Operations Coordinator

IDEX Service Corp.; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings with company

Job summary

IDEX Corporation in Farmington, CT is seeking an Operations Coordinator to support day-to-day manufacturing operations, manage timekeeping, scheduling, and workforce administration, and act as a bridge between Operations, HR, and Payroll. You will partner with frontline leaders, ensure accurate timecards, help develop staffing plans, monitor attendance and overtime, and provide regular workforce reporting.

This role offers a structured environment and opportunities across diverse manufacturing

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in operations coordination or payroll-related roles.
• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with timekeeping systems (UKG/Kronos, ADP, Workday) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own daily administration and review of timecards, hours, schedules, and overtime.
• Coordinate workforce planning based on production needs and headcount.
• Maintain visibility to staffing by department, shift, and skill.
• Provide regular workforce reporting to Operations leadership.
• Serve as liaison between Operations, HR, and Payroll.

Skills

Timekeeping

Workforce planning

Scheduling

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

UKG/Kronos

ADP

Workday

Job description

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

The Operations Coordinator supports day-to-day manufacturing operations by providing ownership and coordination of workforce planning, timekeeping, scheduling, and operational workforce administration. This role serves as a key link between Operations, Human Resources, and Payroll to ensure staffing plans are accurate, employee time is properly maintained, and leaders have clear visibility to workforce needs. The Operations Coordinator helps bring greater discipline and consistency to how the operation manages staffing, schedules, timecards, overtime, attendance, and workforce data.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the daily administration and review of employee timecards, ensuring hours, punches, schedules, overtime, and exceptions are accurate and addressed in a timely manner.
• Partner with frontline leaders to resolve missing punches, timecard discrepancies, schedule changes, and other timekeeping issues prior to payroll deadlines.
• Coordinate weekly and daily workforce planning based on production requirements, available headcount, vacancies, absenteeism, training requirements, and employee availability.
• Maintain visibility to staffing by department, shift, and skill or capability to identify workforce gaps before they impact operations.
• Partner with Operations leadership to develop staffing plans that align labor resources with production demand.
• Track and report workforce metrics, including headcount, vacancies, absenteeism, attendance, overtime, staffing levels, and schedule adherence.
• Support overtime planning and allocation to ensure appropriate coverage while helping Operations manage labor costs.
• Coordinate employee schedules, shift assignments, transfers, and other workforce movements in partnership with Operations and Human Resources.
• Maintain accurate workforce rosters and staffing information.
• Identify recurring workforce or timekeeping issues and work with leaders to improve processes and accountability.
• Provide Operations leadership with regular workforce reporting and highlight areas requiring action.
• Serve as the primary operational point of coordination between Operations, Human Resources, and Payroll for workforce administration and timekeeping.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to workforce utilization, scheduling, labor planning, and administrative processes.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in operations coordination, manufacturing administration, workforce planning, scheduling, payroll or timekeeping, or a related field.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or operations environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience with timekeeping or workforce management systems such as UKG/Kronos, ADP, Workday, or similar platforms.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with frontline supervisors, employees, Human Resources, Payroll, and Operations leadership.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.

Total Rewards

The starting compensation for this position is $35.00 per hour. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

• Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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