Production Expeditor

Orizon Aerostructures•Wichita, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Expeditor is responsible for providing production status updates, coordinating special instructions, and managing customer service requests. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring customer delivery expectations are met by managing the progress of expedite orders, pull-aheads, and late orders. The Expeditor will also assist in the planning process by creating work orders and releasing job orders to production. They will support shop employees with production-related questions and ensure work flows smoothly between production departments. A basic understanding of aerospace metal finishing processes and specifications is required. The role encourages operational excellence by challenging existing methods, taking responsible risks, and serving as a role model for innovative thinking and process improvement. The Expeditor will manage schedule changes and conflicts with production leads and managers, coordinate truck deliveries and pickups, and work as necessary during critical times to meet customer deadlines. Maintaining an orderly work area, handling customer-supplied product with care, and adhering to ORIZON’s quality standards, on-time delivery, and safety protocols are essential. The role requires effective time management, professional interaction with colleagues and vendors, and prompt responses to inquiries.

Requirements

High School/GED required
Must have knowledge of industry based standards and specifications.
Computer experience, including Microsoft Office products required.
Must have ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge in a fast-paced environment.
Must have ability to troubleshoot and correct problems
Must have ability to work independently and within a team environment
Must have ability to follow oral and/or written directions
Must have ability to manage time
Must be reliable
Must have proper business etiquette
Effective use of a computer keyboard.
Effective use of telephone and other applicable electronic communication equipment.
View and read spreadsheets, and other written documents, as well as computer monitors.
Must have standard visual acuity (correctable by prescription glasses or contacts meets the requirement), including color recognition

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year aerospace metal finishing experience desired
Ability to apply basic mathematical skills preferred.
Presentation skills preferred
Analytical skills desired
Problem solving skills desired
Project management skills preferred
Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills desired
Organizational and planning skills desired
Attention to detail preferred
Stress tolerance desired
Change management preferred
Motivational skills desired
Professionalism preferred
Computer skills desired
Must be able to coordinate the movement of eyes, hands and fingers to operate machines and equipment

Responsibilities

Providing production status, coordinating special instructions and managing customer service requests.
Manage progress of expedite orders; pull aheads, and late orders to ensure customer delivery expectations are met.
Assists in planning process- creating work orders, releasing job orders to production.
Assists shop employees with production related questions or requests.
Interact with all production departments to ensure work is flowing in and out of production.
Demonstrate a basic knowledge of aerospace metal finishing processes and specifications.
Encourages shop employees to strive for operational excellence by continually challenging old methods or ways of thinking and taking responsible risks to maximize results; serves as a role model in innovative thinking and process improvement.
Manage schedule changes and conflicts with production leads and managers.
Coordinate truck deliveries, pickups, and new location points with drivers.
Work as necessary at critical times to meet customer deadlines.
Maintains a neat and orderly work area.
Handles customer-supplied product with care.
Understand ORIZON’s quality standards and strive to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Practice ORIZON behaviors. Adhere to protocol for quality, on-time delivery, and safety.
Manage time appropriately so that production schedules are met.
Interact professionally with co-workers and vendors; understands internal customers; and strives to maintain good relations with others.
Respond quickly to inquiries and follows up as needed.
May assist in other areas or perform other duties as required by business demands.
Embraces change to ensure overall success of the company.