Production Coordinator

Job Title:

Production Runner/Coordinator/Scheduler

Industry:

Manufacturing

Location (city, state):

Carol Stream, IL

Assignment Type:

Contract-to-Hire

Pay:

$20.20/hour

Work Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, with some flexibility on start/end times.

Occasional Saturday overtime may be needed for 2–4 hours, approximately once a month when additional coverage is required.

Benefits:

This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

About The Company:

Join a growing manufacturing organization that values teamwork, development, and long-term career growth. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who wants to learn how a business operates and build experience across multiple departments.

As you grow in the role, you’ll have opportunities to explore scheduling, inventory, supply, and production leadership.

Job Description:

The Production Runner/Coordinator/Scheduler is a great entry point into a corporate career, combining organization, communication, problem-solving, and business operations. You’ll work with production, scheduling, inventory, logistics, sales, and management to help keep everything running smoothly.

You’ll primarily work from an office setting but will regularly interact with the production team on the floor. You’ll help communicate updates, track progress, coordinate materials, and jump in when issues arise.

You’ll also be cross-trained across production coordination, inventory/material movement, and scheduling, giving you exposure to different areas of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Track daily production activity and communicate updates to internal teams.
• Maintain accurate production and order information.
• Review production paperwork and verify details before work begins.
• Confirm materials, quantities, measurements, and specifications are accurate.
• Communicate schedule changes and priorities to production teams.
• Identify and communicate potential delays, shortages, or other issues.
• Work with Sales and Logistics to coordinate order and delivery updates.
• Partner with Supply to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Track material movement and follow up on missing items.
• Monitor equipment downtime and communicate updates to the appropriate teams.
• Work directly with production employees to answer questions and communicate priorities.
• Support scheduling, supply, and management teams with daily coordination.
• Proactively identify problems and help find solutions.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–2+ years of experience in inventory, order processing, warehouse, retail, production, or a related environment preferred.
• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including data entry, sorting, filtering, and formatting.
• Comfortable with basic math, measurements, percentages, and unit conversions.
• Strong attention to detail and organization.
• Positive, outgoing, and team-oriented personality.
• Strong communication and time management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change.
• Self-starter who enjoys taking initiative and solving problems.
• Comfortable interacting with both office and production teams.

Perks:

• Excellent opportunity to launch or grow your corporate career.
• Exposure to multiple areas of business operations.
• Cross-training in production, scheduling, inventory, and supply.
• Clear potential to advance into scheduling, inventory, supply, or production leadership.
• Collaborative team environment with strong employee retention.
• Opportunities to take on more responsibility and grow within the organization.
• Stable, established company experiencing significant growth.