Duration: 12 months, possibility of extension
Pay: $21 to $23 hourly
Schedule: M-F; 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, OT as needed
PPE: Safety glasses, steel toe shoes
Job Description:
Summary
- Responsible for coordinating and preparing the materials required to support Coating production.
- This role gathers optics, tooling, and shipping/packaging materials, supports kitting and inventory readiness, and creates Coating Chamber Runs in the MES system.
- The position proactively identifies and communicates shortages, material constraints, and readiness risks that may impact production schedules or fulfillment requirements.
- The Coating Expeditor works across Coating, Planning, Inventory Control, Shipping, Quality, and Engineering to improve production readiness, transaction accuracy, and execution efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather and coordinate optics, tooling, and shipping/packaging materials required to support Coating operations.
- Verify material readiness in advance of scheduled Coating work.
- Create, maintain, and update Coating Chamber Runs in the MES system.
- Ensure MES transactions and chamber run data are accurate and aligned with current production priorities.
- Support kitting and staging of materials for Coating production.
- Review production requirements and identify shortages, discrepancies, or missing materials.
- Communicate material shortages and readiness risks to the appropriate cross-functional teams.
- Coordinate with Planning, Inventory Control, and Shipping to resolve material issues and maintain schedule support.
- Escalate issues that may impact on-time production or fulfillment.
- Support standard work, process discipline, and continuous improvement related to material flow and chamber run readiness.
- Maintain accurate documentation and transactional records in MES and related systems.
- Partner with Quality and Engineering when material, tooling, or process concerns affect production readiness.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Associate degree or relevant manufacturing/logistics experience preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing, operations, materials, logistics, or production support environment.
- Experience using MES, ERP, inventory, or warehouse management systems preferred.
- Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems for material transactions, inventory visibility, and production support preferred.
- Working knowledge of material flow, inventory transactions, and production coordination.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting production scheduling or material staging in a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with coating operations, technical manufacturing, or optical products.
- Experience working in a regulated or highly traceable production environment.
- Continuous improvement mindset and ability to support standardization efforts.
Core Competencies
- Material coordination
- System accuracy and discipline
- Cross-functional communication
- Shortage identification and escalation
- Production support
- Priority management
- Accountability
- Collaboration
Working Relationships
- Coating Production
- Planning / Scheduling
- Inventory Control / Warehouse
- Shipping / Packaging
- Quality
- Engineering
- Operations Leadership
Success Measures
- On-time chamber run creation.
- Material readiness before production start.
- Reduction in delays caused by missing materials.
- MES transaction accuracy.
- Timely shortage communication and escalation.
- Improved schedule adherence within Coating.
