Manufacturing Expediter
- Coordinate and expedite the movement of materials, parts, and assemblies between assembly, paint, shipping, receiving, and other production departments.
- Maintain ownership of production priorities and parts pick lists to ensure sequencing is accurate, visible, and aligned with customer and production requirements.
- Monitor work-in-process and critical jobs to identify delays, shortages, quality holds, missing components, or schedule risks.
- Work directly with material handlers, supervisors, department leads, planners, and production personnel to verify part status and resolve issues that could delay production or shipment.
- Follow up on open actions to ensure parts are picked, staged, moved, painted, assembled, inspected, and shipped according to schedule.
- Assist in resolving bottlenecks impacting assembly completion, paint throughput, shipping readiness, and overall production flow.
- Communicate production constraints and priority changes in real time to Production Control and departmental leadership.
- Review production priorities throughout the shift and adjust expediting efforts as business needs change.
- Provide accurate and timely status updates regarding part availability, critical shortages, production progress, and shipment readiness.
- Attend production, scheduling, and operations meetings and prepare accurate status reports, updates, action-item tracking, and supporting materials for discussion.
- Analyze recurring delays and recommend process improvements that improve throughput, reduce downtime, and increase schedule attainment.
- Maintain organized records, paperwork, and production information to minimize confusion, duplication, and rework.
- Assist with inventory-related investigations, material tracking, and production reporting as assigned.
- Contribute to team success by performing other duties and special projects as assigned.
- Travel to customer, supplier, job site, and company locations as required.
- Operate a personal or company-owned vehicle for business purposes.
- Transport documents, equipment, parts, materials, or other business-related items as needed.
- Maintain authorization as a Company Driver in accordance with company policy.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 3-5 years of manufacturing, production control, material handling, assembly, logistics, paint, shipping, or related shop-floor experience preferred.
- Experience working in an ERP, MRP, inventory control, or manufacturing system preferred.
- Experience in a custom manufacturing or heavy industrial environment preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret bills of material, pick lists, work orders, production schedules, routings, and manufacturing documentation.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Exceptional follow-up skills with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.
- Ability to prioritize multiple competing demands in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels.
- Ability to identify barriers and drive resolution through collaboration and persistence.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining alignment with production control priorities.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Must meet and maintain Company Driver eligibility requirements and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
- Must maintain required automobile insurance when operating a personal vehicle for company business.
- Ability to travel locally and occasionally overnight as business needs require.
- Frequent walking throughout manufacturing facilities and between departments.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Occasional climbing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and navigating industrial work areas.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to visually inspect materials, parts, paperwork, and computer screens.
- Ability to communicate effectively in manufacturing and office environments.
- Exposure to industrial noise, moving equipment, forklifts, and varying temeratures; required PPE must be worn as applicable.
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should contact Human Resources at [email protected]
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