Production Readiness Coordinator

Department: Planning
Referral Bonus: $500.00 USD

Summary

The Production Readiness Coordinator is responsible for evaluating the readiness of custom manufacturing projects prior to release to Assembly and supporting a successful transition into production.

The role reviews engineering drawings, bills of material, and Manufacturing Engineering build plans to determine whether a project is sufficiently prepared to begin as scheduled. The Coordinator identifies missing or incomplete information, evaluates the timing and production impact of material shortages or open items, and provides a documented go/no-go recommendation to the Planning Manager and Engineering Manager.

The Production Readiness Coordinator remains actively engaged from approximately three to four weeks prior to the scheduled Assembly start through the first week of production to ensure identified risks are resolved, communicated, and effectively handed off to the manufacturing team.

Principle Responsibilities and Duties

Key Responsibilities

Review Assembly projects 3 to 4 weeks before production start.
Review BOMs, engineering drawings, and build plans for completeness and manufacturing readiness.
Identify missing drawings, incomplete BOMs, engineering issues, shortages, and other risks to production.
Evaluate material shortages based on when the material is required within the build, rather than treating all shortages equally.
Understand the planned sequence and phases of the build well enough to distinguish between:
- Items required at production start
- Items required during early Assembly
- Items required later in the build
Provide a documented recommendation of:
- Go
- Go with Exceptions
- No-Go / Hold
Present readiness risks and recommendations to Planning and Engineering Managers for final decisions.
Communicate open items to responsible stakeholders.
Assign ownership and resolution dates for readiness gaps.
Escalate issues that may impact the production sequence.
Prepare a production handoff package for Assembly Supervisors.
Conduct or support the pre-production handoff with Assembly leadership.
Support the project through the first week of Assembly to ensure a smooth transition to execution.
Capture lessons learned from initial Assembly for future readiness reviews.

Material Readiness Responsibilities

The Production Readiness Coordinator will establish material readiness expectations for Material Coordinators and shop personnel.

This includes helping shift the organization from simply asking:

"Is the part here?"

to:

"Is the part available when the production sequence requires it, and if not, what is the actual impact to the build?"

The Coordinator will improve visibility of shortages, required-by dates, ownership, recovery plans, and escalation needs.

The role will establish expectations for material identification, staging, shortage communication, and issue escalation.

Production Handoff

Prior to Assembly, the Production Readiness Coordinator will provide the Assembly Supervisor with a project package that communicates:

Current drawing and engineering status
BOM and material readiness
Known shortages and the build phase affected
Manufacturing Engineering build-plan requirements
Significant sequencing considerations
Known project-specific risks or exceptions
Open engineering or supply-chain items
Owner and expected resolution date for each significant open item
Items requiring attention during early build stages

The objective is for the Assembly Supervisor to begin the project with a clear understanding of what is being built, how it is intended to be built, what risks remain, when those risks may affect production, and who owns their resolution.

Decision Authority

The Production Readiness Coordinator is responsible for independently assessing project readiness and making a go/no-go recommendation.

Final authorization to proceed or delay production remains with the Planning Manager and Engineering Manager.

When recommending that a project proceed with unresolved items, the Coordinator is responsible for clearly documenting the associated risk, affected build phase, responsible owner, and expected resolution date.

Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Fast-paced general office environment and some industrial environment. This role involves some standing, bending, squatting, lifting, and walking.

It may also require lifting, carrying, and moving items up to 50 lbs. Many tasks are time-sensitive and demand quick response.

About Us:

Transforming Energy for a Sustainable Future. Enerflex is a premier integrated global provider of energy infrastructure solutions, covering gas processing, compression, power generation, refrigeration, cryogenic, energy transition, and water solutions. We proudly employ more than 5,000 highly skilled employees across over 25 countries worldwide.

Enerflex places its core Values of Integrity, Commitment, Creativity, and Success into action across all aspects of the business. Our innovation, strong commitment to safety, and superior service to our customers positions us as the optimal partner to meet the needs of the dynamic energy industry.

We foster a culture of ensuring our employees have the tools to do their jobs right, but to also thrive in their roles. We pride ourselves in our competitive wages, extensive rewards programs, celebration of successes of individuals and teams, and are committed to ensuring Enerflex remains a safe and inclusive space for all.

What Enerflex Offers You:

Full time employees enjoy the following benefits:

Generous healthcare, dental and vision plans
401(k) employer matching
Generous paid time off program
Employee equity plan
Tuition reimbursement
Fun office environment

Enerflex is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Enerflex grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunities are provided in recruitment, hiring, promotions, wages, benefits, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, tasks, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities required.