Purpose:
Performs a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Monitors materials inventories, tracks progress of production, and reviews factors which affect schedules. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Essential Duties and Functions:
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Initiate work orders through an MRP system.
- Update and/or communicate rates and routers when necessary.
- Work with department leads on a daily basis to coordinate flow of orders.
- Issue schedules to department leads and coordinate the cutting schedules to level load and flow the plant.
- Work with engineering for work orders for prototypes and samples.
- Coordinate with inventory control on inventory days work order, opened or closed, along with WIP inventories.
- Initiate conversation about overtime and labor needs to get orders through work centers.
- Work with IT to enhance scheduling process.
- Interact with all department heads.
- Communicate to sales any and all delivery concerns.
- Communicate with other facilities about deliveries.
- Work with purchasing for material and supplies needed for production.
- Interact with maintenance on machine priorities.
- Work closely with shipping and receiving.
Responsibilities-Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
No supervision or direct reports. None
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Needs to be enthusiastic, self driven, and motivated.
- Computer knowledge is necessary.
- English verbal and written is necessary. Bilingual (Spanish) verbal and written is a plus.
Minimum Qualifications (including Education):
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 0-3 years of experience in the field or in a related area
Licenses and Certifications Required:
None
Physical Requirements:
- Meduim work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.
Physical Demands
- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
- Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
- The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
Work Environment and other Conditions:
- PPE requirements: Steel-toed shoes and safety glasses required when in production floor as a minimum. Other PPE may be required depending on area and specific function needs.