Planner/Scheduler III

Posting Address

34 Bern Dibner Road

Lincoln, NH 03251

Position Overview

This individual will be responsible for planning the materials, quantities, and priority order of manufacturing jobs within the plant. Coordinate flow of work within and between departments of manufacturing plant to drive on time delivery to customers by performing the following duties. Other duties may be assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities
* Create and schedule Production Orders to meet on time delivery performance goals and align with the capacity of the factory
* Review unscheduled customer and inter-company purchase order (ICPO) backlog on a daily basis
* Resolve material shortages with Purchasing and collaborate with Warehouse on off-site storage pick list
* Respond to Customer Service on lead time requests, expedite requests, and direct shipping requests
* Collaborate with Manufacturing to kick-start jobs on hold (e.g., resolve problems with job quantity, rejects, missing prints, material shortages.)
* Resolve Production Order variances and cost of goods issue (COGI) errors
* Effectively collaborate with diverse personalities to overcome obstacles and implement change
* Communicate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, etc. as needed to resolve problems on specific Production Orders and address bigger picture issues on output and delivery
* Actively participate in Production Control meetings & communicate within the department to share pertinent information and set goals

Skills and Experience

Skills and Experience
* Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel.
* LANGUAGE SKILLS:
* Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, correspondence and memos. Ability to write detailed, professional correspondence
* REASONING ABILITY:
* Ability to deal with complex problems and come up with a recommended action plan. Apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but involved written or oral instructions.