Production Coordinator 2nd Shift - Lansing

Avancez•Lansing, MI

22d

About The Position

The Junior Production Supervisor is a developmental leadership position intended to build the skills and experience needed to become a Production Supervisor at Voltava. The role works across Production Supervision, Materials Coordination, Quality Coordination, and Plant Liaison functions. Through hands-on assignments, training, and coaching from plant leadership, the employee develops an understanding of plant systems, processes, customer requirements, and leadership in a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment. The position is suited to someone with leadership potential, initiative, strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, and an interest in taking on increasing responsibility. The employee participates in training and development reviews, provides coverage across plant functions as competency develops, and must remain flexible to work different shifts, schedules, and assignments as required for training and plant needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Demonstrated interest and potential to develop into a leadership position.
Ability and willingness to learn multiple areas of the business rather than specialize in a single function.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with Team Members, peers, plant leadership, support groups, suppliers, and customers.
Demonstrated initiative and willingness to take ownership of problems.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to analyze problems, gather information, make decisions, and escalate concerns when necessary.
Ability to receive coaching and constructive feedback and apply what is learned.
Ability to work independently and contribute effectively as part of a team.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and assignments.
Strong sense of urgency and customer focus.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to learn new systems, processes, and technology.
Consistent attendance and punctuality.
Flexibility to work additional hours or different shifts as required.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience; automotive manufacturing or assembly experience is a plus.
Previous Team Leader, Coordinator, or other informal or formal leadership experience.
Experience in production, materials, quality, logistics, or customer support.
Experience working directly with an automotive OEM customer.
Experience with ERP, inventory, production monitoring, or quality systems.
Experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or structured problem-solving.
Experience leading a team through a problem or improvement activity.
Microsoft Office experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in a structured development process across Operations, Materials, Quality, and Customer Liaison functions.
Learn and perform Production Supervisor responsibilities, including supporting Team Leaders and Team Members, monitoring production performance, responding to issues, and maintaining safety, quality, delivery, and productivity expectations.
Develop leadership skills by coaching Team Members, supporting accountability, communicating expectations, and participating in employee-related situations.
Learn production systems and processes related to customer requirements, production status, sequencing, and delivery performance.
Support material coordination, including inventory monitoring, material shortages, Min/Max systems, cycle counts, expedited material, and material flow.
Support quality activities, including inspections, audits, containment, customer concerns, corrective actions, and problem-solving.
Develop customer liaison skills through customer interaction, investigating concerns, containment, communicating issues, and follow-up.
Participate in problem-solving and root-cause analysis and support the development and implementation of corrective actions.
Recognize abnormal conditions, establish priorities, escalate concerns appropriately, and respond with urgency.
Build working relationships across Operations, Materials, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, IT, and other support functions.
Learn and use plant systems, reports, ERP tools, Microsoft Office, and other systems needed to manage operations.
Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and process performance.
Provide coverage in different plant functions as knowledge and competency develop.
Participate in training, coaching, and periodic development reviews with plant leadership.
Demonstrate Voltava's values and contribute to a positive, respectful, and accountable workplace.
Maintain flexibility to work different shifts, schedules, and assignments as required for training and plant needs.
Perform other duties and developmental assignments as assigned.