Production Expeditor

About the role

Under the direction of higher classified Planners, gain proficiency in coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between departments of TCOM according to production schedule.

Responsibilities

• Review production, work, and shipment schedules.
• Confer with department supervisors and higher classified planners to determine work sequence, progress of work and completion dates.
• Compile reports on progress of work, maintaining and tracking required inventory levels, costs, and work to implement solutions to production problems.
• Perform administrative, clerical and production functions necessary to expedite materials, process documents/information and structure information necessary to support specific assignments from information contained in various visibility/controls systems.
• Getting Information: Observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources; read work order, instructions, formulas, schedules, sub-schedules or processing charts.
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Provide information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person; confer with engineering, technical, manufacturing or supervisory personnel; attend staff, planning, production and program meetings and relay updated relevant information to the appropriate parties; assist in coordinating activities of work engaged in the fabrication, assembly, and testing of material under the guidance of higher classified personnel.
• Interacting With Computers: Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information; use computers to access, enter or retrieve data; including but not limited to email, MS Office, ERP systems and various barcoding software.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work; gain proficiency in determining time-phased requirements based on the product structure, build sequence and lead time for both firm and anticipated orders; set up review points for all assignments to keep abreast of job progress and to perform timely and efficient expediting functions; process clerical requirements, prioritize and expedite materials, documents, information and instructions through production and material handling processes as needed to support schedule requirements under the guidance of higher classified planning personnel; organize documentation related to required assignments for higher classified planners; prepare and maintain paperwork to ensure availability for further interpretation and use as required; initiate reports indicating action taken and significant variations applicable.
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identify information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events;