Regional Production Specialist

　　Intertek, a Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) and leading provider of ATIC (Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification) Services, is looking for a Regional Production Specialist to join our team in Arlington Heights, IL. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing on the Electrical Team! By joining Intertek, your contributions will be valued as we continue to help the world Build Back Ever Better.

　　What are we looking for?

　　The Regional Production Specialist is responsible for assisting with areas of production and schedule management functions associated with a given site, region and national network. Through effective resource, asset and schedule management this position will support the Regional Production Management team in maximizing lab throughput and meeting client needs for timely and accurate completion of projects.

　　About the Team

　　Intertek's Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection, and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.

　　What you’ll do:

　　Identify and exploit production opportunities through assessing project readiness, actual effort scheduling of resources and coordinate with management on resource allocation – Options and Alternative.

　　Consistently communicate with clients, internal resources, and other appropriate key contacts to avoid major delays or unexpected production stoppage.

　　Manage efforts across functions—work with the Engineering Manager and Engineering Team to ensure accurate scheduling (gage efforts required and reconcile shifts proposed) and drive to project milestone completions to achieve monthly revenue targets and meet customer completion date expectations.

　　Calculate and report Revenue in Hand (RIH) each day to Executive Leadership.

　　Represent the site in project-sharing discussions with the entire RPM Team and organization.

　　Minimize accruals for respective laboratory—must be under 10% of all revenue billed for the month. Will be the point-person in explaining logic for accruals and working with Finance on accrual audits.

　　Act as escalation resource for client or internal resources when key milestones or deliverables are at risk. Work to address this and mitigate this risk. If something falls off the schedule, work to fill this void with another project to prevent revenue loss.

　　Process PO’s and invoices related to subcontracts and suppliers. Shepherd these through the system and address any and all encumbrances.

　　Perform other duties as required.

　　What it takes to be successful in this role:

　　HS Diploma or GED required, associate in business administration or similar, is preferred.

　　0+yrs of direct experience, 2+ years of project management/scheduling experience is preferred.

　　Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines.

　　Must be detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management.

　　Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties.

　　Must be customer focused and quality driven.

　　Excellent communication skills, in verbal, written and presentation formats.

　　Excellent time management and organizational skills.

　　Excellent interpersonal skills.

　　Must be detail oriented.

　　Why work at Intertek?

　　Intertek is a world leader in the $250 billion Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all. Learn more about Our History (https://intertek-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/www-intertek-com/media/investors/2017/intertek-history-480p.mp4) and What We Do (https://www.intertek.com/what-we-do/) .

　　What we have to offer

　　When working with Intertek (https://www.intertek.com/careers/north-america/working-with-intertek/) , you can expect salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO,) tuition reimbursement and more.

　　Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, all hires are required to pass a pre-employment drug test.

　　Intertek believes that Our People (https://d95zk70sfear3.cloudfront.net/intranet-intertek-com/media/stories/2017/our-people-480p.mp4) are our strongest tool for success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.intertek.com/careers/eeo-diversity/) and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status or on the basis of disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

　　Apply directly on our website: Intertek US Careers (oraclecloud.com) (https://hcog.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1)

　　For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email [email protected] or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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