Reporting to the Production Planning & Inventory Manager, the Production Scheduler manages the planning and scheduling of the production process to ensure orders are shipped on time per customer orders. Duties include production scheduling for assigned areas, inventory accuracy, cycle counting and packaging forecasting/ordering, managing material flow, and achieving inventory targets.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
Creates production jobs from sales orders.
Performs cycle counts; performs root cause correction action to determine source of variance and implement countermeasures.
Responds to lead time requests from the Sales department.
Maintains inventory and requisitions packaging materials
Participates in the development and maintenance of routes and structures for part numbers. Reviews process routings as requested.
Creates packing slips for shipment of material per sales orders. Communicates non-standard shipping requirements to the Warehouse Supervisor. Inform Box Shop of unique customer requirements of wooden skids and boxes for shipping of orders.
Manages and communicates with subcontractors from beginning to completion of a purchase order. Schedules subcontract work by creating jobs, performing cycle counts, and facilitating the job closing process.
Secondary Functions
Requires regular attendance to perform essential elements as contained herein between the assigned start and end times for work.
Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the organization, and the community; and maintains the professional competence, knowledge, and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
Competencies:
Education
Associates degree or equivalent from two-year or technical school or equivalent experience is preferred.
Certification such as Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) also preferred.
Experience
Experience in a heavy manufacturing environment.
Computer skills to include ERP database entry and maintenance.
Advanced computer skills include Microsoft Excel charts, Pareto’s, business activity query (BAQ).
Knowledge of supply and demand scheduling functions.
Skills
Job Knowledge - Understands duties and responsibilities, has necessary job knowledge, has necessary technical skills, understands company mission/values, keeps job knowledge current, is in command of critical issues.
Leadership - Leads through change and adversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others.
Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems
Problem Solving - Skills in problem solving in a professional manner while exhibiting good judgment and a realistic understanding of issues.
Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills. Ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal behavior; to develop accurate perception and understanding of others’ feelings, needs, values and opinions; to be sensitive to and aware of personality differences and conflicts.
Analysis - Collect, analyze, and interpret data to support management decision making.
Computer - Knowledge and competency in the use of Microsoft Office, i.e., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.
Motivation/Persistence - Highly energetic and self-motivated with a personal desire to grow and excel professionally within the organization; desire for mentoring; ability to handle constructive criticism.
Integrity/Ethics - Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad.
Customer Focused - Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers, meets all team deadlines, listens to others, and accepts opinions.
Deliver Results - Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, and handles information flow, generates new ideas, and supports change.
