Black Box is hiring: Production Administrator in Lawrence

Position Summary:

The Administrative Assistant - Production and Manufacturing performs a wide variety of administrative tasks in the Production Control and Manufacturing environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage planning and creation of production orders for the Manufacturing department to fulfill customer demands.

• Conducts needed basic analyses on production activities and inventory movement, so as to help drive efficiency in the related workflows.

• Requires close interdepartmental communication with the Manufacturing, Warehousing, Customer Service, Sales, and Tech Support teams.

• Prepares, prints and reviews production orders to ensure correct bill of material, routes, customer requirements are met prior to release to the manufacturing team.

• Checks availability of material required to build manufacturing products.

• Notifies Purchasing Coordinator of any special components required on custom products and any inventory discrepancies.

• Creates labels for product identification. Operates and maintains label printers as needed.

• Assists in the cycle count process.

• Provides additional support and backs up other Production functions as needed.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

• Able to work independently as well as part of a team environment.

• Able to retrieve information and conduct research related to project completion and job responsibilities.

• Able to think analytically.

• Capable of establishing priorities and balancing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Encompasses project management skills from project start to finish.

• Performs work under minimal supervision.

• Handles basic issues and problems.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Organized and detail-oriented.

• Able to read, write and interpret various correspondence, memos and instructions.

• Understanding of basic mathematical concepts, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.

• Proficient in basic to intermediate computer software program including Microsoft Office applications.

• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

• Ability to take initiative.

• Good problem resolution skills.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• 1 year of production administration experience in a manufacturing environment required.

• Experience working within an SAP-based ERP system preferred.

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