Position Summary:

The Color Bar Coordinator Is responsible for the incoming receipt, outgoing shipment, and inventory management of color bar and frit glass materials. The coordinator will receive, count, and inventory all color glass deliveries, track movement of materials to and from glassybaby locations, and update the NetSuite computer system to report the movement appropriately and accurately. This position also entails measuring and cutting color bars or frit and packing materials for delivery to glassybaby hot shops.

Salary - $20 00 - $22.00 per hour

Status: Full-time, Days

Primary Duties:

• Fulfill, pack and ship internal color bar between Hot Shops. Direct color bar materials to the correct location based on the production planning workbook; verify materials received.
• Ensure that glassblowers receive daily notes on any specialty colors they may be making that day.
• Maintain, receive and update in-house color glass materials inventory and tracking systems for all in-coming orders, outgoing and returning bars for all locations. Accountable for materials status and location throughout distribution.
• Review weekly color order(s) with on hand inventory and compare with Production Planning document to ensure quantities ordered are enough to fill schedule. Escalate and/or discuss challenges in weekly planning meetings.
• Coordinate updates or changes to the color schedule and communicate those changes to team and necessary employees.
• Update color bar inventory sheet with updated color info such as drop size, pick-up temperatures, and new/re-named products. Ensure that information in color bar workbook aligns with Master Product List.
• Ensure that all left over and returning color bar from production is properly accounted for and is returned to existing inventory.
• Review existing materials for any issues (dirt in bar, cracks, etc.) and escalate concerns to management.
• Clean dirty color bar using Dremel tool in accordance with Hot Shop safety standards and requirements.
• Ensure unused color bar and frit from Hot Shop floor is retrieved and check it for cracks or contamination that would render it unusable, report losses. Record all inventory updates based upon excess bar in NetSuite including any inventory adjustments for broken bar. All broken bars should be flagged to management.
• Use production forecast tools (excel) with assistance from Production Planning team and hot shop calendar to stay familiar with color bar needs of the shop and support matching products and quantities to each team based on overall team stats, individual skills, complexity of product, availability of color, and inventory levels.
• Track and receive all P.O.’s in NetSuite and Outlook docs, validate incoming shipments against original order and invoices.
• Responsible for meeting and managing color planning deadlines.
• Responsible for training and providing guidance to support /temporary staff.
• Actively discuss concerns with color bar with QC and Production Management. Report any color manufacturing issues to maintain product consistency to R&D manager.
• All other duties as assigned

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