Production Scheduler

Role:

• Reports directly to the Interim Director of Customer Care of North America
• Responsible for the production planning and scheduling of the North Ridgeville and Elyria facilities
• Plans, schedules, coordinates and/or monitors the flow of products through the complete production cycle
• Provides timely planning and scheduling of manufacturing work orders to the manufacturing floor to achieve both internal financial goals and customer delivery date
• Manage all the production scheduling and ensure the materials, machines and work cells are in position to produce, project, and to fulfill customer orders (demand)
• Monitor the overall situation, including incoming orders, supply chain problems, market changes and inventory issues, to minimize the impact on production
• Proactively collaborate with other departments and the management team to set production goals and ensure the workforce needs are met with proper scheduling of colleagues.
• Utilization of the conceptions of lean manufacturing principles to ensure the continuous flow of production through the production facility, promote process improvements, with an emphasis on increased efficiency and productivity.
• Ensure awareness of any production disruptions and productivity problems and adjustment planning and scheduling accordingly.
• Proactively review customer forecasts and competitive analysis to anticipate necessary production changes and adjust productions schedules accordingly:
• Daily planning, scheduling, and coordinating production of the products to meet customer demands.
• Evaluating raw materials and equipment availability, capacity, and resources, to ensure everything is in place for production.
• Reporting on the production status and any production issues to upper management including:
  • Production actuals vs goals
  • Daily/Weekly schedule reviews and updates
  • Past Due/Over-Under Reports

Requirements:

• Highschool diploma required.
• Practical and extensive working knowledge and experience of production processes and quality control in the manufacturing environment
• Microsoft office skills. (Outlook, Excel, and Word)
• Strong positive, straight forward communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with all levels of colleagues
• Organizational and time-management skills with the ability of managing a variety of responsibilities and tasks
• Deadline driven, with a strong attention to detail approach
• Ability to impact, influence, coach, and motivate cross functional colleagues
• Ability to demonstrate a customer care mindset and willingness to support the customers’ needs