This role in summary

Area Coordinators are responsible for coordinating production activities, sustaining continuous improvement activities, manpower assignments, overtime management, vacation sign-up, general payroll tasks, coordinating activities to resolve quality issues and coordinating safety activities. These positions are selected through an interview process. Any specific questions should be directed to the Human Resources department. Duties also include assisting the department leadership team with essential functions and daily activities, as required.

Essential Functions

• Daily Coordination of Time & Attendance System: Check call-ins, enter exceptions, enter production counts, enter vacation, charge hours.

• Respond to employee inquiries about PTO, OT, vacations, etc.

• Coordinate appropriate manpower to ensure that daily production needs are met: assign labor pool to open positions, arrange coverage for meetings, training, leave of absence et., Assign restricted work, labor to accommodate model changes, individuals to jobs as dictated by internal bids.

• Coordinate agency employees and serve as contact to agency coordinator: assign jobs, sign time sheets,communicate needs to agency coordinator, and reconcile timesheets.

• Coordinate accurate overtime groupings and signup: Post/remove signup sheets, enter all adjustments and charges in Kronos, post/remove area rankings, post/remove overtime schedule.

• Manage vacation scheduling: Process annual vacation sign ups/requests, enter into Kronos, enter vacation, maintain vacation calendar.

• Develop Self and Employees: Train operators in standardized methods, determine operators' ability to work independently, learn and apply lean manufacturing concepts, seek opportunities for continuous learning, schedule training for employees to serve as back up positions in the area. 

• Provide positive employee relations: Provide feedback on employee concerns, morale, etc. to First Line Leader, respect confidentiality of individuals, provide feedback to co-workers on positive behaviors

• Demonstrate values of leadership: Demonstrate enthusiasm for continuous improvement, show respect for individuals, listen to employees and seek to determine appropriate resolution, encourage open discussion and debate of issues, safeguard the confidentiality of information, offer to help others and seek help, eliminate non-value-added work.

• Provide effective communications: complete daily activity reports, consult openly with your First Line Leader whenever in doubt, encourage employee involvement and participation, communicate opportunities for rewards and recognition to the First Line Leader.

• Communicate daily orders and check sheets: Retrieve current production orders and check sheets, coordinate revisions to orders with First Line Leader.

Training/Licensing Requirements

Some areas may require PVO, LOTO, Confined Space and some leadership training.

Working Procedure

• Will lead, follow, or participate in all TPM, WCM, and lean activities.

• Need to work required number of hours determined by department, shift and position.

• Uses all designated safety equipment, observes all safety rules, and follows recognized rules of safe practice.

• Maintains good housekeeping, keeps area and equipment clean.

• Performs duties of a similar or lesser skill to facilitate the flow of work in the department.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job.