LPCT Planning Expeditor

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate, coordinate, and document the progress of products or test bar materials between departments or within a product team.
• Facilitate product movement by splitting and reissuing part lots.
• Track and report on product status for delivery scheduling.
• Assure implementation of routing changes throughout the plant.

Principal Accountabilities

Parts Expediting

• Coordinate and document the transportation of products between departments or within a product team.
• Determine daily status and meet with leads to identify needs and facilitate part movement.
• Ensure communication among production departments regarding product movement.
• Report product status and schedules to Planning to meet delivery schedules.
• Determine the daily status of parts for outside processing.

Test Bar Coordination

• Track, document, and move test bar materials through production and inspection.
• Verify casting schedules against test materials, identification, and quantities.
• Record the progress of test materials throughout the production process.
• Ensure test materials are prepared for each stage and processed according to Tech Cards.
• Move test materials between departments and authorize/split test materials when part lots are split.
• Ensure proper storage and control of test bars awaiting shipment.
• Resolve problems regarding test materials by working with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Shipping, and the Testing Lab.

Split Lot Coordination

• Split lots as requested by production, reissue split parts to new lots, and combine lots for cost-effective reworking.
• Complete all necessary data input and record keeping for split lots.
• Transport and warehouse parts to be split.
• Issue new lot numbers for parts taken from split crib inventory.
• Input split lot transactions, reissue information, and new shipping dates into the computerized inventory/dispatch system.
• Reconcile errors or omissions in the system.
• Process parts in the scrap crib and delete them from the master lot.

Planning Assistance

• Assist Planning and Shipping in preparing schedules and production reports.
• Develop special schedules and estimates.
• Assist in setting shipping objectives.
• Prepare and distribute daily shipping reports.
• Assist in determining earned standard hour requirements.
• Assist in capacity reviews.

Routing

• Coordinate all paperwork necessary to initiate routing changes throughout the plant.
• Ensure completion of all necessary signatures prior to routing changes.
• Implement paperwork for routing changes, input into the computer system, and coordinate with Engineering and Manufacturing.

Safety

• Take responsibility for and demonstrate safe work practices.
• Adhere to plant and department safety rules.
• Safely operate all equipment and tools.
• Identify and report safety problems.

Training

• On-the-job training is provided.
• PCC's Fork Lift Driving Safety Training must be completed as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Computerized inventory/dispatch system
• Computer system

Qualifications

• Knowledge of product movement demonstrated by competent performance of Dispatcher duties, OR an equivalent combination of classroom training and work experience.
• Ability to follow instruction, read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to organize information and materials, and attend to details.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively and coordinate activities with others.
• Ability to lift and/or maneuver objects weighing thirty to fifty pounds and occasionally up to seventy-five pounds.
• Ability to work in difficult working conditions, including potential exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes for extended periods.
• Previous computer input desirable.
• Basic knowledge of computerized inventory systems desirable.
• A valid driver’s license for positions that drive PCC vehicles.