Production Expeditor

Responsibilities:

• Providing production status, coordinating special instructions and managing customer service requests.
• Manage progress of expedite orders; pull aheads, and late orders to ensure customer delivery expectations are met.
• Assists in planning process- creating work orders, releasing job orders to production.
• Assists shop employees with production related questions or requests.
• Interact with all production departments to ensure work is flowing in and out of production.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of aerospace metal finishing processes and specifications.
• Encourages shop employees to strive for operational excellence by continually challenging old methods or ways of thinking and taking responsible risks to maximize results; serves as a role model in innovative thinking and process improvement.
• Manage schedule changes and conflicts with production leads and managers.
• Coordinate truck deliveries, pickups, and new location points with drivers.
• Work as necessary at critical times to meet customer deadlines
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area.
• Handles customer-supplied product with care.
• Understand ORIZON’s quality standards and strive to meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Practice ORIZON behaviors. Adhere to protocol for quality, on-time delivery, and safety.
• Manage time appropriately so that production schedules are met.
• Interact professionally with co-workers and vendors; understands internal customers; and strives to maintain good relations with others.
• Respond quickly to inquiries and follows up as needed.
• May assist in other areas or perform other duties as required by business demands.
• Embraces change to ensure overall success of the company

Qualifications:

• High School/GED required
• At least 1 year aerospace metal finishing experience desired
• Ability to apply basic mathematical skills preferred.
• Presentation skills preferred

• Must have knowledge of industry based standards and specifications.

• Computer experience, including Microsoft Office products required.
• Must have ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have ability to troubleshoot and correct problems
• Must have ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Analytical skills desired
• Problem solving skills desired
• Project management skills preferred
• Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills desired
• Must have ability to follow oral and/or written directions
• Organizational and planning skills desired
• Attention to detail preferred
• Must have ability to manage time
• Must be reliable
• Stress tolerance desired
• Change management preferred
• Must have proper business etiquette
• Motivational skills desired
• Professionalism preferred
• Computer skills desired

Work Environment and Job Functions:

The office is in a manufacturing facility.  As such, while the primary environment will be an office setting, the position will require frequent visits to the production floor where exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles will be present. The noise level in the working environment is usually moderate to lout. Proper safety precautions, including the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), must be followed as dictated by the job and working environment.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job: