MASTER SCHEDULER

Strategic Planner

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Essential Functions of the Position:

• Strategic Planner: Develops long-term (rolling 312 month) and short-term (weekly/daily) production plans.
• Supply-Demand Balancer: Reconciles customer orders and sales forecasts against available labor, machinery, and materials.
• Process Owner: Manages the data integrity of ERP/MRP systems to ensure scheduling parameters (lead times, lot sizes) are accurate.
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Facilitates communication between Sales, Engineering, Procurement, and the shop floor to align on priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create the Master Production Schedule (MPS): Translate high-level demand forecasts into specific production work orders for individual commodities.
• Capacity Planning: Perform Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) to identify potential bottlenecks and ensure the facility can handle the planned load.
• Inventory Management: Determine optimal safety stock levels for finished goods to maximize service levels while minimizing excess inventory.
• Schedule Maintenance: Adjust the schedule daily to account for material shortages, equipment downtime, or urgent customer requests.
• KPI Reporting: Monitor and report on metrics such as on-time delivery (OTD), schedule adherence, and capacity utilization.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify process gaps and implement solutions to reduce waste and improve manufacturing throughput.

Essential Skills:

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced expertise in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and data modeling in Excel.
• Analytical Reasoning: Ability to resolve complex conflicts between competing priorities and resource constraints.
• Negotiation: Strong communication skills to manage expectations between sales teams wanting more output and production teams facing constraints.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Required for calculating lead times, shrinkage factors, and shipping costs.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineer or Business is preferred.

Benefit Details:

• Group Health Insurance
• Company Paid Group Term Life
• Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Critical Care
• 401k Eligible day one of employment (Contributions can be from 1% to 50% of salary. Company match of up to 4% quarterly based on safe harbor election)
• Holidays 9 per year (Eligible after 30 days of employment)
• Vacation time
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite Clinic Free medical visits
• Safety and Attendance incentives
• Employee Appreciation Days

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!