could have a "Requirements" section for physical and safety requirements. Also "Qualifications" for education etc. "Skills" for technical etc.
Thus we need to extract physical demands list:
- Sit for long periods of time
- Repeat the same movements.
- See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
- Understand the speech of another person.
- Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
- Use fingers to grasp, move, and assemble small objects.
- Use one or two hands to grasp and move objects.
Work Environment:
- Primarily in an office environment.
- Will be expected to travel as needed to company partners.
- Frequent holiday and evening work is expected.
- Occasional travel may be required to company partners, suppliers, or corporate offices, typically less than 10% of the time.
We should not include EEOC statement, etc.
Now we need to format.
We'll produce:
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Industrial Controller evaluates acceptable cost of products and inventory, including analysis of Gross Margin and KPIs. The Industrial Controller is responsible for analyzing and maximizing the profitability of manufacturing operations.
Responsibilities
- Audit and analyze Bills of Material for each SKU in inventory for accuracy and reasonableness.
- Prepare and review inventory valuations and recommend changes or corrections.
- Analyze and reconcile daily/weekly/monthly production variances.
- Ensure accurate recording of expenditures in the appropriate journals and ledgers.
- Aid the organization in the financial forecast and budget process.
- Consolidate cost of manufacturing reports for distribution.
- Conduct bridging analyses for variances to budget/forecast/prior year.
- Prepare and analyze various monthly forecasts (sales/labor/MRO spend).
- Assist in organizing and analyzing accurate capital cost of expenditures as well as tracking of fixed assets.
- Identify, investigate, and correct variances in daily KPIs.
- Contribute to discussions and reviews conducted during external audit.
- Perform month end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries.
- Maintain accurate financial data that supports product conformity, process stability, and management review requirements.
- Analyze production, material, and labor variances to identify trends that may indicate quality risks or process instability.
- Support corrective actions by providing cost analysis for scrap, rework, containment, and long-term improvements.
- Ensure Bills of Material, routings, and cost structures are accurate, controlled, and aligned with engineering and production requirements.
- Provide financial inputs for internal and external audits, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
- Track and report cost of poor quality, warranty related spending, and customer specific financial performance.
- Support risk-based decision making by escalating financial indicators that may signal quality or operational risks.
- Comply with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) and IATF 16949 requirements.
- Follow documented procedures, work instructions, and standards applicable to their role.
- Participate in quality-related training and maintain competency as required.
- Report any nonconformities, defects, or process deviations immediately to the appropriate authority.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to achieving quality objectives.
- Ensure proper handling, identification, and storage of materials and products to prevent damage or mix-ups.
- Maintain accurate records as required by QMS and customer-specific requirements.
- Cooperate during internal and external audits and provide necessary information.
- Promote awareness of customer requirements and company quality policies.
- Employee competency and training records will be maintained per QMS requirements.
- . For prose we use
. We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet point as separate
- . Ensure we don't lose any detail.
Let's extract bullet points:
From "MAIN PURPOSE OF FUNCTION": It's a paragraph: "Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Industrial Controller evaluates acceptable cost of products and inventory, including analysis of Gross Margin and KPIs. The Industrial Controller is responsible for analyzing and maximizing the profitability of manufacturing operations." That's prose.
Then "Core Activities" list:
- Audit and analyze Bills of Material for each SKU in inventory for accuracy and reasonableness.
- Prepare and review inventory valuations and recommend changes or corrections.
- Analyze and reconcile daily/weekly/monthly production variances.
- Ensure accurate recording of expenditures in the appropriate journals and ledgers.
- Aid the organization in the financial forecast and budget process.
- Consolidate cost of manufacturing reports for distribution.
- Conduct bridging analyses for variances to budget/forecast/prior year.
- Prepare and analyze various monthly forecasts (sales/labor/MRO spend).
- Assist in organizing and analyzing accurate capital cost of expenditures as well as tracking of fixed assets.
- Identify, investigate, and correct variances in daily KPIs.
- Contribute to discussions and reviews conducted during external audit.
- Perform month end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries.
Then "Quality Responsibilities" list:
- Maintain accurate financial data that supports product conformity, process stability, and management review requirements.
- Analyze production, material, and labor variances to identify trends that may indicate quality risks or process instability.
- Support corrective actions by providing cost analysis for scrap, rework, containment, and long-term improvements.
- Ensure Bills of Material, routings, and cost structures are accurate, controlled, and aligned with engineering and production requirements.
- Provide financial inputs for internal and external audits, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
- Track and report cost of poor quality, warranty related spending, and customer specific financial performance.
- Support risk-based decision making by escalating financial indicators that may signal quality or operational risks.
Then "Applicable to all employees" under Quality? Actually after Quality Responsibilities there is "Applicable to all employees" with bullet points about QMS etc. That seems like general employee responsibilities. Should we include? It's substantive. It says:
- Comply with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) and IATF 16949 requirements.
- Follow documented procedures, work instructions, and standards applicable to their role.
- Participate in quality-related training and maintain competency as required.
- Report any nonconformities, defects, or process deviations immediately to the appropriate authority.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to achieving quality objectives.
- Ensure proper handling, identification, and storage of materials and products to prevent damage or mix-ups.
- Maintain accurate records as required by QMS and customer-specific requirements.
- Cooperate during internal and external audits and provide necessary information.
- Promote awareness of customer requirements and company quality policies.
- Employee competency and training records will be maintained per QMS requirements
- Adhere to safety and environmental standards while performing quality-related tasks.
Then "Safety Responsibilities" list:
- Ensure budgets and forecasts include adequate resources for preventive maintenance, safety critical equipment, PPE, and environmental compliance.
- Monitor maintenance and MRO variances that may indicate equipment deterioration or unsafe operating conditions.
- Provide cost analysis for safety related corrective actions, environmental improvements, and hazard mitigation projects.
- Maintain financial records that support environmental audits, regulatory reporting, and sustainability initiatives.
- Track capital investments related to environmental controls, emissions reduction, waste minimization, and energy efficiency.
- Escalate significant cost deviations that could impact safe operations or environmental performance.
Then "Applicable To All Employees" under Safety: bullet list:
- To know the Safety, Environment and Energy policy of the site,
- Take care of your own safety and that of your colleagues concerned by your actions at work,
- Comply with the procedures and measures put in place to preserve Health, Safety and the protection of the Environment,
- Correct and/or report any safety/environment anomaly,
- Wear mandatory Personal Protective Equipment,
- Respect and ensure compliance with order, tidying and cleanliness instructions,
- Sort your waste and respect energy management.
Then "LABOUR RELATIONS AND MANAGEMENT" includes paragraphs: "Line Management: Reports to CFO Functional Relationships: Works closely with Operations, Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, HR, Maintenance, and Environmental Health and Safety to ensure accurate costing, variance analysis, and financial visibility across all manufacturing processes. External Relationships: Interacts with external auditors, corporate finance teams, regulatory agencies as required for financial reporting, and third-party service providers supporting accounting, environmental compliance, or capital project activities."
Then "Responsibilities And Means Of Action" includes paragraphs: "Scope of action: Manages site level cost accounting, inventory valuation, production variance analysis, capital expenditure tracking, and financial forecasting. Ensures financial data integrity that supports product conformity, environmental compliance, and safe, stable operations. Provides financial insights that influence operational decisions, resource planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. Impact on other jobs: Provides accurate financial information that directly supports Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and HR in meeting production targets, audit requirements, environmental obligations, and customer expectations. Ensures other departments have reliable cost and variance data to maintain process stability, product quality, and safe working conditions. Latitude of action: Operates independently within corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and ISO/IATF requirements. Exercises judgment in identifying financial risks, escalating significant variances, recommending corrective actions, and supporting cross functional decision making. Has authority to validate financial data, initiate corrections, and advise leadership on cost impacts and resource needs. Resources made available: Access to ERP and financial systems, production reporting tools, inventory management systems, capital expenditure tracking platforms, and historical financial records. Receives support from Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, HR, and corporate finance teams to ensure accurate data collection and reporting."
Then "Physical And Safety Requirements": list of physical demands and work environment. That's substantive; we could include under Responsibilities? Might be separate "Requirements" or "Physical Requirements". The instruction: Use headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could have a "Requirements" section for physical and safety requirements. Also "Qualifications" for education etc. "Skills" for technical etc.
Thus we need to extract physical demands list:
- Sit for long periods of time
- Repeat the same movements.
- See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
- Understand the speech of another person.
- Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
- Use fingers to grasp, move, and assemble small objects.
- Use one or two hands to grasp and move objects.
Work Environment:
- Primarily in an office environment.
- Will be expected to travel as needed to company partners.
- Frequent holiday and evening work is expected.
- Occasional travel may be required to company partners, suppliers, or corporate offices, typically less than 10% of the time.
We should not include EEOC statement, etc.
Now we need to format.
We'll produce:
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Industrial Controller evaluates acceptable cost of products and inventory, including analysis of Gross Margin and KPIs. The Industrial Controller is responsible for analyzing and maximizing the profitability of manufacturing operations.
Responsibilities
- Audit and analyze Bills of Material for each SKU in inventory for accuracy and reasonableness.
- Prepare and review inventory valuations and recommend changes or corrections.
- Analyze and reconcile daily/weekly/monthly production variances.
- Ensure accurate recording of expenditures in the appropriate journals and ledgers.
- Aid the organization in the financial forecast and budget process.
- Consolidate cost of manufacturing reports for distribution.
- Conduct bridging analyses for variances to budget/forecast/prior year.
- Prepare and analyze various monthly forecasts (sales/labor/MRO spend).
- Assist in organizing and analyzing accurate capital cost of expenditures as well as tracking of fixed assets.
- Identify, investigate, and correct variances in daily KPIs.
- Contribute to discussions and reviews conducted during external audit.
- Perform month end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries.
- Maintain accurate financial data that supports product conformity, process stability, and management review requirements.
- Analyze production, material, and labor variances to identify trends that may indicate quality risks or process instability.
- Support corrective actions by providing cost analysis for scrap, rework, containment, and long-term improvements.
- Ensure Bills of Material, routings, and cost structures are accurate, controlled, and aligned with engineering and production requirements.
- Provide financial inputs for internal and external audits, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
- Track and report cost of poor quality, warranty related spending, and customer specific financial performance.
- Support risk-based decision making by escalating financial indicators that may signal quality or operational risks.
- Comply with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) and IATF 16949 requirements.
- Follow documented procedures, work instructions, and standards applicable to their role.
- Participate in quality-related training and maintain competency as required.
- Report any nonconformities, defects, or process deviations immediately to the appropriate authority.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to achieving quality objectives.
- Ensure proper handling, identification, and storage of materials and products to prevent damage or mix-ups.
- Maintain accurate records as required by QMS and customer-specific requirements.
- Cooperate during internal and external audits and provide necessary information.
- Promote awareness of customer requirements and company quality policies.
- Employee competency and training records will be maintained per QMS requirements.