Production Assistant - North Location

Mill Creek Community Church•Fenton, MI

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Miller Industries is seeking a Production Assistant to work Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at our North Park Location in Fenton, MI. This role provides daily administrative, scheduling, documentation, and floor-support assistance to Production. The Production Assistant will maintain meeting notes, safety paperwork, budget updates, material coordination, release documentation, and shop communication. They will track employee time by department, work area, project, unit, and task, and maintain daily attendance sheets. This role involves recording meeting minutes, tracking unresolved production issues, coordinating toolbox talks and safety sheets, and scanning/uploading safety documentation. The assistant will also help with ERP budget tracking, material and purchase order coordination, and following up on shortages and delivery concerns. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining release books, preparing and distributing shop prints, updating production documents, and running materials between shops. The role requires identifying and communicating obstacles affecting safety, quality, schedule, labor, or materials. Additionally, the Production Assistant will attend new hire interviews, conduct floor tours, and support onboarding communication.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED and 2+ years of experience in similar role.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple trackers, forms, and deadlines at the same time.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with supervisors, production employees, project managers, purchasing, EHS, quality, and other departments.
High attention to detail when entering time, attendance, budget, material, and meeting information.
Ability to follow up on open items and escalate issues when needed.
Comfortable working in both office and production floor environments.
Basic computer skills, including document management, scanning, file uploads, spreadsheets, and production tracking systems.
Ability to maintain confidentiality when handling employee attendance, interview information, and internal production records.
Must be able to move between office areas and production shops throughout the day.
Must be able to walk the production floor, conduct floor tours, and transport paperwork or small materials between work areas as needed.
Must follow all required PPE and safety rules while on the production floor.
May be required to lift or carry light materials, document packages, prints, or supplies as needed.

Responsibilities

Provides daily administrative, scheduling, documentation, and floor-support assistance to Production.
Maintains meeting notes, safety paperwork, budget updates, material coordination, release documentation, and shop communication.
Track employee time by department, work area, project, unit, and task.
Maintain daily attendance sheets, including absences, tardies, PTO, departures, and assignment changes.
Record meeting minutes, action items, open issues, owners, and follow-up dates.
Track unresolved production issues and follow up as needed.
Coordinate toolbox talks and required safety sheets.
Scan and upload completed safety documentation to the EHS shared drive.
Assist with ERP (GSS) budget tracking for labor, materials, and project updates.
Track materials and purchase orders to support availability.
Follow up on shortages, delivery concerns, and PO questions.
Create and maintain accurate release books for production use.
Prepare and distribute shop prints to supervisors and work areas.
Update and organize production documents, trackers, and print packages.
Run materials, documents, prints, and supplies between shops as needed.
Identify and communicate obstacles affecting safety, quality, schedule, labor, or materials.
Attend new hire interviews as requested.
Conduct floor tours for candidates and new hires.
Support onboarding communication and route initial paperwork or floor information.