at Mars, Incorporated in Yorkville, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Description:
Under the direction of the Production Leader, and based on the area's top losses and key challenges, the Production Coordinator creates and executes plans to accelerate building people capability. They train, coach, and mentor operators to deliver the daily production plan and the 90-day plan. The Production Coordinator is an integral member of the production team on each shift. They are a flexible resource in their area of support and fill in as the Production Leader to ensure the smooth operation of the shift, and operate the equipment as needed. .
There may be multiple Production Coordinator roles within a factory covering more than one area in partnership with the Production Leader to ensure continuous production operations. The Production Leader may depend on this job to onboard and train new Associates while continuing to build capability across all assigned areas. This role will fill-in for the Production Leader and must have the ability to effectively communicate with Value Stream Managers, CI Engineers, Maintenance Leads, and Quality & Safety Associates. The decisions made by the role will directly impact the productivity of work area.
What are we looking for?
SHIFT: 2:30PM - 11:00PM
Education & Professional Qualification
- Associate Degree in a technical field of study and 2 years experience in a TPM/technical, manufacturing environment or 5+ years of experience in manufacturing with progressive levels of responsibility
- Certified Trainer (Daily Management System (DMS) Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Problem-solving, etc.)
Knowledge & Experience
Required to have all the skills and knowledge of Operator 1-4 (See other JDs for details) in addition to the following:
- Can operate and knowledge to manage the operations of all the production equipment of multiple production areas within a factory
- Complete all the necessary training and requirements to become a recognized Autonomous Maintenance Coach within the AM Pillar
- Able to operate all the equipment in an assigned area to effectively train other Associates
- Has advanced skills, typically gained through a combination of job-related training and considerable work experience
- Demonstrated experience in leading change and situational leadership.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel to capture and analyze data and PowerPoint to deliver presentations and training) and SAP.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Works directly with the Production Leader to create the daily and weekly production plan and supports the execution of the plan focused on associate capability and flawless execution.
- As the key trainer and equipment/machinery expert of an assigned area, responsible to build operator capability, problem-solving for building and technical understanding across teams and shifts.
- In the absence of the Production Leader, performs the duties of the role demonstrating the necessary leadership behaviors.
- As the subject matter expert of the Autonomous Maintenance (AM) and Daily Management Systems (DMS) provides guidance and training to Associates in these areas of expertise; including DMS, Clean Inspect Lubricate (CIL), Centerlines (CL's), Abnormality Handling, and 5S.
- Drives loss elimination of raw ingredients, packaging material, and finished goods through observation of production operations and by analyzing loss data to recommend solutions
- Recommends to the Production Leader areas of opportunity to improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as...
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