Production Scheduling Assistant

Summary (Position Description): Responsible for supporting the Master Production Scheduler and scheduling team in coordinating the Production Plan for the organization, including pre-assembly, and assembly. Interfaces with Customer Service/Sales, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Quality to assist in effectively communicating customer requirements against capacity planning.

Reports To: Master Production Scheduler

Fulltime Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm

Nonexempt

Duties and Tasks:

• Assist in scheduling and rescheduling, as well as creating and maintaining shop floor orders for the compressor plant to meet internal & external customer needs
• Assist in interfacing with customer service and sales on lead times, availability, and other pertinent inquiries. Support review and communication of long-term forecasts.
• Support communication of daily and weekly production scheduling during cross-functional production meetings.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement Projects within Scheduling scope.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Basic knowledge of production scheduling and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with ERP systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly MS Excel

Requirements:

• Relevant experience in ERP and data entry positions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to follow instructions and work collaboratively within the organization.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work collectively with others within the organization.
• Good written communication skills and effective organizational skills.

Work Environment:

• Office setting with occasional travel to tradeshow/event sites (including warehouses and conference centers).
• PPE may be required when visiting manufacturing or warehouse areas.
• Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with periods of high-volume activity around events.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk on the shop floor.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (heavily subsidized by the Company)
• Dental Insurance
• Company paid Vision Insurance, $50,000 life insurance and Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Education Reimbursement (must be approved by manager)
• 401(k) Plan where it matches dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of compensation; 100% vested immediately.
• Company Discretionary Profit-Sharing Contribution (has averaged 15% of compensation per year for the past 6 years; based on the profitability of the Company; 100% vested after 6 years on a graded scale)

Who We Are:

Bitzer Us Inc. is a leading manufacturer of key components used in commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. These key components include compressors, pressure vessels such as condensers and evaporators, compressor packages, and condensing units. Other products include waste heat-to-power equipment that converts excess heat to low-cost electricity.

You partner with others to get work done while gaining insight into customers' needs and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You create Raving Fans. You set objectives aligning with organization and prioritize accordingly.

Conveniently located in Flowery Branch, Georgia 5 minutes off I-985 The Company is wholly owned by Bitzer SE (located in Germany), the Company is a private company and serves as Bitzer SE’s flagship North American subsidiary. On a global basis, Bitzer SE has 4,300 employees in 75 locations with global sales approaching

Other Information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.Employees are required to follow any job-related instructions and to perform job-related duties requested by management.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This Job Description does not imply an employment contract.BITZER US is an at-will employer.

BITZER US is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.