Life Science Outsourcing, Inc. 

(www.lso-inc.com) is in North Orange County in the city of Brea, California. Life Science Outsourcing, Inc (“LSO”) is a contract manufacturer of medical devices with in-built capabilities to offer clients full-service solutions through our six divisions. Clients rely on LSO to perform all activities required to introduce their products to market, from sourcing to drop shipping. We are shaped by our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, Speed and Simplicity.

In January 2021, LSO partnered with PPC Enterprises (www.ppcenterprises.com), a leading private equity firm based out of New York, to expand LSO’s geographic reach in the medical device arena.

We are currently seeking an energetic and motivated Manufacturing Controller to join our fast-growing organization. In this role, you will be responsible for developing strong partnerships with customers to ensure on-time delivery service is consistently met. In this role you will be reporting to the Director of Manufacturing.

And no matter where you look at LSO, you will witness our shared purpose—helping realize life’s potential—in action; it’s at the heart of what we do. Our work helps improve millions of lives. We hope you will see yourself here, too.

We encourage you to submit a resume with salary requirements.

Job Description

• Coordinates and directs production and planning in accordance with policies, principles, and procedures established by the company president and CEO.
• Develops plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
• Reviews production flow and product quality and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of the company.
• Ensures that all customer expectations are met or exceeded.
• Responsible for establishing daily matrix and problem-solving process.
• Routine communication with customers regarding their purchase orders, production status, parts shortages, shipping schedules, as well as problem solving.
• Schedule production in the factory and set Work Order priorities for effective labor utilization and achieve Customer on time delivery requirements.
• Work with customers and LSO Purchasing and suppliers to make sure that there is an adequate supply of parts available to support the production schedules.
• Perform rough cut capacity analysis to support manning planning and work center loading.
• Confers with department leads and supervisors to determine status of assigned projects and Work Orders.
• Review Material Requirements through various system planning tools (i.e. MRP or Reorder Reports)
• Interface with Warehouse, QC, and Production personnel to ensure material flow through materials department, production and shipping to meet the delivery commitment to the customer.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Manages and directs all the activities for the production department and maintenance.
• Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Working knowledge of PC applications software and manufacturing systems software.
• Previous manufacturing operations experience in all aspects of manufacturing management.
• Understanding of the FDA’s QSR, ISO 13485 and applicable ISO standards.
• Excellent analytical, communication and team building skills.
• Medical manufacturing background is highly desirable.
• Requires a four-year college degree plus 5 years operations experience or equivalent combination of school and experience.
• Bilingual in Spanish would be a plus but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with statistical process control, Cpk, and statistical methods for data analysis.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively, written and verbal as well as good people skills.