Job Title: Production Control Coordinator
Peck, MI, US, 48466
The Production Control Coordinator is responsible for planning, scheduling, and monitoring production activities within a defined segment of a moderately to highly diversified manufacturing operation. This role ensures alignment between production, materials, and demand to support on-time delivery and efficient workflow.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinates the release of work orders, ensuring proper allocation to work centers, departments, and machines based on capacity and priority.
- Monitors production progress, material availability, and work-in-process (WIP), proactively identifying and addressing constraints, shortages, and schedule risks.
- Works closely with operations, procurement, and planning teams to resolve material issues, expedite critical components, and maintain schedule integrity.
- Adjusts and rebalances to production schedules as needed, based on changing priorities, capacity constraints, and business needs, with appropriate approval.
- Communicates schedule changes, priorities, and risks clearly and in a timely manner to supervisors, management, and cross-functional teams.
- Supports continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to improve scheduling processes, material flow, and overall operational efficiency.
- Maintains a strong focus on safety, quality, and compliance, ensuring all activities align with company policies and procedures.
- Responds to internal stakeholders in a timely and professional manner, supporting a team-oriented and customer-focused environment.
- Completes required training and demonstrates ongoing development of systems, processes, and operational knowledge.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Ability to work overtime when needed with short notice **REQUIRED**
- Ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time.
- Ability to follow workplace safety standards and company policies and procedures.
- Ability to work in a team setting and contribute to building a positive team spirit.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to organize and prioritize to meet deadlines.
EDUCATION:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred (Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field)
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 1+ year of experience in an administrative or manufacturing environment required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Ability to read and interpret documents.
- Must possess excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, in English. Have the ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, colleagues and members of the business community when required.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
- Some basic computer skills.
MATHMATICAL SKILLS:
- Able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, measurements, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY:
- Ability to define basic problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Good hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity to work with small parts. Work is typically performed at a variety of locations within the department (which includes walking or standing some of the time).
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. When possible reasonable accommodations may be made which would enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include but are not limited to: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. When required, must be able to lift a minimum of 5 lbs and up to 50 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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