Lead Production Coordinator

Lead Production Coordinator

Position Title: Lead Production Coordinator Location: HOUSTON, TX FLSA Class: EXEMPT Responsible to: Program Manager, Asset Management

Description

The Lead Production Coordinator is a senior project coordination and expediting professional within VoltaGrid's Asset Management team. This role owns the master production and delivery schedule for critical infrastructure assets and serves as the primary liaison between suppliers, manufacturers, engineering, procurement, operations, and finance. The ideal candidate has a strong background in expediting, supplier management, project controls, and cross-functional project coordination—not shop-floor supervision or warehouse operations. Success in this role requires the ability to proactively manage schedules, identify risks, drive accountability across stakeholders, and ensure critical project milestones are achieved on time and within budget.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the master production, procurement, and delivery schedule for asset build programs across VoltaGrid's operational regions.
• Lead expediting efforts with manufacturers and suppliers to ensure materials, equipment, and deliverables are produced and delivered in accordance with project schedules.
• Serve as the primary point of coordination between engineering, procurement, operations, accounting, and external suppliers.
• Monitor project milestones, production progress, supplier commitments, and delivery timelines; identify schedule risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Drive accountability across internal and external stakeholders to resolve schedule conflicts, material shortages, engineering delays, and other project obstacles.
• Facilitate project status reviews and communicate schedule performance, risks, and recovery plans to leadership and project stakeholders.
• Coordinate engineering releases, documentation requirements, and supplier deliverables to support successful project execution.
• Develop and maintain reporting on key project metrics, including schedule adherence, supplier performance, on-time delivery, forecast accuracy, and risk exposure.
• Support forecasting, capacity planning, and long-range scheduling activities for asset deployment programs.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Production Coordinators on project coordination, schedule management, and expediting best practices.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on project execution, supplier coordination, and schedule management processes.
• Act as a trusted partner to project teams, ensuring visibility, communication, and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in expediting, project coordination, project controls, manufacturing project management, supply chain project management, or capital project execution.
• Demonstrated experience managing supplier schedules, production milestones, delivery commitments, and project timelines.
• Proven success coordinating complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, and technical disciplines.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, critical path management, risk identification, and schedule recovery planning.
• Experience working with ERP, MRP, or project management systems to track production, procurement, and delivery activities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and project tracking/reporting tools.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to influence teams and drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability for occasional travel to supplier, manufacturing, and field locations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting data center infrastructure, power generation, electrical equipment, switchgear, generator, or distributed energy projects.
• Experience with project scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or Smartsheet.
• PMP, APICS/ASCM, or similar project management or supply chain certification.
• Experience leading supplier expediting programs or managing complex equipment deliveries for large-scale projects.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their typical responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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