Production Coordinator

Murrelektronik North America; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Murrelektronik North America in Suwanee, GA is seeking a production supervisor to support and optimize assembly, crimp, molding and bagging lines. You will train teams, rotate assignments, and ensure orders are processed in the correct sequence while upholding safety standards.

You will foster a positive work environment, teach the company values, and work closely with maintenance and shift leadership to resolve issues quickly and maintain production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of crimp, assembly, molding, and bagging processes.
• Cross-trained across multiple production areas and understands workflow.
• Proven track record of delivering high quality and production efficiency.
• Demonstrates safe behavior and supports safety goals.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to stay composed under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Guide and train team members; assign operators to machines and shifts.
• Establish and ensure rotation schedule for Komax, Crimp & Assembly and Bagging.
• Periodically audit production orders for correct sequencing and priorities.
• Help with material flow and grouping orders at each process step.
• Respond quickly to machine issues; escalate if needed to supervisor/maintenance.
• Help create and maintain a positive morale; teach core values.
• Ensure safe work practices and policy compliance.
• Verify first piece quality on initial piece before completing the order.
• Assist with SAP corrections and retrain operators as needed.
• Help retrain/coach operators on quality issues.
• Ensure rework is completed within 24 hours.
• Maintain awareness of company goals and key customers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Oral communication

Quality management

Safety and security

Team training

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Performs support duties in production as necessary for achieving production goals while complying with quality standards and safety requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change.

• Guide and train team members. This includes communicating coverage needs during breaks and during shift changes as well as assigning operators to machines/workstations at the beginning of the shift.
• Establish and ensure job rotation schedule for all areas the following areas Komax, Crimp & Assembly and Bagging)
• Periodically audit dates and match codes of production orders that operators are working on and make sure that production orders are being worked on/prioritized in the correct sequence.
• Help with material flow, this includes the grouping of orders at each process step: Komax, Crimp & Assembly, Molding and Bagging
• Quickly respond to operators when there is a machine issue and resolve the issues as quickly as possible. If the coordinator cannot resolve the issue, then quickly elevate the issue to the shift supervisor and/or maintenance technician.
• Help create and maintain a positive morale.
• Teach operators our 5 core values: Courage, Accountability, Integrity, Passion, and Unity. Ensure operators understand how the core values impact our customers and culture.
• Help operators work safely and observe all general production and department safety policies.
• Periodically, verify that operators are completing first piece quality inspection on their first piece before completing the entire order.
• Help make corrections to SAP if operators make mistakes with confirmations; help train/retrain operators when they make mistakes with confirmations.
• Help retrain/coach operators when they make quality mistakes.
• Make sure rework gets completed within 24 hours.
• Ensure a positive work environment and awareness of company goals, objectives, and key customers.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must have knowledge of the following processes crimp, assembly, molding, and bagging.
• Be cross trained in multiple areas of production and understand workflow process.
• Have a proven track record of providing a high degree of quality and reaching production efficiency.
• Demonstrate safe behavior and support department/plant safety goals
• Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be able to maintain composure and professional demeanor during stressful situations.

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and conducts meetings.
• Leadership skills—the individual includes production leaders in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement.
• Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Individual knows quality standards of various different processes and can audit to those standards
• Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions.
• Safety and security—the individual actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures, and uses equipment and materials properly.

EDUCATION

High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)

TRAVEL

Travel is not required for this position.

Work Hours:

• M-F 8am-5pm

TYPICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical requirements listed in this section include, but are not limited, to the motor/physical abilities and skills require of position in order to successfully undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to empower individuals with disabilities to undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds occasionally. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.