Production Lead

HEICO; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

HEICO is seeking a Production Expeditor in Vista, CA to track, coordinate, and expedite the flow of work and materials according to the production schedule. This role reports to the Production Supervisor and is non-exempt, full-time.

The successful candidate will prioritize work orders, review travelers and drawings for required materials, and collaborate with department leads to meet production demands while ensuring safety procedures are followed.

Qualifications

• Production expeditor with strong scheduling and prioritization skills.
• Familiarity with reading travelers, drawings, and work instructions.
• Ability to track workflow, inventory, and costs.
• Attention to accuracy, conformance to standards, and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct support to Production Manager.
• Prioritizes work orders and resolves constraints to support schedule.
• Reviews travelers, drawings, and specs to obtain materials, priorities, and tooling.
• Distributes production work and communicates progress with managers to determine completion dates.
• Monitors progress and expedites workflow; tracks work orders.
• Works with department leads to ensure materials meet production demands.
• Examines documents and products for completeness and conformance to specs.
• Performs periodic and annual inventory and cycle counts.
• Assists shipping/receiving with packaging as needed.
• Participates in internal training as required.
• Ensures operators are productive and take breaks on schedule.
• Ensures Safety Procedures are followed.
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

DEPARTMENT: PRODUCTION

REPORTS TO: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: FULL TIME

Position Summary: The production expeditor is responsible for tracking, coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedule.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides direct support to Production Manager.


• Prioritizes work orders and identifies and resolves constraints in support of production schedule


• Reviews job travelers, drawings, work instructions, and specifications to obtain information, such as materials, priorities, planning, tooling package and fixtures.


• Reviewing and distributing production work; conferring with department managers and supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.


• Monitors work progress, provides services, such as tracking work orders, and directs workers to expedite workflow.


• Works closely with various department leads/management to ensure materials and supplies to meet production demands.


• Examines documents, materials, and products, and monitors work processes for completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.


• Performs periodic and annual inventory and cycle counts.


• Perform any other tasks assigned to support and improve the overall team operations including assisting shipping/receiving with packaging of product for shipment as required.


• Required participation in internal training as needed to perform the duties assigned to this role


• Ensures operators assigned to Lead are productive in the work area during assigned work schedule.


• Ensures operators assigned take breaks on time.


• Ensure Safety Procedures are followed.


• Other duties as assigned