Scheduler

About the Role

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedules. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules, conferring with department supervisors to determine progress and completion dates, and compiling reports on work progress, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

Responsibilities

• Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
• Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.
• Compile and prepare documentation related to production schedules.
• Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
• Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
• Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
• Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Organized - Ability to work in an organized manner, balancing several tasks simultaneously.
• Problem Solving - Works well in group problem-solving situations.
• Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time.
• Technical Skills - Shares expertise with others.
• Customer Service - Responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality.
• Verbal Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.
• Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Professionalism - Accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Completes work in a timely manner; works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation - Meets challenges with resourcefulness.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent.
• 6 months to 1 year of related experience.
• High level of proficiency using spreadsheet applications such as Excel, including the use of pivot tables.
• Must meet all company attendance requirements.
• Ability to continuously practice safe habits in the workplace while following all policies and procedures related to health and safety.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly exposed to dirty or oily conditions and moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Schedule

Full time.

Travel required: less than 10%.