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Production Control Manager

Sunnyvale, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manage planning processes to reduce costs, streamline operations, and optimize finished goods inventory while maximizing customer service levels in a medical device manufacturing environment.

Role type

Senior Production Control Manager

Builds

Production schedules, inventory strategies, and cross-functional supply-demand alignment for robotic surgery systems

Domain

Medical device manufacturing / Robotic surgery

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Staff management and development, Engineering Change Order (ECO) implementation, production readiness transition, project closure with limited support, root cause analysis for backorders, department metrics analysis, lean manufacturing coaching, build schedule and inventory shortage analysis, cross-functional communication

Preferred skills

GMP knowledge, medical manufacturing experience, SAP proficiency, low volume/high complexity capital equipment exposure

Technologies

SAP

Responsibilities

Manage staff hiring, training, performance appraisal, and retention; oversee ECO implementation and development-to-production transitions; drive continuous improvement with manufacturing teams; analyze metrics to identify trends and corrective actions; manage line shortages via schedule and inventory analysis; foster EHS and safety culture

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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