ELDS Fabrication Production Scheduler

ABB; Mebane (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Mebane, NC is seeking a Production Scheduler/Coordinator to create and maintain detailed production schedules and drive material planning in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This onsite role reports to the Production Supervisor and requires strong analytics, planning, and cross‑functional collaboration.

You will manage sequencing, lead-time planning, and capacity constraints to meet master schedules, while coordinating with assembly, fabrication, and warehouse teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with budget management and performance management.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Knowledge of inventory management and control practices.
• Experience in logistics, order handling, and fulfillment.
• Ability to perform resource management and capacity planning.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required.
• Ability to safely operate and use common tools, including tape measures, calipers, grinders, and other hand tools, as needed.
• Ability to safely use a ladder while performing job duties, as required.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains a detailed production schedule from the production plan.
• Executes daily, Fabrication MRP to create and manage production requirements to meet delivery schedules, kit Weld orders and request stock from warehouse.
• Establishes sequence and lead time of each operation to meet Assembly dates per the master schedule/plan from Fabrication Master Scheduler.
• Monitors schedule adherence, identifies root causes for deviation, and takes follow-up improvement action and expedites hot orders from Assembly through Fabrication shop.
• Feeds information on production capacity issues and material availability to Assembly and Fabrication Master Scheduler.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Budget management

Data analysis

Project management

Inventory management

Logistics & fulfillment

Capacity planning

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

US work authorization

Tools

Tape measures

Calipers

Grinders

Hand tools

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Production Supervisor

Work model: Onsite, Mebane, NC

Your role and responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains a detailed production schedule from the production plan.
• Executes daily, Fabrication Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) to create and manage production requirements to meet the production delivery schedules, kit Weld orders and Request stock from warehouse.
• Establishes sequence and lead time of each operation to meet Assembly dates per the master schedule/plan obtained from the Fabrication Master Scheduler.
• Monitors schedule adherence, identifies key root causes for deviation, and takes follow-up improvement action and expedites hot orders from Assembly through the Fabrication shop.
• Feeds information on production capacity issues and material availability to Assembly and the Fabrication Master Scheduler.

Qualifications for the role:

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with budget management and performance management.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Knowledge of inventory management and control practices.
• Experience in logistics, order handling, and fulfillment.
• Ability to perform resource management and capacity planning.
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required
• Ability to safely operate and use common tools, including tape measures, calipers, grinders, and other hand tools, as needed.
• Ability to safely use a ladder while performing job duties, as required.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 40 pounds.

Why ABB?

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

What's In It For You

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affi­mative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

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