Plant Operations Coordinator (Temp) — Production & Inventory

Bel; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Bel Brands, a long-standing consumer foods company with a strong footprint in the U.S., is seeking a Plant Operations Coordinator for its Traverse City, MI facility on a temporary basis. The role focuses on production planning, MO management, and robust documentation processes to support daily plant operations.

The candidate will help synchronize schedules, maintain KPI reporting, ensure accurate production records, and assist maintenance and QA activities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Create, release, modify, and close Manufacturing Orders (MOs).
• Perform weekend manufacturing order reconciliation and closure.
• Support production scheduling updates.
• Create new manufacturing orders as needed.
• Communicate schedule updates to plant personnel.
• Maintain daily production reporting.
• Review production consumption accuracy.
• Maintain production KPI reporting and plant boards.
• Generate and distribute daily and weekly production reports.
• Build and maintain daily production folders.
• Scan, archive, and maintain production documentation.
• Maintain electronic production records.
• Return completed production documentation for retention.
• Support document control activities.
• Print weekly PM work orders.
• Enter PM completion records.
• Scan and archive completed PM documentation.
• Maintain maintenance documentation files.
• Support pH sample collection as required.
• Perform pH meter verification as required.
• Verify production scales as required.
• Reconcile production inventories.
• Perform weekly dry ingredient physical counts.
• Maintain dry ingredient inventory records.
• Maintain production consumable inventory levels.
• Prepare Zebra labels and production documentation as requested.
• Maintain production administrative supplies.
• Support Production Managers, Supervisors, and Leads.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Bel Brands, a long-standing consumer foods company with a strong footprint in the U.S., is seeking a Plant Operations Coordinator for its Traverse City, MI facility on a temporary basis. The role focuses on production planning, MO management, and robust documentation processes to support daily plant operations.

The candidate will help synchronize schedules, maintain KPI reporting, ensure accurate production records, and assist maintenance and QA activities as needed.