Associate Production Expeditor (R4440)
Shield AI
Dallas, TX, USA
USD 21-31 / hour + Equity
Posted on Jan 24, 2026
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
The Associate Production Controller will be responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of materials and components through the production process to meet scheduled deadlines. They coordinate with internal suppliers and internal teams to resolve delays, address bottlenecks, and expedite the delivery of materials when necessary. As an Associate Production Controller, you will ultimately be responsible for ensuring all scheduled builds are completed on-time and delivered to their respective customer. The role involves monitoring production schedules, tracking work-in-progress, adjusting timelines as needed, and ensuring completed units are delivered and staged for pickup. Additionally, Associate Production Controllers ensure that production targets are met, minimizing downtime and maintaining efficiency across the production line.
What you'll do:
- Monitor Production Schedules: Track and update the status of ongoing production processes, ensuring that timelines are met and materials are available when needed to avoid delays.
- Prevent Stoppages: Communicate between cross-functional teams to expedite the delivery of materials, track any shortages to resolution, and highlight incoming production blockers.
- Resolve Bottlenecks and Adjust Timelines: Identify and address potential production delays, adjusting schedules or reallocating resources to maintain smooth operations and minimize downtime.
- Satisfy Customers: Ensure the delivery of completed end-items to their staging location for internal customer pickup, testing, and evaluation.
Required qualifications:
- Education: An associate’s degree or higher is required (or equivalent experience / certifications).
- Experience: 2+ years of previous demonstrated excellence in a manufacturing, production, or logistics environment is required with a preference for experience in production planning or inventory management.
- Skills: Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential. The ability to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks simultaneously within set timelines, and maintain attention to detail is important.
- Technical Knowledge: In-depth familiarity with manufacturing processes, production scheduling software, and inventory management systems (e.g., ERP / MRP systems) is required.
- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with various departments, suppliers, and vendors to resolve issues and keep production on track.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in a defense and/or manufacturing startup environment.
- APICS certification desired.
- Deltek Costpoint familiarity desired.
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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21 - 31 USD