Production Coordinator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in organizing and scheduling daily production activities based on scheduled orders and established priorities.
• Monitor the flow of materials and products throughout the production cycle and escalate shortages, bottlenecks, or delays.
• Use the ERP system to generate, update, and manage manufacturing work orders.
• Coordinate with the Production Forecasting Manager and team leads regarding material shortages, part availability, and schedule impacts
• Help expedite manufacturing builds to support delivery targets and internal production goals.
• Support daily production operations and reinforce company policies, procedures, quality standards, and work instructions.
• Monitor production processes and recommend practical improvements that may reduce costs, improve productivity, or enhance product quality.
• Provide day-to-day direction and support to production employees while promoting accountability, teamwork, and consistent performance.
• Partner with team leads to address routine production issues and improve workflow efficiency.
• Participate in production meetings and provide updates on output, constraints, staffing, and priorities.
• Document employee performance or conduct concerns and assist management with coaching and corrective action, as directed.
• Assist with onboarding and training new hires and verify completion of required job and safety training.
• Conduct weekly safety inspections, identify hazards, and follow up on corrective actions.
• Support safety training and reinforce compliance with company safety programs and initiatives.
• Work with the safety committee and management to maintain effective safety practices.
• Prepare and maintain production status reports, metrics, work-order updates, and order-status records.
• Provide floor leadership coverage and perform production work when operationally necessary.
• Escalate significant safety, quality, staffing, equipment, or scheduling concerns to the Production Supervisor
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate work, communicate priorities, and support a production team.
• Basic experience using an ERP, manufacturing, inventory, or work-order system.
• Ability to read and follow production schedules, work orders, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Basic proficiency with email, spreadsheets, and production reporting tools.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and communicate issues promptly.
• Ability to work safely in a fast-paced environment and adjust to changing production priorities.

Preferred

• One or more years of manufacturing or production experience.
• Previous experience as a team lead, trainer, senior operator, or in another informal leadership capacity.
• Experience coordinating materials, production schedules, inventory, or manufacturing work orders.
• Experience supporting workplace safety inspections or employee training.