Production Office Expeditor

Drake-Williams Steel•Omaha, NE

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Expedites the delivery of steel, shop drawings, production equipment CNC files, materials and supplies with purchasing, detailing and shop personnel to maximize production through-put and meet production and delivery schedules. This role involves working with detailing to effectively use computer files for CNC machines, creating and adjusting CNC programs as needed. It also includes tracking and ensuring the timely delivery of materials, collecting, organizing, and distributing drawings and information, and resolving errors or missing information on shop drawings before they are released to the shop. The position is responsible for creating shop releases, generating cutting lists, CNC program files, and other fabrication-related information, as well as making necessary revisions. Maintaining an accurate bill of materials, working with shop personnel to maximize CNC program utilization, and scheduling/tracking materials shipped to outside vendors are also key functions. Ensuring immediate communication of drawing changes or hold notifications and distributing revised drawings are critical. The role requires updating and documenting records to create an audit trail for revisions and performing other duties as directed by Production Office Supervisors.

Requirements

Ability to understand and carry out complicated verbal and written instructions.
Ability to use independent judgment in the analysis of work requirements and the determination of alternative methods to be used within the limits of standard accepted practices.
Ability to work under periodic supervision focused on the progress of work and setting priorities for job completion.
Thorough working knowledge of the fabricating capacities of shop processing equipment.
Good working knowledge of flow of information required to process Contract jobs and Service Center jobs.
Excellent ability to read and interpret shop drawings.
Ability to quickly gain a thorough working knowledge of the DWS computer bill of material system and computer production system.
Good PC computer experience and ability to learn to write parts programs for CNC fabrication equipment.
Hear sufficiently to be aware of safety issues.
Visual ability to read and interpret material to satisfactorily do job.
Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment. PPE includes steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats.

Responsibilities

Work with detailing to use computer files effectively for CNC machines; create and adjust CNC programs as needed.
Track and ensure delivery of materials needed for jobs, making sure everything arrives on time.
Collect, organize, and distribute drawings and information needed by the shop and other departments.
Resolve obvious errors and missing information on shop drawings before release to the shop.
Create shop releases and generate cutting lists, CNC program files, and other associated information required for fabrication.
Make revisions to shop releases, cutting lists, bills of material, CNC programs, and other information as necessary.
Maintain accurate bill of materials for all jobs.
Work with shop personnel to maximize the utilization of CNC programs for productive and efficient operations of shop equipment.
Schedule and track materials shipped to outside vendors for processing or value-added services such as galvanizers, machine shops, sub-fabricators, etc.
Ensure that changes to shop drawings released for fabrication, “hold” notifications, and other reasons to stop fabrication, are communicated immediately to the appropriate persons.
Responsible for distributing revised shop drawings, revising cutting lists and other production-related documents, and updating and documenting records to create an “audit trail” for revisions made.
Other duties as directed by the Production Office Supervisors.