Production Coordinator Lead

Production Coordinator Lead

Panelmatic is seeking a detail-oriented experienced Production Coordinator Lead. The Production Coordinator will coordinate production schedules and manufacturing activities.

Job Duties:

• Coordinate production schedules, priorities, and manufacturing activities to support on-time delivery.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for production coordination and schedule-related issues.
• Monitor daily production progress and proactively identify potential delays, constraints, or bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Production, Engineering, Purchasing, Inventory, Quality, Supply Chain, and Logistics, to resolve production issues.
• Assign, track, and follow up on action items while holding task owners accountable to committed deadlines.
• Ensure all required stage gates are completed and verified prior to Clear-to-Build.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date production schedules, records, trackers, and status reports.
• Provide regular production status updates and communicate changes, risks, and recovery plans to appropriate stakeholders.
• Coordinate material, labor, information, and other production requirements to support manufacturing schedules.
• Monitor workflow and production capacity to identify opportunities to improve throughput and efficiency.
• Escalate production risks and issues in a timely manner and help drive corrective actions to resolution.
• Support root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives related to production delays, quality issues, and process inefficiencies.
• Assist in prioritizing work based on customer commitments, production requirements, material availability, and business needs.
• Partner with Inventory and Purchasing to identify and resolve material shortages or supply constraints that may impact production.
• Coordinate with Quality to ensure required inspections, documentation, and quality requirements are completed before production milestones.
• Support timely delivery of finished products by maintaining visibility of production status through completion and shipment.
• Identify opportunities to improve scheduling processes, communication, workflow, and overall operational efficiency.
• Help establish and maintain standardized processes, procedures, and best practices for production coordination.
• Provide guidance and day-to-day leadership to Production Coordinators and/or other team members as assigned.
• Serve as a resource and escalation point for less experienced coordinators.
• Promote a culture of accountability, urgency, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.