Production Coordinator

American Axle & Mfg., Inc.
United States, Michigan, Three Rivers
Jun 10, 2026
Job Posting Title Production Coordinator Job Description Summary Dauch is looking for a Production Coordinator to join our team in Three Rivers, Michigan. This is a fully onsite role on the second shift. The Production Coordinator works with quality control, production control, manufacturing engineering, and maintenance departments to maintain schedules and affect changes and revisions. Ensures maximum use of capacity and requirements. Analyzes the quality and quantity of production and institutes corrective actions to eliminate deficiencies. Monitors and addresses priorities, backlogs, breakdowns, and other aspects affecting planned scheduling. Participates in finding solutions for repetitive product complaints. Drives the implementation and usage of systems of production tracking and quality control. The ideal candidate has experience working in a union environment. Job Description: Manages production supervisor outcomes by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and correcting behaviors as needed; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures. Sets production and support resource priorities. Maintains manufacturing operations by following and enforcing standards and procedures and good manufacturing practices; coordinating production schedule requirements and capabilities; ensuring steady flow of materials; solving production problems; directing equipment adjustments. Documents manufacturing results by completing logs, and records; calculating and reporting production; noting variances. Maintains quality manufacturing standards by completing production control charts; reporting quality data; analyzing recordings and statistics; studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes. Maintains manufacturing equipment and processes by coordinating preventive maintenance actions; scheduling repairs; facilitating team discussions to identify equipment and process problems; identifying solutions. Maintains safe, secure, and healthy manufacturing environment by adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential concerns. Contributes to manufacturing and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results. All other duties as assigned. Required Skills and Education High School Diploma or GED. 3+ years of leadership experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment. Availability and willingness to work any shift, overtime, and weekends as requested. About Dauch: Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more. Dauch 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. Dauch 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. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.