Production Expeditor

Responsibilities :

• Providing production status, coordinating special instructions and managing customer service requests.
• Manage progress of expedite orders; pull aheads, and late orders to ensure customer delivery expectations are met.
• Assists in planning process- creating work orders, releasing job orders to production.
• Assists shop employees with production related questions or requests.
• Interact with all production departments to ensure work is flowing in and out of production.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of aerospace metal finishing processes and specifications.
• Encourages shop employees to strive for operational excellence by continually challenging old methods or ways of thinking and taking responsible risks to maximize results; serves as a role model in innovative thinking and process improvement.
• Manage schedule changes and conflicts with production leads and managers.
• Coordinate truck deliveries, pickups, and new location points with drivers.
• Work as necessary at critical times to meet customer deadlines
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area.
• Handles customer-supplied product with care.
• Understand ORIZON’s quality standards and strive to meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Practice ORIZON behaviors. Adhere to protocol for quality, on-time delivery, and safety.
• Manage time appropriately so that production schedules are met.
• Interact professionally with co-workers and vendors; understands internal customers; and strives to maintain good relations with others.
• Respond quickly to inquiries and follows up as needed.
• May assist in other areas or perform other duties as required by business demands.
• Embraces change to ensure overall success of the company

Qualifications :

Work Environment and Job Functions :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will primarily be in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Proper safety precautions, including the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), must be followed as dictated by the job and working environment.

Physical Requirements : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job :

This job description is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties may differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, may be required.

Reasonable Accommodation : Orizon will make reasonable accommodations wherever necessary for a qualified employee or applicant with a disability to complete the application process and / or to perform the essential functions of his / her position.

ITAR Requirements : In order to comply with U.S. government regulations applicable to this position, all applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or a “protected individual”, as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

EOE : Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)