Production Flow

Overview

Production Flow Coordinator

Job Description: The Production Flow Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and managing the flow of materials, products, and work processes within a manufacturing or production facility. This includes coordinating production schedules, optimizing workflow efficiency, ensuring the timely delivery of raw materials, and troubleshooting any disruptions in the production process. The role is crucial in improving throughput, minimizing downtime, and ensuring the facility meets production targets. Works closely with Program Management, Supply Chain, Quality and Engineering to ensure production orders are adequately released and scheduled to support customer requirements as well as various other support duties.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the physical movement of materials, components, and finished products through the manufacturing and assembly process.
• Generate and distribute daily schedules.
• Generate and distribute daily plant-wide 5S board data.
• Review Andon boards daily to ensure product flow supports need dates and assembly lines.
• Review released jobs for issues/held for items and document in operation status notes.
• Interact with shop floor personnel as required in support of order fulfillment.
• Assist in scheduling/prioritizing workflow per shop / customer schedules.
• Perform WO splits as necessary to support production/ customer requirements.
• Cleaning up transactional data (journals), closing / open operations, adjusting pick quantities etc.
• Assist Engineering by pulling work orders for redline or stop work.
• Ensure that production processes comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Qualifications

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and MRP manufacturing software.

Education/Experience Preferred:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

• Working knowledge of MRP system function
• Good communication skills
• Able to multitask and adapt to shifting priorities
• Skills in problem solving
• Forklift Certification Preferred

 Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, talk or hear. Ability to move and lift materials up to 20lbs, stand or walk for extended periods, and work in a fast-paced production environment. This may require squatting, crouching, and climbing stairs while moving parts across the campus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and outdoor weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. PPE/ Safety glasses are required.