POSITION SUMMARY

The Bin Coordinator manages raw materials and consumables bins. The Bin Coordinator will keep track of and confirm appropriate approval of quantity adjustments and new parts needed on the production floor. The Bin Coordinator will also be responsible for communicating with department managers to understand need changes on the production floor. This responsibility includes bin management for inter-site materials. Bin Coordinator will assist with resolving bin issues such as uneven turns and defective parts.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Job Status: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30AM – 4:00PM

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Collaborates with Purchasing and Vendors to align bin sizing requirements.
• Responsible for multiple VMI bin audits throughout the month to support Purchasing in vendor management.
• Ensures vendors are executing replenishments with daily audits and reporting issues to Purchasing.
• Conducts assessment of inconsistent bin consumption in terms of velocity, as well as bin set depletion, including:
  • Establish if excessive consumption is a production or quality issue and report to Purchasing for further action.
  • Coordinate with production and purchasing to understand why bins kits are depleted unevenly.
  • Develop corrective action based on analysis to reduce the occurrence of incomplete bin consumption.
• Reviews exceptions in bin replenishment to evaluate and establish proper bin sizes.

• Responsible for confirmation and finalization of bin update and creation through maintenance of the bin values master spreadsheet.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding and administration of inter-site bin management.
• Obtains approval from managers and supervisors on changes on the production floor
• Compiles weekly and monthly reports for reference.
• Performs monthly audits of all El Cajon 2-bin parts.
• Communicates with Inventory Control Specialist on updates and changes.
• Uses weekly PSR, NPD and weekly collaboration with Purchasing for quantity and required changes; proactively assess needs and changes.
• Assists new department bin owners in learning the process and routine.
• Ensures departmental posted bin information, such as bin delivery schedules, are present and up to date.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Customer Focus - Knows who internal customers are. Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer (internal and external). Establishes and maintains effective relationships. Delivers products that meet customer expectations.
• Results Oriented - Works as a productive and cooperative member of a cohesive group. Persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. Pushes self and helps others achieve results. Solution vs. problem oriented. Demonstrates ability to adjust when obstacles arise.
• Communicates Effectively - Communicates proactively and with purpose and professionally, in a concise and straightforward manner. Attentively listens to others. Communicates to those involved, especially if agreements cannot be kept.
• Accountability - Takes personal responsibility for decisions, behaviors, actions and failures, and commits to necessary corrective action. Able to admit limitations of knowledge, yet demonstrate a willingness to do what is needed to improve. Proactively seeks feedback without being defensive. Does what is right because it is the right thing to do. Leaves personal circumstances outside of work in order to remain engaged in the task at hand. Maintains a positive attitude despite adversity.
• Reliability - Demonstrates reliable and predictable attendance and punctuality.
• Mathematic Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Team Oriented - Ability to get along with others and to work well in a team environment.
• Technical Aptitude - Skill of achieving accurate counts in various product units
• Technical Aptitude - Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education and Experience: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED). One year of inventory or Bin Management related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates & Licenses: None

Other Requirements: Ability to make independent decisions and solve problems.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Other Physical Requirements

Vision (Near)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Working conditions are normal for an office and factory environment. There is frequent exposure to a variety of wood types, wood dust, finishing chemicals and finish dust. The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet to loud.

This position description is not exhaustive of the duties that you may be required to perform. Taylor Guitars reserves the right to revise this position description at any time and may require you to perform other duties as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or work environment change.