Manufacturing Line Advisor - Weekend Day Shift

Department: Machine Division (MAC)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Waco Mfg and Rebuild

The Line Advisor supports production flow by serving as a floor-facing coordination and readiness lead for assigned value streams or production lines. This role helps ensure work is executable by validating material readiness, identifying shortages or constraints, coordinating staging and escalation, and providing accurate line status to operations leadership. The Line Advisor acts as a bridge between planning and execution to help keep production moving with fewer disruptions and clearer visibility to what is truly ready to build.

The incumbent in this position is expected to model the following practices daily:

• Models, promotes, reinforces, and rewards the consistent use of HOLT’s Values Based Leadership (VBL) tools, models, and processes to ensure alignment with our Vision, Values, and Mission
• Monitors assigned production areas to confirm jobs, materials, kits, tools, drawings, and dependencies are available and ready for execution
• Identifies shortages, discrepancies, sequencing problems, and other readiness issues before they interrupt production flow
• Coordinates with Production Supervisors, Capacity Planning, Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, and Project Management to resolve execution barriers
• Helps validate short-term build readiness based on actual floor conditions
• Supports daily production management routines by communicating current line status, upcoming constraints, and needed actions
• Escalates issues in a timely manner when material, quality, engineering, or support gaps threaten schedule adherence
• Maintains strong follow-through on shortages, open issues, and execution risks
• Coordinates with Production Planning and assists in prioritizing and sequencing work based on operational needs, available resources, and business priorities
• Helps ensure staged materials and kits are complete, accurate, and positioned to support upcoming work
• Partners with supervisors and support teams to reduce avoidable downtime caused by shortages, missing information, or poor handoff
• Maintains visibility to line progress and helps communicate changes, blockers, and recovery plans
• Supports continuous improvement efforts related to line readiness, material flow, communication, and production execution
• Reinforces disciplined use of ERP and supporting systems to improve accuracy of production status and issue visibility
• Promotes safe work practices and supports compliance with company procedures and operational standards
• Keeps assigned production areas informed, organized, and aligned around what is ready to run
• Improves confidence in daily execution by helping the organization distinguish between planned work and truly executable work
• Operates with urgency, sound judgment, and a practical understanding of shop floor priorities
• Works safely always and adheres to all applicable safety policies; complies with all company policies, procedures, and standards
• Performs other duties assigned

• Strong understanding of the relationship between planning, material availability, and shop floor execution
• Working knowledge of production flow, material staging, shortages, and manufacturing dependencies
• Proficiency with ERP systems, spreadsheets, and standard business software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to read, write, listen to, and understand production documents, drawings, travelers, work orders, or related manufacturing information
• Ability to…