Production Coordinator
About The Position
The Production Coordinator supports production and shipment movement to help meet performance metrics and delivery commitments. Acting as a production liaison, expeditor, and shipment leader, this role facilitates daily scheduling, prioritization, and workflow coordination to increase production capacity, improve efficiency, and maintain smooth operations. The position supports the Production Manager and Shipping & Receiving Supervisor, coordinates with surrounding departments, and helps ensure compliance with ISO 9002/AS9100 Quality Management Systems. The role also verifies and prepares shipments, manages shipping documentation and warehouse inventory, supports production workflow and constraint resolution, and uses ERP and reporting resources to meet shipment commitments and production metrics. The coordinator may assist with training and performs other tasks needed to support customer requirements and company goals.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of related experience and/or training.
- Ability to lead the shipping and receiving team across its functions.
- Ability to improve processes, make decisions, and maintain daily workflow.
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to operate a forklift, pallet jack, and material-handling equipment.
- Ability to write reports and business correspondence and effectively present information.
- Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to perform the described physical functions, including frequent hand use, reaching, talking or listening, and regular sitting, standing, walking, stooping, or crouching.
Responsibilities
- Support the Production Manager in maintaining consistent workflow and meeting daily metric goals.
- Assist with team training and communicating direction from the leadership team.
- Support the Shipping & Receiving Supervisor with inbound and outbound movement.
- Prepare shipping documentation, including certification packages, work-order closures, and packing slips; assist with shipment scheduling as a backup.
- Expedite production movement and help resolve constraints.
- Make decisions about production-related matters.
- Create and submit purchase requisitions as required.
- Manage expiration dates for oils, inks, and lubricants.
- Maintain warehouse inventory accuracy and movement.
- Provide feedback during production and shipment meetings, and report or escalate information to management when required.
- Liaise with planning, purchasing, engineering, quality, and production departments.
- Support and ensure compliance with ISO 9002/AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
- Contribute to a positive work environment and perform tasks needed to support customer requirements and company goals.
- Verify quantities to be part-marked, packaged, and shipped, and examine outgoing shipments to ensure they meet specifications.
- Prepare and secure cartons, crates, pallets, and other shipment containers.
- Verify outgoing shipments against bills of lading, shipping labels, packing slips, commercial invoices, and pallet counts.
- Promote and maintain knowledge of production standard operating procedures and work instructions.
- Use hand trucks, pallet jacks, forklifts, and other material-handling equipment to move shipments between shipping and receiving, storage, and work areas.
- Use ERP and reporting resources to meet shipment commitments and production metrics.
- Lead by example with integrity, responsiveness, respect, and passion.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
