Production Planning Coordinator

Join Our Team at voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak! Embark on a rewarding career journey with voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, North America's premier designer and manufacturer of special trackwork. With a legacy spanning 160 years, we lead the industry in shaping the future of rail solutions. As part of the voestalpine Railway Systems global network, we are committed to delivering quality products and services, including rails, turnouts, fastening systems, signaling technologies, and monitoring solutions. Operating with a presence across Canada, the US, and Mexico, we prioritize the well-being of our people, global mobility, and sustainability and innovation. Our people are the foundation of our success. Skilled, motivated, and results-driven individuals shape our culture demonstrating our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Curiosity, Courage, Passion, and Diversity each day. This commitment is more than shared values; it extends to shared responsibilities for safety and quality, showing genuine care for one another's growth and development, a commitment to our customers, and fostering strong relationships within the Nortrak Team and with our customers. We are currently looking for a Production Planning Coordinator to join our team in Decatur, Illinois. PURPOSE OF POSITION Reporting to the Production Planning Manager, the Production Planning Coordinator is responsible to ensure the continuous flow of all orders through the shop from planning through production and on to shipment according to customer demands and quality standards, to ensure cost-efficient flow of production operations. The role also provides day-to-day supervision of Shipping and Receiving to ensure materials and finished goods are handled, documented, stored, and transported safely, accurately, and economically. TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES SAFETY: Adhere to all safety rules and sets an example for others while working in the yard and production areas. Train and qualify employees on safe material-handling practices and the proper operation of forklifts, yard equipment, loading equipment, and other assigned equipment, consistent with site requirements. QUALITY: Ensures accurate and timely generation of work orders. Oversees proper flow of required documentation through manufacturing processes. Closes work orders and related documents. Ensures BOM’s and routings are accurate. Support monthly cycle count program, inventory reconciliation, and corrective actions for discrepancies involving raw material, WIP, finished goods, and shipping supplies. Ensures accurate and timely shipment and receipts of raw materials, finished goods and WIP. Ensure shipments and receipts are accurate, properly labeled, and supported by required documentation, including packing lists, bills of lading, certifications, photographs, and customer-specific records as applicable. ON-TIME DELIVERY: Schedule and coordinate work across multiple departments and outside processes, including X-ray, heat treatment, cleaning, subcontract operations, and other required production steps. Monitor actual progress against the schedule, identify constraints or bottlenecks, and coordinate priorities and recovery actions with Production, Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, Sales, and other stakeholders. Maintain weekly shop and product delivery schedules and communicate material shortages, capacity concerns, priority changes, and delivery risks promptly. Provide day-to-day oversight of inbound and outbound material flow, including raw materials, work in process, finished goods, interplant transfers, and customer shipments. Coordinate carrier availability, shipment timing, routing, consolidation, expediting, and required documentation to support committed delivery dates. Coordinate interplant requirements and participate in recurring planning meetings with sister facilities to support customer commitments. COST: Coordinate carrier selection, routing, consolidation, load utilization, and expeditin…

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