Coatings Production Coordinator
Enterprise Ventures Corporation
Johnstown, PA
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Key Responsibilities:
The Coatings Production Coordinator will report to the Production Manager and provide support to production activities, which involves learning and using the Company ERP system to maintain production inventory, order chemicals and materials, generate production documentation, and close out manufacturing orders. In addition, the Coatings Production Support Specialist will track production assignments, develop and maintain process instructions, and assist in maintaining company proprietary information and coatings classified information.
Summary
The Coatings & Production Support Specialist plays a dual-functional role, providing critical technical support to the coatings development team while managing administrative, scheduling, and inventory operations across multiple product lines.
On the technical side, this role assists in the formulation, application, testing, and evaluation of coatings, helping to troubleshoot current systems and research new technologies. On the operational side, this role utilizes the company ERP system to coordinate production schedules, track project activities, manage inventory and procurement, generate production documentation, and maintain proprietary/classified information.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions
1. Coatings Development & Laboratory Support
- Assist chemists and managers with the development of paint formulations, including researching materials, mixing coatings at the benchtop, applying coatings, and performing analytical and physical testing.
- Support lab-related activities such as new test method development, equipment setup, product/material research, and the maintenance of testing equipment and laboratory systems.
- Write clear work instructions for equipment.
- Assist the Production group and QA/QC with paint formulation troubleshooting, scale-up activities, and pigment processes.
- Maintain the quality system within the development lab and quality testing areas, ensuring strict adherence to all Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies.
2. Production Operations, Inventory & ERP Management
- Coordinate the production and pigment processing schedule, generate Manufacturing Orders (MOs), and reconcile materials used for processing within the ERP system.
- Maintain accurate inventory counts, cycle counts, and records. Order chemicals, materials, and consumable supplies while accounting for the costs of required parts and hardware.
- Regularly check in with suppliers on open purchase order status to track procurement.
- Provide monthly pipeline reports for production and monthly shelf-life reports to the Coatings Quality Assurance Team.
- Maintain the sales order tracker and assist with Classified system updates.
3. Project Tracking & Administrative Support
- Track project activity and team actions across multiple product lines, reporting progress regularly.
- Assist with scheduling and product documentation (both internal and external) using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Prepare meeting agendas and record minutes for weekly Manufacturing/Sustainment Production meetings.
- Protect company-sensitive, proprietary, and coatings-classified information, maintaining strict awareness of core business security standards.
- Serve as a backup to the Coatings Production Supervisor when required.
4. Client & Customer Interface
- Support production customers with in-field demonstrations and address customer concerns as they arise.
- Serve in a support role for client interfaces regarding functional issues to address specific project tasks as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications and Skills
- Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a laboratory science (e.g., chemistry, biology), applied science, non-engineering technical discipline, or a business-related field, plus 2+ years of directly related experience.
- OR Associate’s degree in a technical, applied science, or business-related field, plus 4+ years of directly related experience.
- Technical Skills:
- Working knowledge of ERP systems for inventory and manufacturing order management.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Strong technical aptitude with a willingness to learn new manufacturing, chemical, and laboratory processes.
- Professional Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working in a collaborative team environment.
- Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to work independently under limited supervision.
- Strong problem-solving skills to identify potential issues and assist in determining corrective actions.
Work Environment
- Office Environment: Indoor, temperature-controlled office environment with a moderate noise level (e.g., computers, printers).
- Production Environment: Occasional assignments conducted in the High Bay or production areas, which may feature moderate to loud noise levels.
- Safety Sensitivity: This position is safety-sensitive. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is strictly required when working in the High Bay or laboratory testing areas.
Minimum Physical Requirements:
- Regularly or frequently talking, hearing, touching, grasping, standing, walking, reaching with hands/arms and performing repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement.
- Light work exerting up to 40 pounds of force.
- Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less, three-dimensional vision, ability to identify and distinguish colors, and ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus to review test results, view PC screen, read technical manuals.
- Expected to use hand truck, pallet jack, and other tools for inventory movement and transfer.
Why EVC?
- Our teams at EVC are passionate and thrive on collaboration in a team environment
- When we encounter a difficult problem, we have a variety of talented and diverse employees that work together to solve the toughest challenges
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Although our work at EVC is extremely important, we also recognize the need for our employees to maintain a proper mix of work and personal life
- Visit https://evc.ctc.com/ to learn more
Join us! EVC offers exceptional career growth, cutting edge technology, educational opportunities, and recognition for quality work.
https://enterprise-ventures-corporation.breezy.hr/
Staffing Requisition: SR# 2026-0160
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”