LEAD Technical ( Chattanooga, TN )

P roduction Control Scheduler

Position Type : Direct Hire

Salary Range : $ 55,000 - $60,000

Shift : Monday-Friday

Location : Dalton, GA 30721

Apply Directly : https : / / www.lead-technical.com / job-seekers /

Position Summary :

As the Production Control Scheduler , your role is critical in supporting our commitment to achieving 100% on-time delivery and ensuring customer satisfaction.

You will be responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels, managing product flow, and coordinating various aspects of project start-ups, engineering changes, and phase-outs.

Additionally, you will play a vital role in maintaining accurate documentation and providing essential support to our engineering and maintenance teams.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities :

• Documentation Management : Create and maintain documents for engineering and maintenance staff, ensuring clarity and accuracy in communication.
• Attendance and Vacation Tracking : Keep meticulous records of attendance and vacation schedules daily to ensure smooth workflow planning.
• Travel Arrangements : Set up and schedule all travel arrangements for maintenance and engineering personnel, optimizing efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Supply Management : Purchase and manage office supplies for the department, ensuring adequate stock levels for uninterrupted operations.
• Shipping and Packaging : Coordinate the shipment and packaging of parts needed to be sent to vendors, adhering to deadlines and quality standards.
• Meeting Support : Record and maintain meeting notes for engineering meetings, ensuring clear documentation of discussions and action items.
• Asset Management : Assign internal asset numbers to machines, jigs, and dies, facilitating effective tracking and management.
• Capital Requisition Tracking : Track and log engineering capital requisitions, ensuring transparency and accountability in budget management.
• Bilingual Support : Provide interpretation and translation services in Japanese and English, supporting communication between team members and assisting Japanese members and their families with official and unofficial issues.

Experience and Education Requirements :

• Progression Path without Post-High School Education : Strong supervisory experience in a manufacturing facility, excellent written and oral communication skills, proficiency in math, computer experience with Word, Excel, and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software or equivalent problem-solving ability and logic.
• Progression Path with Post-High School Education : Preference for a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.), which generally results in higher performance levels.

Working Conditions :

Working Environment : Varied between long days, being on-call 24 hours for customer / production issues, managing / control project phase-out / ECI meetings, high stress, and spending time on the production floor.

Requires negotiation with other departments, suppliers, and customers, continuous problem-solving, time management, prioritizing skills, assertiveness, quick decision-making, and swift action.

As the Production Control Scheduler, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing production processes, maintaining inventory efficiency, and ensuring seamless coordination across departments to meet customer demands effectively.

About LEAD Technical :

The LEAD Technical team aims to build trusting partnerships with our partners seeking quality professional and skilled talent in the manufacturing, automation integration, IT, and construction spaces.

With high praise for exceptional customer service, leadership, and quality matching, LEAD Technical is ready to anticipate your business needs and find the perfect candidates to solve your workforce challenges.

LEAD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

LEAD is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation , and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success as a growing national company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Last updated : 2024-06-11