About the role
Job Summary:
The Production Technician I will be responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling the activities of workers engaged in assembling parts and sub-assemblies into finished units by performing the following duties
Essential Responsibilities: * Develop plans to achieve completion of provided operation schedule and sets run order for areas of responsibility with approval of Manager. * Interfaces with other departments to ensure customer order deadlines are met. * Studies production schedules and estimates work hour requirements for completion of job assignment. * Create detailed schedules to ensure customers shipment dates and equipment specifications are met. * Develops a process plan including people, resources, equipment, and floor space for customer orders. * Plans flow of materials through departments assigned over. Works with production control on any work order related issues in regards to material and flow of material to work floor. * Adjust work procedures to meet production schedules. * Recommends methods to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. * Suggest changes in work areas and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew. * Coordinates man power requirements with Manager by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions. * Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists employees in solving work problems. * Instructs and trains personnel within their area of responsibility. Promotes cross training among employees to benefit work group as a whole. * Maintains time and production levels. * Confers with Manager to coordinate individual areas of responsibility and work in relation to products * being run through other areas of production. * Reports all equipment malfunctions to maintenance personnel by submitting maintenance work orders on equipment to be serviced. * Trouble shoots electronics down to component level to determine cause and remedy malfunctions with the unit. * Trouble shoots electrical and mechanical problems to determine root cause of issue and recommend corrective action. * Works in conjunction with engineering and production teams with various tests including, but not limited to, implementation of new production products. * Conducts detailed experimental testing. * Reads blueprints, wiring diagrams, process sheets, assembly and schematic drawings. * Maintains appropriate relationship with employees they are directing and adheres to Southern States' Core values. * Adheres to Southern States' safety standards and company rules and guidelines. * Represents Southern States to customer and supporting staff in professional and respectful manner at all times.
Minimum Qualifications: * High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and/or multiple years of experience exhibiting the competency requirements listed above. * Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access. * Excellent customer service skills. * Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from both internal and external customers. * Good work record, including attendance. * Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents. * Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. * Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondences, and memos. * Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. * Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs. * Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. * Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. * To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of inventory software, manufacturing software, drawings data base as well as other related Data bases used in areas of responsibility.