PURPOSE

Schedules and coordinates flow of work within or between departments of single facility to expedite production by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews master production schedule and work orders.
• Establishes priorities for specific customer orders.
• Revises schedule according to work order specifications, established priorities, and availability or capability of workers, parts, material, machines, and equipment.
• Reschedules identical processes to eliminate duplicate machine setups.
• Distributes work orders to departments, denoting number, type, and proposed completion date of units to be produced.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes in processing methods received from methods or engineering departments.
• Compiles reports concerning progress of work and downtime due to failures of machines and equipment to apprise production planning personnel of production delays.
• Maintains inventory of materials and parts needed to complete production.
• Expedites production of spare parts and establishes delivery dates for spare parts orders.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMPETENCIES

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions.

Teamwork - Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks.

Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.