Production Assistant - North Location

About the role

Miller Industries is seeking a Production Assistant to join our team at the North Park Location in Fenton, MI. This position works Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Responsibilities

• Provides daily administrative, scheduling, documentation, and floor-support assistance to Production.
• Maintains meeting notes, safety paperwork, budget updates, material coordination, release documentation, and shop communication.
• Tracks employee time by department, work area, project, unit, and task.
• Maintains daily attendance sheets, including absences, tardies, PTO, departures, and assignment changes.
• Records meeting minutes, action items, open issues, owners, and follow-up dates.
• Coordinates toolbox talks and required safety sheets. Scans and uploads completed safety documentation to the EHS shared drive.
• Assists with ERP (GSS) budget tracking for labor, materials, and project updates.
• Tracks materials and purchase orders to support availability. Follows up on shortages, delivery concerns, and PO questions.
• Creates and maintains accurate release books for production use.
• Prepares and distributes shop prints to supervisors and work areas.
• Updates and organizes production documents, trackers, and print packages.
• Runs materials, documents, prints, and supplies between shops as needed.
• Identifies and communicates obstacles affecting safety, quality, schedule, labor, or materials.
• Attends new hire interviews as requested.
• Conducts floor tours for candidates and new hires.
• Supports onboarding communication and routes initial paperwork or floor information.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED and 2+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple trackers, forms, and deadlines at the same time.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work effectively with supervisors, production employees, project managers, purchasing, EHS, quality, and other departments.
• A high attention to detail when entering time, attendance, budget, material, and meeting information.
• Able to follow up on open items and escalate issues when needed.
• Comfortable working in both office and production floor environments.
• Basic computer skills, including document management, scanning, file uploads, spreadsheets, and production tracking systems.
• Able to maintain confidentiality when handling employee attendance, interview information, and internal production records.
• Must be able to move between office areas and production shops throughout the day.
• Must be able to walk the production floor, conduct floor tours, and transport paperwork or small materials between work areas as needed.
• Must be able to follow all required PPE and safety rules while on the production floor.
• May be required to lift or carry light materials, document packages, prints, or supplies as needed.

Pay

The position pays a competitive hourly rate. We offer a competitive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD, STD, a 401k with immediate match, 10 paid holidays, PTO, profit sharing bonus eligibility, and overtime opportunities.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD, STD, a 401k with immediate match, 10 paid holidays, PTO, profit sharing bonus eligibility, and overtime opportunities.

Schedule

This position works Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Qualifications

At Miller Industries, our mission is to be the most respected custom modular integrator of applied mechanical and electrical equipment across the globe. We value integrity and quality in everything we do. We listen, collaborate, and work towards continuous improvement every day. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. Join us in creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Together, we can continue to lead and innovate in our industry.