Expeditor

City of Lincoln; Alexandria (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP stock allocation

401(k) match

Health clinic

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Volunteer time off

Holiday pay

Paid time off

Job summary

City of Lincoln seeks an Expeditor to accelerate parts and materials so orders finish on time. You will aggressively follow up on internal customer requests and provide status updates.

Responsibilities include monitoring order expediting, coordinating with manufacturing to meet deadlines, and sharing ETA information. Proficiency with MS Office and ERP systems is expected; overtime may be required to satisfy customer needs.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• ERP experience and ability to follow instructions.
• Detail-oriented, organized and able to prioritize tasks.
• Able to work overtime to meet customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Steward our mission and values and support continuous improvement.
• Monitor expedite box and update internal customers on requests.
• Track and act on orders past due or idle to prevent delays.
• Coordinate priority expediting with manufacturing to ensure on-time completion.
• Provide proactive feedback on ETA, overdue orders, and paid expedite orders.
• Expedite short materials with purchasing to avoid late starts.
• Expedite corrective actions to meet turnaround times.
• Assemble weekly production meeting docs on part statuses.
• Identify root causes and implement flow improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Detail-oriented

Education

High school diploma

Two-year degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• Base Pay $19.00 - $22.00 / Hour
• Job Category Production Control
• Employee Type Non-Exempt
• Manage Others No

Description

Responsible for expediting parts and materials to ensure orders are completed on time. Provides aggressive follow-up on all internal customer requests and status updates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Steward our mission (to enrich lives by providing differentiated packaging automation and services) and values (unwavering integrity, servant’s heart, ownership spirit and continuous innovation and improvement).
• Monitors the expedite box answering internal customer requests around expedited parts.
• Monitors and takes action on all manufacturing orders that are past due, or idle to prevent the order from being late.
• Coordinates priority projects needing expediting with the appropriate manufacturing personnel to ensure they are completed on-time.
• Provides proactive feedback to internal customers on orders being expedited, orders customers have paid an expedite fee for, orders that are past due, behind schedule, and others as requested along with an estimated time of arrival.
• Expedites short materials with purchasing to minimize orders starting late due to short materials. In addition, expedites materials needed to replace missing or defective materials for in-process orders.
• Expedites Corrective Action Requests (rework orders) to ensure they are being completed by requested turnaround.
• Assembles weekly production meeting documentation on part statuses for internal customers.
• Works to identify, root-cause and implement process improvements to improve flow of manufacturing.
• Performs various other tasks as assigned.

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others to meet strict deadlines and problem-solve issues.
• Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word with ability to download files and manipulate data.
• ERP experience
• Ability to understand and follow specific instruction and procedures.
• Strong communication and listening skills, both verbal and written.
• Detail-oriented, organized, motivated, responsible, and able prioritize tasks.
• Able to work overtime to meet customer needs.
• Strong sense of accountability and initiative.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma and 3-5 years of expeditor experience or equivalent
• Applicable two-year degree and 1-2 years of equivalent experience

OTHER INFORMATION:

All full-time positions offer attractive compensation and benefits that include ESOP stock allocation, 401(k) match, a company health clinic, medical, dental, life and disability insurance, volunteer time off, along with holiday pay and paid time off.