Job Summary: The Production Technician I will be responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling the activities of workers engaged in assembling parts and sub-assemblies into finished units by performing the following duties Essential Responsibilities: • Develop plans to achieve completion of provided operation schedule and sets run order for areas of responsibility with approval of Manager. • Interfaces with other departments to ensure customer order deadlines are met. • Studies production schedules and estimates work hour requirements for completion of job assignment. • Create detailed schedules to ensure customers shipment dates and equipment specifications are met. • Develops a process plan including people, resources, equipment, and floor space for customer orders. • Plans flow of materials through departments assigned over. Works with production control on any work order related issues in regards to material and flow of material to work floor. • Adjust work procedures to meet production schedules. • Recommends methods to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. • Suggest changes in work areas and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew. • Coordinates man power requirements with Manager by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions. • Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists employees in solving work problems. • Instructs and trains personnel within their area of responsibility. Promotes cross training among employees to benefit work group as a whole. • Maintains time and production levels. • Confers with Manager to coordinate individual areas of responsibility and work in relation to products • being run through other areas of production. • Reports all equipment malfunctions to maintenance personnel by submitting maintenance work orders on equipment to be serviced. • Trouble shoots electronics down to component level to determine cause and remedy malfunctions with the unit. • Trouble shoots electrical and mechanical problems to determine root cause of issue and recommend corrective action. • Works in conjunction with engineering and production teams with various tests including, but not limited to, implementation of new production products. • Conducts detailed experimental testing. • Reads blueprints, wiring diagrams, process sheets, assembly and schematic drawings. • Maintains appropriate relationship with employees they are directing and adheres to Southern States' Core values. • Adheres to Southern States' safety standards and company rules and guidelines. • Represents Southern States to customer and supporting staff in professional and respectful manner at all times. Minimum Qualifications: • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and/or multiple years of experience exhibiting the competency requirements listed above. • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access. • Excellent customer service skills. • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from both internal and external customers. • Good work record, including attendance. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents. • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondences, and memos. • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. • Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs. • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. • Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. • To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of inventory software, manufacturing software, drawings data base as well as other related Data bases used in areas of responsibility.