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Job Posting Title

Production Coordinator

Job Description Summary

AAM is searching for a Production Coordinator to join our team. This position will be based out of our Bluffton location in Bluffton, IN.

As a Production Coordinator, you will collaborate with quality, production control, engineering, and maintenance teams to manage schedules, address changes, and ensure efficient use of capacity. You’ll monitor production quality and output, analyze deficiencies, and implement corrective actions to improve performance. Additionally, you will oversee production tracking systems, address scheduling disruptions, and support solutions for recurring product issues.

Job Description

If you meet most of the criteria and believe your experience can contribute to AAM, we encourage you to apply. You don't need to possess experience in every single duty listed below—we know great talent comes in many forms!

• Lead and develop a team of production supervisors by setting clear expectations, providing coaching and feedback, managing scheduling and assignments, and addressing performance and behavior as needed.

• Set daily and long-term production priorities based on real-time data (e.g., customer demand, downtime, scrap, labor availability), ensuring efficient use of labor and equipment across all production lines.

• Monitor and sustain manufacturing operations by enforcing standards, coordinating schedules, ensuring material flow, solving production issues, and driving equipment reliability.

• Track and document production results, including logs, output reports, and variances; translate performance data into actionable insights.

• Maintain product quality by reviewing control charts and quality data, identifying trends, and implementing process improvements.

• Oversee preventive maintenance coordination and engage team members in troubleshooting and resolving recurring equipment or process issues.

• Promote a safe and compliant work environment by following internal policies and legal regulations and by proactively addressing safety concerns.

• Act as a hands-on, visible leader on the production floor (95% floor presence), fostering strong relationships across shifts and departments.

• Support plant and organizational goals by taking on additional responsibilities as needed.

• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelors Degree or 5+ years of related experience.

• 4+ years of progressive leadership experience.

• 4+ years experience in a manufacturing/fast-paced environment.

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.

Why Join #TeamAAM:

As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.

AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.