How to hire a production expediter

How to hire a production expediter, step by step

Here's a step-by-step production expediter hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a production expediter job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new production expediter
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a production expediter, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect production expediter also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents production expediter salaries for various positions.

   Type of Production Expediter	Description	Hourly rate
   Production Expediter	Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.	$13-23
   Inventory Control Lead	An Inventory Control Lead oversees supplies in an organization, aiming to meet market demands and avoid oversupply. They perform regular inspections and assessments, review invoices and other documentation, monitor product distribution operations, and produce regular progress reports... Show more	$13-34
   Material Coordinator	A material coordinator is in charge of processing requisitions and ensuring that all departments receive necessary goods and materials within a company. Aside from this, they must maintain positive engagements with vendors, suppliers, and business partners, negotiate contracts, manage schedules of deliveries, and prioritize cost-efficient goods... Show more	$14-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Production Schedules
   • Production Floor
   • Quality Standards
   • WIP
   • Expedite
   • Customer Orders
   • Aerospace
   • Lean Manufacturing
   • Expediter
   • Inventory Control
   • Production Control
   • Due Dates
   • Purchase Orders
   • MRP

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   Responsibilities:

   • Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
   • Company is a custom molder with medical molding in a clean room facility in an ISO certify environment.
   • Collaborate with internal and virtual teams on the development and ongoing maintenance of desktop procedures to ensure ISO compliance.
   • Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's personnel and involve in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
   • Evaluate engineering BOM demand and respond to issues relate to the product build network.
   • Resolve several recurring material ordering issues resulting in improve JIT productivity and schedule attainment.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your production expediter job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A production expediter salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, production expediters' average salary in wyoming is 46% less than in colorado.
   • Seniority. Entry-level production expediters earn 42% less than senior-level production expediters.
   • Certifications. A production expediter with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a production expediter's salary.

   Average production expediter salary

   $37,420yearly

   $17.99 hourly rate

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   Entry-level production expediter salary

   $28,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 27, 2026

4. Writing a production expediter job description

   A job description for a production expediter role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a production expediter job description:

   Production expediter job description example

   Production Support Expediter - Non-Exempt
   
   Hanwha Aerospace USA has long been recognized as a leader in the development and supply of flight critical Aerospace/Defense components and assemblies. Operating out of four state of the art facilities located in Connecticut, Hanwha Aerospace USA offers growth and career development opportunities to enrich your talents. We are always seeking to hire talented, hard-working, and committed individuals for roles in Operations (CNC Machining, Tool Making, and Fabrication/Assembly), Engineering, Quality and other Support Roles.
   
   We are looking for a person who will facilitate the execution of daily flow of production material through the production process as well as to and from external services. This includes assisting the Production Planners with managing priorities, moving material/parts to appropriate work-centers, assisting in managing the priorities established by the planners, communicating priorities and following up on the execution of the machining schedules, and assisting engineers as required.
   
   Location: Based out of Newington, CT
   
   Reports to: Production Planning & Logistics Manager
   
   Essential Duties & Responsibilities
   
   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform.
   
   Ensure parts are processed according to planning and report, in a timely manner, any deviations to original planning.
   
   Ensure material is moved to appropriate work center incoming staging areas in alignment with daily flow requirements, including to and from external services
   
   Attend daily Gemba walks and periodic production meetings
   
   Ensure expediting plans in support of customer requirements are executed
   
   Uses ERP system to reflect accurate information on work in process.
   
   Proactively communicate/escalate to Value Stream leadership and Production Planners any production execution issues or constraints that will impact ability to achieve daily flow requirements
   
   Manage daily exception reports from the ERP system. Resolve all turn backs that impact continuous flow of material such as unconfirmed operations
   
   Works closely with Production Planning and Engineering to ensure that job travelers are updated based on engineering changes.
   
   Assist other operators and employees as required to meet production and safety requirements.
   
   Keep the immediate work area clean and organized.
   
   Keep facility clean, organized and free of obstructions.
   
   Adhere to standards of safety and housekeeping as established.
   
   Perform other duties or responsibilities as requested or required, whether or not specifically mentioned in this job description.
   
   Performs other related duties or responsibilities as requested or required, whether or not specifically mentioned in this job description.
   
   Must be a "US Person" as defined by US Government and able to work without restriction with ITAR related data.
   
   Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English at a functional level.
   
   Various other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
   
   Participate in training as required
   
   5-10% Domestic Travel Required
   
   Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English at a functional level
   
   Work Environment:
   
   Must be able to lift, push, or pull at least 50 lbs.
   
   Regularly required to sit, stand, reach, bend, and move about our facility
   
   Work usually performed in a combination of office and plant setting.
   
   Requirements:
   
   High school diploma or GED; One to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
   
   Experience in a fast paced manufacturing business preferable aerospace.
   
   Proficient computer skills, familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience with ERP a plus.
   
   Ability to interpret specific work instructions, good communication.
   
   AAP Statement
   
   Hanwha Aerospace USA, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity or Expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit Retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or otherwise oppose discrimination.
   
   * Subject to change with or without notice*
   * 1st shift
   
   7:30am - 4:00pm

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right production expediter for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your production expediter job on Zippia to find and recruit production expediter candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with production expediter candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new production expediter

   Once you've found the production expediter candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new production expediter first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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