Manufacturing Scheduler

MANUFACTURING SCHEDULER 

ROLE PROFILE

A manufacturing scheduler creates and manages manufacturing schedules to ensure timely and efficient completion of orders, tasks, and projects within budget. Key responsibilities include balancing production capacity, materials, and labor; collaborating with various departments; monitoring progress; and resolving conflicts. Essential skills for this role include strong organizational and communication abilities, proficiency in scheduling and ERP software, and problem-solving capabilities. 

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiate quotation process, develop and improve internal and as necessary, external supplier relationships and performance.
• Prepare and process purchase orders (PO’s) for materials, services, contractors.
• Plan and manage material logistics to ensure 100% on‐time delivery for planned projects, maintenance work, and outside work.
• Analyze operations needs with respect to capacity planning, maintenance, facilities and stakeholder requirements.
• Maintain adequate levels of stocked and controlled components to meet anticipated demand, adjusting order review points to minimize shortages or overages.
• Take ownership of all scheduling related processes and procedure documentation.
• Take direction from Master Scheduler to plan and coordinate applicable schedules.
• Review production specifications and identify and report plant capacity and health constraints.
• Monitor workflow and schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, logistics, and MRO to develop and execute schedules holistically to entire plant needs.
• Develop effective scheduling process to achieve all plant objectives.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, logistics, and MRO to develop and maintain scheduling parameters.
• Collaborate with MRO to order and stock adequate materials to avoid any parts shortages and overstock or unnecessary inventory.
• Other duties as assigned as assigned by your direct leadership

ROLE ATTRIBUTES

KNOWLEDGE

• Safety procedures like lock out / tag out, confine space, hot works, fall protection, etc.
• Understanding of basic manufacturing 
• Read and understand blueprints.
• Basic math and measurement principles
• Basic computer knowledge 
• Maximo (CMMS) knowledge.
• Understanding of company, policies, procedures, and union contract parameters.
• Understanding of scheduling principles and functions 
• Knowledge on 5 S’s work standard

SKILLS

• Strong organizational skills
• Diagnose problems and make adjustments.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Managing own time.
• Detect issues and report those and any unusual situations to proper leadership
• Effectively advise up the chain of command and escalate as needed.
• Collaborate with the Shopfloor, Maintenance, MRO, and stakeholders
• Become an expert on all scheduling and material processes required at Roanoke

ABILITIES

• Comply with all safety regulations.
• Provide scheduling of emergency repairs of production equipment during production and schedule maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Critically think through problems and take quick action to resolve.
• Schedule regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Maintain clean and orderly (5s) working areas.
• Accurately review downtime records and escalate properly any wrong data.
• Maintain effective interpersonal relationships with all stakeholders.
• Understand and follow instructions and to escalate issues as required.
• Track essential KPI’s as appropriate involving impact to scheduling in your area of responsibility

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

4-year degree industrial, business related or similar preferred

3-4 years scheduling experience (manufacturing preferred) 

Experience with CMMS

Purchasing experience with supply chain 

SPX, Maximo systems experience

Microsoft suite experience with high proficiency in Excel