Production Coordinator

About the role

This is considered a "Supervisor in Training" position and is intended to be an interim job. Employee will be responsible for supporting production activities across multiple departments (furnace, casting/refining, breaker).

Responsibilities

• Complete Production Supervisor training (on demand) and classroom (some overnight travel may be required)
• Aid Area Managers and Supervisors in timekeeping, the disciplinary process, etc.
• Report to the Operations Manager with additional direction and training provided by the Plant Manager and Area Managers
• Provide leadership in the Bin Room and some coverage on nights and weekends
• Direct work for employees
• Counsel and complete necessary documentation for training or corrective actions and violations of Plant Rules
• Schedule and conduct Tool Box Meetings with hourly employees on a daily basis
• Complete shift paperwork daily, to include: Safety, Quality, and Productivity as well as work area logs
• Ensure that hourly employees follow Standardized Work and Standard Operating Procedures
• Accountable for all department equipment, including mobile equipment. Ensure that daily checks are completed and documented

Requirements

• Current experience in manufacturing
• Able to read, write, and speak English
• High school diploma preferred
• Experience working in a union manufacturing plant
• Previous leadership experience
• Six Sigma or Lean training and/or certification
• Knowledge and experience of problem-solving and quality improvement methodologies
• UKG or other timekeeping systems experience
• Heavy equipment experience

Competencies, Skills & Knowledge

• Mental and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Outstanding organization/administrative and time management skills
• Ability to work on multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to apply concepts that are learned from training (classroom and on the job)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Critical thinking and good troubleshooting technique
• High energy, self-motivated, ability to be successful without direct supervision

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Regularly sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear
• Occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs., regularly lift a minimum of 25 lbs. on a daily basis and 51 to 150 lbs. with assistance of equipment on a daily to weekly basis
• Regular use of safety glasses and steel toed shoes
• Regular use of respirator
• Close vision
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock
• Noise level is minimal to loud
• Regularly working in a dirty lead contaminated area and must wear a uniform and safety shoes in that area to prevent the tracking and / or possible lead contamination of other clean areas or outside or the regulated areas