Production Administrator

Summary:

The Production Administrator plans, schedules, coordinates and/or monitors the flow of products through the complete production cycle. Provides timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor in order to achieve both internal financial goals and customer deliver dates.

Organizational Competencies:

Quality Focus - Determined to stay focused on the quality of each and every deliverable by ensuring consistency and adherence to high standards, as well as paying close attention to even the minutest details involved.

Critical Thinking - Ability to possess higher-order thinking skills that enable one to see both sides of the coin. Provide solutions by creating and implementing new methodologies.

Effective Communication - Balancing listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately, influencing others, keeping others informed.

Teamwork - Taking ownership of our work, doing what is needed without being asked, following through.

Problem Solving - Planning ahead, managing time well, being on time, being cost conscious, thinking of better ways to do things.

Job Specific Competencies:

Planning
Issues manufacturing production work orders
Tracks and allocates all sub-assembly work orders
Reports part shortages in physical or Visual inventory to management
Process planning reports
Analyze production schedule and releases work orders to shop floor per customer requirements
Ensures proper workflow through coordinating production schedule with assistant coordinators/supervisors
Responsible to ensure work orders are release timely and accurately
Red Cell
Works from complex assembly drawings, cut-lists, and work instructions that are typically contained within the red cell packet
Initiate Red Cell Check Sheet
Inspects print for errors, identifies and documents for correction, per process
Reviews B.O.M.
Maintains the Red Cell Check Sheet Log
Collaboration
Communicates and works with Manufacturing Supervisor, Coordinators and Warehouse personnel to maintain proper workflow
Collaborates with Manufacturing Engineers for Certificate of Conformance and ICAR audit requirements
Collaborates with Sales to assist with customer needs
Collaborates with other departments as needed
Collaborates with all departments to ensure customer request are met
Collaborates with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing as necessary to process E.C.N. and reworks documentation
Legal Compliance
Ensure legal compliance with state, federal and OSHA requirements
Ensure ISO procedures are followed
Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Education

High School Diploma/GED; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required
Experience with Visual Manufacturing software or willingness to learn
Familiarity with ISO Quality systems and standards preferred
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite or similar systems preferred
Excellent communication skills (oral and written) required
Working Conditions

Movement - This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office and on the production floor. Frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

Operate/Use - Must be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e. copier, printer, calculator)

Ascend/Descend - Rarely ascends/descends stairs to reach archived files

Communicate - This position frequently communicates with co-workers, managers and supervisors. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Transport - This position frequently lifts or moves 25 pounds, occasionally moves up to 50 pounds for various needs.

Work Environment - Relatively quiet but fast paced.

Travel - Occasional travel to customers and vendors, with overnight stays, may be required.

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

ACTIA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ACTIA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and t providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ACTICA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ACTIA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.