Production Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Production Coordinator

Pay: $20–$30 per hour Schedule: Part-Time | 20–30 Hours per Week Employment Type: Part-Time

About Us

We are a manufacturing company specializing in custom refractory products. Our team focuses on quality, organization, and efficient production while working together to meet customer requirements and deadlines.

Benefits & Perks

• $20–$30 per hour

• Part-time schedule, 20–30 hours per week

• Opportunity to work in a manufacturing environment

• Hands-on experience coordinating production and customer orders

Job Summary

The Production Coordinator helps manage the flow of customer orders throughout the manufacturing process. This role works closely with operations, production, engineering, quality, inventory, and shipping to ensure jobs are properly scheduled, materials are available, production stays on track, and customer deadlines are met.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain daily and weekly production schedules

• Review incoming work orders and determine production priorities

• Track orders throughout the manufacturing process

• Communicate production priorities and changes to supervisors and production-floor personnel

• Monitor job status, deadlines, and potential production delays

• Coordinate with purchasing and inventory to ensure required materials and components are available

• Maintain accurate work orders, production records, job travelers, and related documentation

• Help coordinate rush and priority orders

• Communicate with engineering and quality teams when specifications or production issues need clarification

• Coordinate completed orders with warehouse and shipping teams

• Provide management with updates regarding production status, bottlenecks, capacity, and upcoming deadlines

• Assist with improving production flow, organization, and overall efficiency

Requirements

• Strong organizational and time-management skills

• Ability to coordinate multiple orders and priorities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Attention to detail and accurate recordkeeping

• Ability to communicate with multiple departments

• Ability to monitor deadlines and identify potential delays

• Problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing production needs

• Manufacturing or production coordination experience preferred

Work Environment

• Manufacturing and production setting

• Frequent communication with production, inventory, engineering, quality, and shipping teams

• Requires organization, coordination, and the ability to manage competing priorities