Lead Master Scheduler

Job Title: Lead Master Scheduler

Location: Leeds, AL 35094

Duration: 8 Months, with potential for extension

Schedule: Hours :6:00 am to 4:30 pm

Pay rate: $ 55/hr. on W2 without benefits

Position Overview

The Lead Master Scheduler will lead & oversee all activities related to scheduling sales orders and opening work orders for production scheduling.

High level responsibilities include designing production plans, coordinating manufacturing process, ensuring efficient use of resources, and collaboratively working with inner and outer departmental team members to achieve common goals for success.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review & maintain total requirements in the system to generate forecast based upon provided number of switches to build per day.
• Daily review of new orders / 15 block additions to TOP line schedule.
• Analyzes and recommend changes to CPSDs and SCFDs related to production schedules that are affected by changes in raw material, equipment, fluctuations in customer demand, etc. that are a potential risk to OPSDs or previous CPSDs provided.
• Review past due orders and exception messages to ensure there is a plan and communication when they will be shipped.
• Review and make recommendations related to lead time changes based upon demonstrated averages.
• Host meetings with necessary team members in/out of the facility to discuss changes to schedules (allocated customers, commercial groups, etc.)
• Update KPIs and provide Month End reporting to Materials Manager with attention of shortfalls to performance and schedule attainment with root cause analysis and action plans.
• Update and report on the Power Point Presentation used for PLR report out.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives / meetings related to 103 report, OREP, Earned Hours, Accountability, Tier II, etc. to set priorities and manage conflicts.
• Analysis of the prior month PSI as well as a review of our current backlog as well as shortfall to SS to determine the next month's forecast.
• Review of SAP master data to suggest changes/updates related to plant needs or errors found.
• Maintain different reporting systems to make sure that all forms of documentation are accurate and timely.
• Other responsibilities given by the Materials Manager related to the scope of work of Lead Master Scheduler.