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New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. • Laconia, NH

37d • Onsite

About The Position

Coordinate the planning of a product line to support the demand of the business. This includes expediting, and interfacing with manufacturing and quality departments.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge base in operating systems: MAPICS, APS, manufacturing backlog
• Computer proficiency in Office; especially Word & Excel
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain working relationships internally and externally
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and apply critical thinking to problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Ability to coordinate work flow and identify and respond to priorities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Understanding of shop floor and flow of product
• HS Diploma or GED.
• Previous experience using MRP software

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 4 years of production scheduling or prior planning experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinates production planning workflow for one or multiple products
• Reviews the monthly build plan and creates/schedules work orders to load the manufacturing floor to best utilize production work cell equipment and resources, based on material availability
• Collaborates with appropriate team members to determine optimal utilization of production capacities and to resolve scheduling conflicts
• Prepares/updates daily, weekly and monthly production, sales and inventory reports
• Works with the materials team to research and remedy inventory errors resulting from missing and incorrect work order transactions
• Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on the production schedule
• Support department and divisional goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED