What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Production Scheduler position at Confidential Jobs.(USA)?
This role will work with: Network Materials Planners, Manufacturing Operations Planning, Inventory Planner, Plant Leadership, and Scheduling teams. This role oversees the sequence and timing of operations for a group of work centers across the network to optimize production flow and efficiency while meeting production targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for planning work centers across the network and the optimization of the sequence to support customer service, minimizing changeover and maintain inventory in the short to mid-term.
- Communicate with the Manufacturing Operations Planning team and Network Scheduling Manager to understand the short-to-mid-term demand picture while communicating with Plant Operations to ensure the demand can be met with an optimized schedule
- Maintains all relevant capacity planning master data for the relevant network work centers is accurate and up to date including work center master, routings, and downtime data.
- Develop contingency plans for unexpected events that may impact production schedules.
- Ensure that production schedules comply with relevant regulations and quality standards.
- Works with Logistics Managers and Material Planners to ensure the right materials are available for the production schedule
Skills and Abilities:
- 2 plus years in manufacturing or scheduling roles
- 3 plus years of work in a supply chain role desirable
- Able to analyze data, draw reasonable conclusions, and formulate next steps
- Exceptional Communicator
- Experienced in setting priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to build strong relationships across the functions and levels
- Demonstrated strong aptitude in analysis, root cause identification, and problem solving