General Coordinator 1 (Finance)

Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE), a joint venture between Worthington Industries and Armstrong World Industries, has established worldwide leadership in the production of suspended ceiling systems. WAVE produces metal ceiling grids that can be combined with Armstrong ceiling boards as a complete package or sold individually.

Founded in 1992, WAVE operates under a long-standing corporate philosophy rooted in the golden rule. This philosophy serves as an unwavering commitment to the customer, supplier, and shareholder, and it serves as the foundation for one of the strongest employee-employer partnerships in American industry.

For more information about our products, please visit http://www.worthingtonarmstrongventure.com

WAVE is currently looking for a Coordinator to join our team!

The General Coordinator is a working leader responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Axiom and Dynamax manufacturing cells. This role ensures a safe, efficient, and productive work environment while fostering a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. The General Coordinator will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for all processes and equipment in the assigned cells and will be instrumental in driving safety, quality, and performance metrics.

Safety:

• Promote a proactive safety culture aligned with the 8-Step Safety Process, Think-Plan-Act, and Risk Tolerance principles.
• Conduct weekly safety walks and enforce all safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure all team members are trained in safe work practices and submit hazard and spill reports as required.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment through adherence to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Lead safety communications and corrective actions when necessary.

Organizational Vitality:

• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment and facilitate employee recognition
• Support or administer onboarding for new full-time and contract employees.
• Encourage teamwork, optimism, and engagement within the department.

Operations:

• Provide day-to-day leadership to Axiom and Dynamax cell team members while working as a member of the team (working Coordinator)
• Lead Axiom and Dynamax team members in a way that establishes and maintains a motivating and open working environment.
• Direct allocation of resources ie. Shift line ups, job assignments, etc.
• Record daily attendance of seasonal and regular full time employees
• Communicate key messages to the team members, and lead the team in daily stand up / shift start up meetings
• Provide hands-on leadership and support to Axiom and Dynamax cell team members.
• Allocate resources effectively, including shift lineups and job assignments.
• Monitor and record daily attendance for all employees.
• Lead daily stand-up meetings and communicate key messages to the team.
• Act as SME and on-site trainer for all operations and equipment in the Axiom and Dynamax cells.
• Support lean initiatives such as Gemba walks and continuous improvement projects.
• Monitor adherence to company policies including break times, phone usage, and shutdown procedures.
• Accurately enter and post end-of-shift production data.
• Collaborate with the Operations Manager to align on production schedules, staffing, and priorities.

Administrative:

• Complete all required shift paperwork and reporting accurately and on time.
• Track and report on actual vs. targeted performance metrics.
• Lead and support departmental projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Current WAVE employee and in good standing
• Required; familiarity with WAVE operations
• Required; demonstration of leadership skills
• Desire to lead a team and begin leadership development

Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE) offers competitive wages and comprehensive benefit package that includes, but not limited to: health, dental and life insurances, vacation, quarterly profit sharing, and a 401(K) Plan.

WAVE is an equal opportunity employer. It is our goal to ensure that hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation and discipline decisions are based on the job-related qualifications, abilities and performance of employees and applicants. The Company does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability or veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify moderate to complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones. Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities based on the specific requirements of each location.