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Manager, Production Controls

Vulcan Elements
USAfull_timePosted 20 Sept 2026

About the role

<p><span data-contrast="none">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.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:272}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:272}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:300,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335572079&quot;:10,&quot;335572080&quot;:6,&quot;335572081&quot;:4860443,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><em><span data-contrast="none">Material Flow and Plant Layout</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:70}">&nbsp;</span></em></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:258}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:258}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Establish the storage strategy: racking, bulk storage, hazardous and controlled material segregation, environmental and humidity requirements, and floor marking and location addressing.</s

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