Mentor, OH
Our Partners at a leading manufacturer in the work truck industry, is searching for Scheduler/Planner to plan, schedule, and coordinate the flow of product through the production facility. Provides timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor in order to achieve customer delivery dates. Effectively manages all material resources for the facility. This role represents the facility in all material related issues.
Primary Job Duties:
• Translate projected forecasts/demand and incoming customer orders into a production plan/build schedule that ensures customer delivery expectations are achieved
• Recognizes capacity constraints and works with operations to identify any alternatives or overtime needed to achieve the plan
• Initiate and review component availability to support production plan and coordinate between operations and purchasing on any material shortages
• Build strong, efficient and well developed relationships throughout the Supply Chain – with specific liaison requirements between purchasing, operations, customer service
• Act as facilitator within the Supply Chain with respect to open issues, schedule impacts to customers
• Manage all scheduling aspects of engineering changes to insure minimal material obsolescence, part number changes, effectivity date changes, etc.
• Collaborate with operations to monitor and facilitate ramp up schedules for new products to ensure production start dates are met by supply base; assure production dates can be met without any problems
• Responsible for development of targets or performance measurable and action plans or allocation of resources required to obtain them
• Actively participate in cost reduction, continuous improvement and team activities
• Implement company policies and procedures; assure uniformity of application between shifts and between departments
Skills/ Experience:
• Strong inventory control system experience
• Ability to work cross functionally company-wide
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of MRP, ERP, material control systems, warehousing/stores, logistics and material flow in manufacturing operation
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional oral, written and visual presentation/communication skills
• Proactive supply chain approach and flexible to business change
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Capability to be flexible with growth in a rapidly expanding business
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Ability to Delegate effectively
• Must possess team-player mentality
• Project management skills
• Ability to multi-task and competently prioritize key tasks
Education Background:
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field OR
• 5+ years of applicable experience with high volume manufacturing environment in production scheduling, planning, warehousing, or logistics management role OR
• An equivalent combination of education and experience