Production Support (Admin) Lead

Qualifications & Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident) due to ITAR regulations.
• 3-5+ years of experience in production control, production planning, or high-level manufacturing administration, preferably in an aerospace/defense environment.
• Proven experience in a lead or mentorship role with the ability to coordinate a team's workflow.
• Expert proficiency in an ERP/MRP system (Syspro preferred) is required.
• Must be able to read and interpret technical drawings and customer data packages to ensure all requirements are captured at contract review.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, problem-solve, and manage priorities in a high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of AS9100 quality system principles and the flow of work in a compliant factory.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the production support team, managing the daily workflow and BU to ensure on-time job release and data accuracy.
• Oversee the contract review and order entry process, ensuring all new purchase orders are entered accurately and all technical data is included.
• Manage the job release process, including creating travelers, coordinating the printing of form boards, and logging all new SO/POs.
• Act as the team's primary problem-solver, deploying expeditors to identify and clear bottlenecks (e.g., Issue Rack, Test Rack) and resolving errors in the BU.
• Manage all customer-facing portals, acknowledging and updating promise dates based on real-time production status.
• Cook up all shipping and final quality support activities, including creating FAI packages, submitting e-certs, and requesting customer source inspections.
• Oversee job close-out, including issuing consumables and updating the production status and shipping logs.
• Review and manage shipping schedules, promise dates, and need dates to ensure on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with all departments (PMs, Buyers, Quality, Production) to communicate status and resolve issues.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Systems

• You’ll use Google Workspace
• You’ll use ADP / Syspro / QMS

Pay

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.00 per hour. Exact salary will be contingent upon your experience, education, skills, and any other factors Winchester Interconnect Corporation considers relevant to the hiring decision.

Schedule

This position is eligible for a $2.00 per hour shift differential for working on the 2nd shift.

Benefits

The company also offers a competitive variety of benefits, including a referral bonus and a sign-on bonus.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Winchester Interconnect is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.