Production Scheduler & Operations Liaison

collinsmachine; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K with company match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Short Term Disability

Supplementary Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Annual bonus / profit sharing

Job summary

Collins Machine Works seeks a Production Adminstrator to serve as the central operational link among shop floor, engineering, project management, and quality control. You will maintain production schedules, track job progress, and ensure machinists have materials and data needed to deliver on time for national defense programs and heavy industry.

Applicant must be a US citizen with access to DoD facilities; sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree/technical cert a plus.
• 1–3+ years of production administration, project coordination, or operations support experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data tracking).
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP software (JobBOSS, Epicor, ProShop) or scheduling tools like MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Maintain live production schedules and track shop floor labor hours against job budgets.
• Monitor real-time job progress and track deliverables from prototype to final inspection.
• Liaise between machining, engineering, quality, and project managers to surface bottlenecks and keep work flowing.
• Generate and distribute weekly production, capacity, and job-cost reports for operations leadership.
• Monitor material availability and staging to flag potential shortages or lead-time delays.
• Assist estimators with job data, routing history, and admin support during bids.

Skills

Cross-functional communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Excel

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree or technical certification

Tools

JobBOSS

Epicor

ProShop

MS Project

Job description

Collins Machine Works seeks a Production Adminstrator to serve as the central operational link among shop floor, engineering, project management, and quality control. You will maintain production schedules, track job progress, and ensure machinists have materials and data needed to deliver on time for national defense programs and heavy industry.

Applicant must be a US citizen with access to DoD facilities; sponsorship is not available.