Production Coordinator - Scheduling & Process Improvement

Benchmark; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark in Minnesota seeks a Scheduling Coordinator to coordinate activities between Production, Planners, Support, Engineering and Materials. The role drives continuous improvement across systems and support functions to ensure on-time product shipments.

The candidate will monitor WOs, lead meetings to close overdue items, and coordinate rework and material flow while liaising with multiple teams to optimize production scheduling in a 24/7 global operation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of electronics manufacturing experience, 2+ years with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic math.
• Experience working with associated Microsoft products.
• Demonstrate very good knowledge of business systems associated with production scheduling.
• Ability to train Production Leaders in production scheduling concepts and procedures.
• Effective organization and prioritization skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills- able to mentor others.
• Proven ability to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required.
• Demonstrate discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism when representing the company.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to work well as an individual or on teams.
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with internal customers.
• Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools.
• Participate in a continuous improvement activity with complete documentation, including a follow up review with the team in a presentation format.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities between Production, Production Planners, Support, Engineering and Materials.
• Coordinates continuous improvement activities within various systems and between the support functions.
• Monitors work order due dates to recognize trends and ensure on-time shipment.
• Leads recurring meetings to drive closure of overdue WOs.
• Coordinates rework and upgrades WOs and material flow.
• Serves as focal point for machine line scheduling for backlogged machines.
• Coordinates production output goal setting for special circumstances.
• Serves as focal point for Support for changes to machine line or Wave operations PMs.
• Researches and corrects discrepancies on sub-assemblies and final assemblies.
• Liaises with Configuration Analysts, Schedulers, Stockroom for releases and shortages.
• Ensures timely documentation, database management, and corrective action follow-up.
• Coordinates completion of ASRs and RMRs, including data entry to scrap tracker.
• Tracks daily status and progress and resolves issues with support groups.
• Reviews material discrepancy reports and adjusts tracking as needed.
• Maintains tracker for containment inventory on the production floor.
• Monitors releases to align with customer forecast.
• Works with leadership to locate aged WIP and moves between departments or facilities.
• All employees are responsible for the quality of their work to meet customer satisfaction.

Skills

Electronics manufacturing experience

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Organization & prioritization

Teamwork / collaboration

Tools

Production scheduling software

Job description

Benchmark in Minnesota seeks a Scheduling Coordinator to coordinate activities between Production, Planners, Support, Engineering and Materials. The role drives continuous improvement across systems and support functions to ensure on-time product shipments.

The candidate will monitor WOs, lead meetings to close overdue items, and coordinate rework and material flow while liaising with multiple teams to optimize production scheduling in a 24/7 global operation.