Production Materials Expeditor – Shipyard Ops

Birdon America, Inc.; Bayou La Batre (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Birdon America Inc. in Bayou La Batre, AL is seeking a Production Expeditor to manage in-yard dates, verify material availability, and support the production schedule.

The role involves auditing on-hand materials two weeks before production, expediting parts with suppliers, and collaborating with planners, master scheduler, and production teams to minimize delays. Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, shipyard expediting experience or production control exposure, strong

Qualifications

• High School degree or GED preferred.
• Previous shipyard experience and material expedition in Production Control or Supply Chain.
• Strong MS Office skills – high level of Excel and Outlook.
• High energy – relentless individual.
• Business Central Dynamics 365 Suite preferred.

Responsibilities

• Govern the Business Central ERP in-yard-dates provided from purchase orders to audit delinquencies and ensure the dates are updated and accurate from the vendors/suppliers.
• Review the rolling 12 weeks plan to resolve material shortages with supply chain, and partners to ensure a successful baseline plan execution. Highlight items for expedition and act, empowered to reach out to external partners/suppliers if necessary
• Auditing that material 2 weeks prior to planned production start is physically onsite and ready for production call off, resolving any conflicts
• Work with planners and production to see if a work package with partial unavailable material can be started, with material expedited or needs to be moved
• After exhausting all mitigations to resolve, engage directly with the Master Scheduler to provide forecast dates for work packages with material issues that cannot be resolved to support the baseline plan, allowing any potential schedule adjustments.

Skills

Shipyard experience

High energy

MS Office skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Business Central (Dynamics 365)

Job description

Birdon America Inc. in Bayou La Batre, AL is seeking a Production Expeditor to manage in-yard dates, verify material availability, and support the production schedule.

The role involves auditing on-hand materials two weeks before production, expediting parts with suppliers, and collaborating with planners, master scheduler, and production teams to minimize delays. Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, shipyard expediting experience or production control exposure, strong