Production Coordinator

About the role

The Production Coordinator is a critical plant operations role responsible for ensuring accurate system execution, production reconciliation, workforce administration, and operational continuity across manufacturing. Provide SAP support and assist with staffing and scheduling; oversee administrative and production workflow tasks, including starting and confirming process orders, linking raw material and batches to production orders, and addressing system-generated issues; and perform administrative tasks, including Team Member staffing and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Second & Third Shift Production Systems & SAP Reconciliation: Provide ongoing SAP support to plant team. Own SAP reconciliation for startup runs and end-of-run transactions, SAP Cost of Goods (CoG) errors and variances. Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant production postings that protect financial integrity and reporting accuracy. Investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions with operations, supply chain, and finance partners.
• Raw Materials Validation & Documentation: Perform data entry and system updates as required to support uninterrupted operations.
• Production Execution Support: Own and execute ZARPACK push and PTC push activities to ensure accurate production and material consumption reporting. Serve as a key support function during off-shifts, ensuring continuity of production system execution.
• Workforce Administration & Scheduling: Own production team member scheduling activities within elevated team member environments. Manage, support, and maintain attendance tracking, payroll inputs and validation, PARs (Personnel Action Requests). Support staffing coordination to ensure adequate coverage and alignment to production plans. Act as the primary point of accountability for labor administration accuracy and timeliness.
• Operational Enablement & Partnership: Enable elevated team members by removing administrative and system barriers to execution. Partner cross-functionally with Plant Leadership, planning, and maintenance teams to resolve production, system, and labor issues. Identify gaps, risks, or recurring issues and proactively recommend improvements to processes and ways of working.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in manufacturing, production, or logistics environments
• Experience using ERP/WMS systems (e.g., SAP) for production or inventory transactions
• Experience performing data entry and validation with high accuracy (e.g., production postings, reports, or inventory records)
• Intermediate Excel skills (e.g., filters, pivot tables, data tracking)
• Experience working in shift-based operations and meeting daily/weekly deadlines

Preferred qualifications

• 1+ year of SAP experience in a production setting
• 1+ year in food, beverage, or CPG manufacturing
• Experience supporting production reconciliation, inventory control, or labor scheduling
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams (operations, supply chain, finance)

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is between $54,700 - $82,050. Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

Benefits

• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life)
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan