Production Coordinator

SUMMARY: The Production Coordinator directs and coordinates activities of the production departments in safety, materials management, productivity management, scheduling, preventive maintenance, and human resources. Must be the site leader in living and driving the Company Core Values and High-Performance Work Culture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that the production crew is efficiently producing top quality products safely in accordance with all policies and procedures.
• Proficient in all operating systems. This includes CSI, ShopTrak COO, Intellect, and QCS.
• Follow production schedules to meet customer needs or the needs of other departments.
• Review work orders and ensure all required equipment is available and operational prior to starting a new job and ensure all production materials are on hand.
• Check the quality of units being produced in their department and take immediate remedial action to correct any quality problems.
• Coordinates, organizes, and directs the activities of the production line and team.
• Instruct the team in proper work methods and standards; monitor work quality; ensure adherence to time schedules and safe work practices.
• Provide training and technical assistance in specific areas of operation, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, efficiency, and customer specifications.
• Operate all necessary equipment in production departments in accordance with operation training and safety procedures.
• Follow Company personnel and product safety requirements including standards such as those from SQF and internal GMPs.
• Follow proper handling, storage, and disposal of non-hazardous waste in accordance with State and Federal laws.
• Responsible for monitoring and counseling employees to ensure safe work practices.
• Responsible for reviewing and evaluating questionable materials to determine disposition.
• Responsible for having all materials at the line for start-up and back-up, as well as lined up for the next job to reduce time.
• Responsible for the efficient utilization of direct and indirect labor costs.
• Responsible for the direct coordination with other departments to ensure all necessary materials, including secondary production capabilities (back-up), are available and in working order to facilitate production.
• Respond to and manage resources as directed by Production Scheduling to satisfy production and customer needs.
• Coordinate and/or schedule production staffing according to department capacity and line load for maximum efficiencies
• Inform and train department personnel to respond to frequent schedule changes as dictated by business and customer needs.
• Schedule operators and mechanical support for designated equipment to meet production schedules.
• Coordinate with other departments to verify parts availability and shipping requirements.
• Maintain constant communication with necessary plant management staff concerning status of equipment and personnel.
• All other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directly supervises employees in assigned Production Departments.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Successful accomplishment of duties and responsibilities requires the following:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to

three months related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and write in English. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, rates and percentage.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

NOTE: This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Independent Can reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time. Designation of any job duty as an essential function is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that a team member has any right to perform the particular job duty, except as required by Independent Can. This job description is subject to change based on the needs of the position and/or the Company.