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Sr. Manager, Production Controls

VULCAN ELEMENTS · Benson, NC · On-site

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About VULCAN ELEMENTS

Manufacturing rare earth magnets for a secure, resilient future. Backed by Space Capital.

About the role

This role establishes material flow, WIP locations, storage and staging design, the ERP and warehouse management configuration, and the inbound, WIP and outbound organizations do not yet exist. The Manager designs them during construction and then leads the organization that runs them.

What they're looking for

  • Design end-to-end material flow — inbound receiving through finished goods shipment — including bulk chemical and rare earth feedstock handling, inter-area WIP movement, and finished magnet packaging and dispatch
  • Define WIP locations, buffer sizing and staging areas between Metallization, Magnet Production and Machining, and physically confirm them on the floor with Construction and the Operations areas before turnover
  • Establish the storage strategy: racking, bulk storage, hazardous and controlled material segregation, environmental and humidity requirements, and floor marking and location addressing
  • Specify material handling equipment — forklifts, tuggers, lifts and containers — and the traffic patterns, aisle widths and pedestrian separation that make movement safe at rate
  • Own functional configuration of the ERP and warehouse management environment: item masters, units of measure, storage locations and bins, put-away and picking logic, and transaction types
  • Build and govern item, location and BOM-linked material data, including the master data controls that keep it accurate as volume scales
More about this role

Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Integrity.

This role establishes material flow, WIP locations, storage and staging design, the ERP and warehouse management configuration, and the inbound, WIP and outbound organizations do not yet exist. The Manager designs them during construction and then leads the organization that runs them.

Responsibilities

Material Flow and Plant Layout

  • Design end-to-end material flow — inbound receiving through finished goods shipment — including bulk chemical and rare earth feedstock handling, inter-area WIP movement, and finished magnet packaging and dispatch.
  • Define WIP locations, buffer sizing and staging areas between Metallization, Magnet Production and Machining, and physically confirm them on the floor with Construction and the Operations areas before turnover.
  • Establish the storage strategy:...

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