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Detailed Plant Scheduler

Detailed Plant Scheduler

Lozier CorporationScottsboro, AL, US
21 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Detailed Plant Scheduler

Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with facilities across the U.S., Lozier Corporation is the leading manufacturer of products used by retailers in stores and warehouses, with a vision to be operationally excellent in support of retail's present and future. Retailers have relied on our quality products and service for more than 65 years.

The Detailed Plant Scheduler is responsible for developing a systematic daily production schedule in Oracle EBS to fulfill product demand for assigned products and manufacturing lines / cells. This role develops detailed production schedules aligned with short-term plans and manages customer order demand in line with capacities and production schedule dates. The Detailed Plant Scheduler aims to optimize production efficiency considering all related resources and constraints such as changeover times, sequencing, raw materials availability, and optimal batch sizes. This role monitors schedule adherence and proactively adapts the plan to mitigate risks in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and resource constraints, establishing root causes and resolutions.

Essential Job Functions :

  • Champion Lozier's Mission, Vision, and Core Values by demonstrating the behaviors that contribute to Lozier's success.
  • Collaborate to convert short-term master production schedules (MPS) into detailed production schedule considering operational efficiency, constraints, and agreements to ensure an executable schedule.
  • Create daily production schedules for assigned constraints or areas.
  • Manage open work orders and discrete jobs and follow up to keep updated and closed on time.
  • Monitor daily production schedules and manage past due reporting; collaboration with shop floor on root cause of delay and rescheduling past dues as appropriate.
  • Provide feedback to the cross-functional supply chain team on required master data changes.
  • Update manufacturing calendar with preventative maintenance, holidays, and planned downtime.
  • Continuously monitor local inventory and communicate any relevant deviations, accuracy variances, delay in shipments or movements, and quality release time variances.
  • Monitor, analyze, and communicate schedule adherence and make course corrections when unexpected production, resource, material supply, or quality issues arise, and define if re-scheduling is necessary.
  • Continuously monitor planning parameters, BOM accuracy, and RM / SA availability / substitutes and escalate issues to appropriate team member or leader.
  • Track output in terms of quantity and quality according to schedule.
  • Track and participate in capacity usage and communicate information that may impact capacity availability, rates, or consistent variance in factor or production output.
  • Maintain effective communication and teamwork with all cross functional partners. Participate in assigned tier meetings.
  • Participate in regular Gemba Walks observing capacity constraint usage, resource availability, material flows and order accuracy maintenance to capture operational feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focusing on product availability, capacity improvement and efficiencies, inventory reduction, and other operational subjects.
  • Collaborate cross functionally on ERP system modifiers, time fences, and other master data to ensure they are set to accurately reflect how plant production is running.
  • Demonstrate regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work, meetings, and completing assignments.
  • Ability to work and interact well with others.

Other Job Functions :

  • Provide back-up coverage as needed.
  • Assist on other special projects assigned.
  • Job Qualifications :

    Education : Bachelor degree supply chain, business, engineering or another related field preferred.

    Experience : Minimum of 3 years of experience in a supply chain, scheduling, or inventory control role, if degreed. Minimum of 7 years of experience in a supply chain, scheduling, or inventory control role, if non-degreed. Experience in a manufacturing setting is preferred.

    Required Skills :

  • Basic PC skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook).
  • Production planning / scheduling experience.
  • Inventory Management - Control and keep track of the inventory items.
  • Knowledge of BOM purpose, typical structure / content, creation, maintenance & use.
  • Experience with performance indicators, scorecards, and relationship between metric and process.
  • Demonstrated examples of conflict resolution in the working environment.
  • Strong problem-solving skills to identify risks and develop the appropriate responses.
  • Communication across various levels of the organization from shop floor to corporate leadership.
  • Understanding of MPS Methodologies and Techniques and how they are used in material requirements planning systems to develop a detailed plan for product manufacturing.
  • Ability to analyze data and relate to shop floor performance and production scheduling.
  • Preferred Skills :

  • Supply Chain ERP experience.
  • Oracle EBS 12.2.6 or greater preferred.
  • Deep knowledge of Lozier plant processes, lines and products.
  • Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and the decision-making processes to balance demand and supply, to integrate financial planning and operational planning, and to link high level strategic plans with day-to-day operations necessary to achieve focus, alignment and synchronization among all functions of the organization.
  • Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma Training or Certification to optimize production and processes for efficiencies.
  • Demand Management of raw materials and production capacity.
  • Oracle WIP Manufacturing, MPS modules.
  • Special Demands :

  • Ability to work in a manufacturing setting, upstairs, downstairs, and factory floor.
  • The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as assigned by their supervisor. Lozier reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way desired and the essential job functions may be modified to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and / or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Successful completion of pre-hire drug screen and post offer background screen is required to obtain employment. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

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