Product Development Technician

What to Expect

As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward thinking, open-minded and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Located in our Elizabethtown, KY plant, you will be a Product Development Technician.

Key Responsibilities

• Schedule and coordinate supply requirements (manufactured or purchased) from supply base (manufacturing plants, 3rd party suppliers or affiliate plants)
• Establishes priorities for manufacturing production lines and assigned supply base to meet customer (internal or external) requirements
• Create and maintain production schedule to ensure service level and inventory targets are achieved
• Maintain planning, pricing (as required), and other required information for assigned items in ERP system(s)
• Perform root cause analysis to address service level or inventory variances from management plan and initiate and monitor corrective actions
• Assist in source of supply selection (manufacturing plant or supplier) and act as primary interface between Gates customer and source of supply
• Resolves issues with schedule adherence, quality, and price (as applicable) by engaging appropriate internal departments

About You

• Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3 years or progressive scheduling experience within manufacturing required
• Knowledge and understanding or production, purchasing, and inventory planning
• Prior experience in a high SKU count environment preferred
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Good computer skills with the ability to adapt and learn new technologies quickly
• Strong team player; proactively able to support other team members as needed and share knowledge to allow cross training of all key functions; builds collaborative relationships
• Excited to work in the office with great teammates
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.