The Production Coordinator is responsible for supporting daily manufacturing operations by coordinating production activities, communicating operational priorities, monitoring production performance, and helping ensure that personnel, materials, equipment, and processes are aligned to meet safety, quality, service, and production requirements.
The Production Coordinator works closely with Production Leaders, operators, Maintenance, Quality, Planning, Warehouse, and other support functions to identify and resolve issues that could impact production. This position requires strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and follow-through.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent education.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to analyze production information and identify issues.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Basic computer skills and ability to learn production systems and software.
- Ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends, holidays, or different shifts when business needs require.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Manufacturing or production experience.
- 3+ years experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Coordinate daily production activities to support the production plan and established operating targets.
- Communicate production priorities, schedule changes, equipment issues, staffing needs, and other important information to the appropriate teams.
- Monitor production performance and identify potential delays, downtime, staffing gaps, material shortages, and other obstacles.
- Support Production Leaders and operators in maintaining a safe, efficient, and organized work environment.
- Assist with staffing coordination and ensure appropriate coverage for production areas.
- Monitor attendance and communicate staffing concerns in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Coordinate with Maintenance and Engineering when equipment issues or breakdowns affect production.
- Partner with Quality and Food Safety to ensure products are manufactured according to established standards and procedures.
- Follow up on production issues to ensure corrective actions are completed and communicated.
- Review production data, downtime information, quality information, and other performance indicators to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Assist with changeovers, startup activities, shutdowns, and production transitions as needed.
- Ensure required production documentation, checks, and records are completed accurately and on time.
- Support inventory and material availability by communicating shortages or potential supply issues.
- Help maintain 5S standards and ensure production areas remain clean, organized, and audit-ready.
- Reinforce company safety expectations and immediately escalate unsafe conditions or behaviors.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives designed to improve safety, quality, productivity, waste, and cost.
- Assist with training, onboarding, and development of production associates when requested.
- Provide effective shift-to-shift communication to ensure continuity of operations.
- Participate in investigations and problem-solving activities related to safety, quality, production, downtime, and process performance.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
What can you expect from Mars?
- A Global Community: Work alongside over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by our core values, The Five Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom).
- Purpose-Driven Work: Join a company that is striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Continuous Learning: Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including exclusive access to our in-house Mars University.
- Competitive Compensation: An industry-competitive salary and robust benefits package, including a company bonus scheme.
