Production Scheduler

About the role

The Production Scheduler will be responsible for ensuring best practices in demand planning, inventory planning, production planning, and supply planning. He/she will develop inventory‑reduction strategies and work closely with the Manufacturing and Materials teams. The Scheduler coordinates the activities of production and operation workers, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators, ensuring schedules are created and completed on time, within budget, and meet customer quality and delivery requirements.

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Energy & Stress
• Team Work
• Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Ethics and Integrity

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily production schedules.
• Issue all work orders per production schedule.
• Participate with Material Requirement Planning improvements/implementation team.
• Assist with cycle counting and bar coding.
• Ensure integrity of data entry.
• Train staff to function in their absence.
• Participate with inventories; estimate materials and labour required for production.
• Coordinate activities with warehouse and production units; manage traffic flow of supplies.
• Monitor production progress and compile worksheets and specifications of orders.
• Prepare and maintain progress and other reports.
• Create, maintain, and ensure execution of the production schedule.
• Review long‑term forecasts to identify and mitigate possible capacity/material issues and recommend appropriate action.
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, and grievances.
• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Increase worker efficiency and production rates.
• Ensure work orders are completed in a timely fashion, within budget.
• Work with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within and between departments.
• Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
• Review demand and supply to understand bottlenecks and propose alternative capacity or improvements to meet demand.
• Participate in business planning meetings to plan activities for future time periods.
• Continuously seek improvements and help implement solutions.
• Recommend components to stock to support a pull system and reduce lead‑times.
• Perform ongoing analysis of weekly, monthly, and future capacity to optimize product‑level loading and maintain manufacturing continuity during low and high volume months.
• Manage cycle count activities to ensure accurate inventory.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records/reports to determine production requirements and evaluate current estimates and outputs.

Requirements

• High School Graduate.
• ASQC accreditation; or two years work experience in a production environment.
• Team player within a multi‑disciplined team.
• Strong organizational skill set.
• Experience in cross‑functional teams.
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering, as well as inventory control of these items.
• Experience in managing third‑party service providers.
• Strong computer skills.
• Able to maintain filing systems, databases, and basic diary/minutes management.
• Knowledge of local and federal regulations and ordinances.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Meticulous records‑maintenance skills.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization, including the executive team.
• Strong customer‑service orientation.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple projects.
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of inventory control.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription, vision, life, and disability insurance; flexible spending account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Extensive safety training, new‑hire orientation, continuous learning and development programs, and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.