Production Control Associate, I

Notice to applicants:

• This is a non-sponsorship opportunity; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorizations.
• Applicants are required to be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis immediately.
• Candidates must be able to commute into an office and reside locally.
• Direct Hires Only. No Solicitations or Recruiters.

Essential Tasks and Duties:

Prepares job work orders for production runs:

- Update information on work orders as dictated by the Statement of Work (SOW) for each job.

- Ensures all necessary information for production is present on work order. Able to follow up with appropriate personnel for any the missing/incorrect information.

- Managing current samples on hand for inserts, envelopes, and printed production samples.

- Tracks all job statuses to ensure all jobs meet their contractual deadlines:

- Sends correspondence to various departments regarding specifics of job errors etc.

- Escalates any issues that may endanger the job missing its contractual deadline.

- Performs end of day verification of all jobs received; Follows up on any jobs that have not been accounted for.

 Final Balancing of Jobs:

- Performs final prep for docket upload, files and organizes all physical dockets.

- Prepare, upload, stage for archival or send documents when / as requested

- Sends electronic copies of UPS logs, meter logs and daily production totals to designated recipients at end of each business day.

Other Duties Include:

- Responds to all requests from multiple communication systems, timely, accurately and with a high degree of professional demeanor.

- Performs various production related functions during down time in primary role, including but not limited to: Return Mail processing, Manual Production, High speed production

Qualifications Requirements:

-High School Diploma or GED preferred

- Possess a valid State issued Driver’s License or Identification Card in the applicable state of employment at all times

- Demonstrates a can-do team attitude with the ability to take direction and engage with other departments in a professional manner

- Strong organizational skills and be detail oriented; ability to multi-task

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

- Excellent communication skills

Physical Requirements:

· Multi-limb and eye-hand coordination

· Able to sit, stand, bend, reach, stoop and lift boxes up to 25 lbs.

· Able to work in a fast pace environment

· Able to work overtime/weekends/holidays as scheduled every month