Production Coordinator

About the role

The Production Coordinator acts as liaison between the production supervisors, engineers, and production manager to increase operating efficiency in the short to mid-term. This is a supervisory position, assigned to day shift, Monday through Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead shift supervisors and operators, including staffing, work priorities, performance, accountability, and training.
• Work with Process Engineering to identify, develop, and implement process improvements.
• Develop, update, and implement operating procedures; train personnel, audit compliance, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive closure of safety, audit, production, and corrective-action items.
• Provide operational leadership during startups, shutdowns, process upsets, and other critical events, including off-hours support when required.
• Provide temporary Shift Supervisor coverage during extended absences or vacancies when needed.
• Monitor plant equipment, processes, and operating conditions; coordinate with Engineering and Maintenance to troubleshoot issues and improve reliability, efficiency, and manufacturing capability.
• Recommend capital projects, equipment upgrades, and other improvements to reduce cost, improve efficiency, or increase production capability.
• Participate in HAZOPs, MOCs, process safety reviews, incident investigations, and other EHS and continuous-improvement activities.

Requirements/Qualifications

• An associate or bachelor’s degree is preferred; a combination of education and experience as detailed below may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• At least three years of supervisory experience is required; this experience may have been acquired in the military or industry.
• At least two years of experience working with distributed control systems (DCS) is a strong plus; the selected candidate must learn to operate the DCS.
• Strong operational aptitude and knowledge of industrial chemicals, pumps, compressors, blowers, dryers, mixers, kilns, high-temperature vessels, and other types of equipment.
• Familiarity with the operation of turbines, generators, and high-pressure steam boilers is a strong plus.
• Good communication (written and oral) skills, along with ability to use Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills
• Experience with administering and interpreting a collective bargaining agreement is a plus, where a labor union is present.