Production Expeditor
Stafford, TX 
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Posted 6 days ago
Job Description

Join our operations team where you will be influential in shaping our business strategy and ensuring we have the most effective operations. Be your own boss by creating your own career path and pushing your professional limits.

Job Summary

The Project Coordinator is accountable and responsible for reporting, maintaining, and expediting key areas of the project cycle.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and organize activities surrounding the project cycle
  • Monitor each project from order entry to completion
  • Ensure that identified issues are reacted to in a timely manner
  • Partner with all functions, especially Manufacturing or supplier to organize and support critical aspects to meet customer delivery
  • Support the Project Management team by Capturing/interpreting/inputting/maintaining sales orders; Input/participating in production meetings; Maintaining/updating all project information through ERP System; Ship schedules; Project/product expediting; Monitor/maintaining critical project/program timelines; and Coordinating shipments deliveries
  • Management of order entry data, manufacturing, and shipping documentation
  • Develop competencies and technical skills focusing on the design, detail, quality, and engineering of our products
  • Maintain and manage individual project schedules through assistance in coordinating manufacturing, shipping, and installation
  • Providing shipping instructions as required, including customer shipping specifications
  • Provide customer service, sales support, and backup to the Project Manager
  • Complete individual store quantity take-offs and multi-store roll programs
  • Maintain and update running inventory reports for team and customer and distribute as required
  • Develop cost proposals for final review by the project team
  • Upload and organize various field reports and other information on internal or external web-based sites

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience
  • 2 + years of administrative/project coordination experience
  • Must have the ability to demonstrate experience in creating and maintaining spreadsheets utilizing MS Office programs
  • Intermediate to expert level of MS Word and Excel is required
  • Familiarity with MS PowerPoint is a plus
  • An understanding of MRP fundamentals is preferred
  • Highly effective computer skills, with demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems
  • Experience in wood/metal manufacturing environment is a plus
  • Must be able to work independently while multi-tasking
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
  • Organizational skills and team player approach is critical
  • Unparalleled Customer Service Focus

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


Universal Forest Products and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
2+ years
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