Production Expeditor

Position Summary

Helps schedule coordinate and execute the flow of material and paperwork through the department by performing the following duties with constant supervision. Facilitates the transfer of material and its related paperwork between departments at Firestone the Weld Shop and the Rayo facilities. This is achieved through close relationship with all managers supervisors and lead personnel at the Firestone and Rayo plants by performing the following duties.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

In performing functions duties or tasks employees are required to know and follow safe work practices and to be aware of Company policies and procedures related to job safety including safety rules and regulations. All functions duties or tasks are to be carried out in an honest ethical and professional manner and to be performed in conformance with applicable Company policies and the event of uncertainty or lack of knowledge of Company policies and procedures employees are required to request clarification or explanations from superiors or authorized company representatives.

• Maintains schedule and material needed to complete production on time in an efficient and safe manner
• Oversees staff performance ensuring that schedules are maintained
• Ensure the operators are working in a safe and efficient manner and providing feedback to the supervisor
• Work directly with the Supervisor department leads and scheduler to production stays on schedule and resolve any issues that may arise
• Responsible for moving jobs and related paperwork through the department and other departments as required via forklift or makes arrangements with the material handlers.
• Knowledge of the workings of the plant and materials
• Lends assistance to other departments as required by retrieving tooling helping organize incoming material to other departments and preparing parts for O.V. processing.
• Establishes and maintains marshalling areas for departments and machine units.
• Responsible for the general department layout and tidiness of parts material and tooling. When not moving material as a priority identify areas that may look unkempt and facilitate a more organized appearance. Brings to managements attention the possibility of a 6S projection in a particular area or department.

Required Skills

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement volume and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situation.

Experience & Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Shultz Steel LLC is an equal opportunity employer. The companys policy and practice is to provide equal employment opportunities and to assure those opportunities without regard to age sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions gender race color creed national origin ancestry sexual orientation including gender identity or gender expression religion (including religious dress and religious grooming) mental or physical disability legally protected medical condition genetic information marital status military or veteran status reproductive decision making or any other status protected by applicable local state or federal anti-discrimination laws.