Plant Coordinator Jobs
Plant Coordinator jobs are open across manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, and utilities, with specializations in production scheduling, inventory control, and operations coordination, from entry-level to senior coordinator roles. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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JOB PURPOSE (JOB SUMMARY):
The warehouse coordinator is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations, ensuring efficient workflow, accuracy in inventory handling, and compliance with safety and quality standards. This role provides hands-on leadership to warehouse associates, coordinates inbound and outbound activities, and serves as a key communication link between warehouse staff, supervisors, customer service and other departments. MUST be detailed oriented.
Work schedule 6pm-230am Monday-Friday (some weekends)
Full-time; may require early mornings, evenings, weekends, or overtime as business needs require.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
- Operational Leadership
- Ensure accurate inventory by completing cycle counts or physical inventory counts daily/weekly.
- Must be able to count, perform addition, subtraction with supreme accuracy. (Essential Function)
- Lead, train, and support warehouse associates in daily tasks.
- Assign tasks and monitor performance to maintain productivity, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Serves as acting supervisor when leadership is unavailable.
- Inventory Management
- Ensure accurate inventory by completing cycle counts or physical inventory counts daily/weekly.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies
- Maintain proper stock rotation, labeling, and organization within the warehouse and warehouse grounds.
- Receive, review, and enter purchase orders in the SAP system. (Essential Function)
- Reconcile planned versus actual material consumption, yields, labor, scrap, production output, and inventory movements.
- Review production order closeouts to verify that components, quantities, by products, scrap, and finished goods are accurately reported.
- Logistics and Workflow coordination
- Coordinate inbound deliveries and outbound shipments to meet customer and production deadlines.
- Communicate with carriers, drivers, and internal departments to resolve scheduling or delivery issues.
- Optimize workflow by identifying bottlenecks and recommending improvements.
- Safety and Compliance
- Enforce safety policies, warehouse procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct routine safety checks on equipment, storage areas, and over facility.
- Complete all the training courses required.
- Promote a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment.
- Documentation and Reporting
- Complete and maintain required logs, reports, and documentation (receiving logs, shipment paperwork, inventory adjustments, etc.).
- Track and report key warehouse metrics such as pick accuracy, productivity, and damages.
Requirements
WORK EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE:
- Proven work experience working in a Warehouse setting
- Warehousing and stock control methods and procedures
- Knowledge of warehouse software packages and MS Office proficiency
- Ability to input, retrieve and analyze data
- Warehouse operations, procedures, equipment, and terminology
- Proper methods of storing equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Excellent inventory methods and practices.
SKILLS / OTHER PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:
- Ability to adapt to changing operational and organization needs.
- Strong team player with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
- Ability to assess, evaluate and solve problems.
- Experience working in a union environment.
- Experience in using SAP.
- Must be able to use Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to work schedule dependent on business and operation needs.
- This position requires regular and prompt attendance during working hours.
FORMAL EDUCATION:
- High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate and three years warehouse or related experience.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
- Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
- Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
- Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds
- Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases
LALA Branded Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JOB PURPOSE (JOB SUMMARY):
The warehouse coordinator is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations, ensuring efficient workflow, accuracy in inventory handling, and compliance with safety and quality standards. This role provides hands-on leadership to warehouse associates, coordinates inbound and outbound activities, and serves as a key communication link between warehouse staff, supervisors, customer service and other departments. MUST be detailed oriented.
Work schedule 6pm-230am Monday-Friday (some weekends)
Full-time; may require early mornings, evenings, weekends, or overtime as business needs require.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
- Operational Leadership
- Ensure accurate inventory by completing cycle counts or physical inventory counts daily/weekly.
- Must be able to count, perform addition, subtraction with supreme accuracy. (Essential Function)
- Lead, train, and support warehouse associates in daily tasks.
- Assign tasks and monitor performance to maintain productivity, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Serves as acting supervisor when leadership is unavailable.
- Inventory Management
- Ensure accurate inventory by completing cycle counts or physical inventory counts daily/weekly.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies
- Maintain proper stock rotation, labeling, and organization within the warehouse and warehouse grounds.
- Receive, review, and enter purchase orders in the SAP system. (Essential Function)
- Reconcile planned versus actual material consumption, yields, labor, scrap, production output, and inventory movements.
- Review production order closeouts to verify that components, quantities, by products, scrap, and finished goods are accurately reported.
- Logistics and Workflow coordination
- Coordinate inbound deliveries and outbound shipments to meet customer and production deadlines.
- Communicate with carriers, drivers, and internal departments to resolve scheduling or delivery issues.
- Optimize workflow by identifying bottlenecks and recommending improvements.
- Safety and Compliance
- Enforce safety policies, warehouse procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct routine safety checks on equipment, storage areas, and over facility.
- Complete all the training courses required.
- Promote a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment.
- Documentation and Reporting
- Complete and maintain required logs, reports, and documentation (receiving logs, shipment paperwork, inventory adjustments, etc.).
- Track and report key warehouse metrics such as pick accuracy, productivity, and damages.
Requirements
WORK EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE:
- Proven work experience working in a Warehouse setting
- Warehousing and stock control methods and procedures
- Knowledge of warehouse software packages and MS Office proficiency
- Ability to input, retrieve and analyze data
- Warehouse operations, procedures, equipment, and terminology
- Proper methods of storing equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Excellent inventory methods and practices.
SKILLS / OTHER PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:
- Ability to adapt to changing operational and organization needs.
- Strong team player with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
- Ability to assess, evaluate and solve problems.
- Experience working in a union environment.
- Experience in using SAP.
- Must be able to use Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to work schedule dependent on business and operation needs.
- This position requires regular and prompt attendance during working hours.
FORMAL EDUCATION:
- High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate and three years warehouse or related experience.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
- Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
- Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
- Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds
- Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases
LALA Branded Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in plant coordinator jobs.
- High school diploma or associate degree in operations, logistics, or a related field
- Experience with ERP or inventory management software such as SAP or Oracle
- Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and plant floor compliance standards
- Ability to coordinate across production, maintenance, and supply chain teams
- Strong data entry accuracy and experience maintaining production or inventory records
- Forklift certification or willingness to obtain certification within a specified timeframe
Tips for Your Plant Coordinator Job Search
Tailor your resume to plant operations
Highlight specific metrics from your coordination work, such as production output, downtime reductions, or inventory accuracy rates. Plant coordinator hiring managers want to see numbers tied to real operational outcomes, not just a list of daily duties.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists plant coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
List your ERP and scheduling software by name
Employers in manufacturing and food processing screen for familiarity with specific platforms like SAP, Oracle, or Fishbowl. Name every system you have used, even if briefly, so your resume clears automated keyword screening for plant coordinator roles.
Target job titles that feed plant coordinator pipelines
Search for production coordinator, operations coordinator, and manufacturing coordinator openings in addition to the exact title. Many hiring managers post under different names but expect the same skill set, so a broader search surfaces more relevant openings.
Prepare scenario answers for shift and downtime questions
Plant coordinator interviews almost always include situational questions about covering a shift shortage, handling a supply delay, or resolving a bottleneck on the floor. Walk through your actual decision process, not a textbook answer, and name the tools or colleagues you involved.
Negotiate start date around any required certifications
If a posting lists OSHA 10, forklift certification, or food safety credentials you are still completing, disclose your expected completion date in your cover letter. Many employers will hold the role rather than restart the search if your timeline is close.
Plant Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most plant coordinators?
The companies hiring the most plant coordinators right now include Refresco, SPARTECH, and Lippert, with the largest share of openings in Florida, South Carolina, and Ohio, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest in food processing, chemical manufacturing, and industrial production facilities.
How do you become a plant coordinator?
Start by gaining floor-level experience in a manufacturing, agriculture, or processing environment, even in an entry-level operations or inventory role. Build familiarity with ERP or scheduling systems used in your target industry, complete any relevant safety certifications such as OSHA, and move into a coordinator title by demonstrating you can manage schedules, track materials, and communicate across departments reliably.
Can you get hired as a plant coordinator with little experience?
Yes, employers in food processing, agriculture, and light manufacturing regularly hire plant coordinators from non-traditional backgrounds when candidates show strong organizational skills and comfort on a production floor. Emphasize any inventory, scheduling, or cross-team communication experience you have, even from unrelated industries, and obtain a basic safety certification before applying to strengthen your candidacy without a long work history.
What does the plant coordinator interview process look like?
Most plant coordinator interviews include a phone or video screen focused on your operations background, followed by an on-site interview that often includes a brief floor walk so hiring managers can gauge your comfort in a plant environment. Expect situational questions about handling scheduling conflicts, supply shortages, or safety incidents, and be ready to discuss any ERP or inventory systems you have used in hands-on detail.
Where can I find and apply to plant coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to plant coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level and industry, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and location preferences.
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