The Production Coordinator manages daily production schedules and processes, communicates shifts in priorities, and ensures timely fulfillment of customer orders, all while promoting continuous improvement.
Join one of the fastest growing, most dynamic companies in the furniture industry. For over 25 years, Four Hands has been a leading designer and wholesaler of furniture and décor, helping people create spaces that feel like home.
Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and named one of Austin’s Top Workplaces year after year. We invest in exceptional people — with a team of over 800 and growing — fostering our employees’ careers and celebrating them at every step of the way. Four Hands is where passion meets purpose and where your next chapter begins.
We’re looking for a Production Coordinator to help keep production running smoothly in a fast-paced environment. This role is responsible for managing daily production schedules, monitoring work orders, communicating shifting priorities, and partnering across teams to ensure customer deadlines are met.
Shift start time: 7:00AM - 3:30PM, Monday to Friday
In This Role
- Plan and manage daily production schedules based on fluctuating customer demand, order volume, and deadlines
- Communicate real-time changes in prioritization clearly and promptly to all appropriate team members and departments
- Monitor active work orders across the production floor, identifying and resolving stalled, delayed, or blocked orders
- Coordinate the release and tracking of expedited work orders to the production floor, ensuring timely fulfillment
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of customer products, standard lead times, active promotions, and fulfillment requirements
- Proactively flag capacity constraints, material shortages, or scheduling conflicts to leadership before they impact deadlines
- Champion continuous improvement by identifying process inefficiencies and suggesting actionable solutions
- Other duties as assigned, in accordance with training and qualifications
- Uphold the Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands Team
- Be open and honest
- Reach for excellence
- Act with responsibility
- Value the whole person
- Enjoy the journey
The Ideal Person
- 3+ years of experience in production coordination, operations, manufacturing, logistics, or a related field preferred
- High school diploma or GED required
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Clear and confident communicator—comfortable interfacing with team members at all levels
- Basic computer skills, including familiarity with warehouse management systems, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Detail-oriented with a problem-solving mindset and a proactive approach to challenges
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment
- Familiarity with print production, fulfillment, or manufacturing environments is a bonus but not required
About Four Hands
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, since 1996, Four Hands crafts furniture, art and décor — pieces that are all about creating space. Timeless, thoughtful designs with endless possibilities. Pieces meant to be experienced and form a whole that feels like home.
Our trade customers range from interior designers to large retailers who rely on our expertise to grow and guide their business to success. We treat our partners as part of the Four Hands family, championing them and rooting for their every win.
And, we are constantly pursuing better — from sourcing the finest materials and finishes to seeking fresh inspiration to elevate our designs — we are never settled, never done.
Four Hands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Four Hands recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Visit www.FourHands.com for more information.
Four Hands Austin, Texas, USA Office
2090 Woodward Street, Austin, TX, United States, 78744
Four Hands Austin, Texas, USA Office
3232 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, Texas, United States, 78702 4973
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