Scheduler

Position Summary:

Responsible for the planning and scheduling of materials through the production schedules.

Essential Job Functions:

• Monitor and track production requirements
• Assist Shop Manager to direct a smooth flow of work through the shop
• Arrange timely transport of jobsinprocess to next operation
• Monitor delivery performance of vendors
• Coordinate inhouse schedule requirements to meet customers’ request dates
• Expedite supplier orders
• Communicate changes or issues impacting scheduled ship date
• Support the quoting team with delivery estimates based on shop load and capacity utilization

Knowledge:

• Materials planning
• Principles of scheduling
• Shop processes and workflow
• Raw materials
• Principles and processes for providing customer service including needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures
• Knowledge of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

Skills:

• Time management, organization, and attention to detail
• Critical thinking use of logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Monitoring and assessing performance of people or processes to make improvements or take corrective action
• Judgment and decision making
• Complex problem solving
• Active listening
• Reading comprehension

Abilities:

• Oral and written comprehension and expression
• Can demonstrate and convey a sense of urgency
• Information sequencing
• Deductive and inductive reasoning

Job Controls and Complexities:

Employee carries out a group of procedures using the general methods and desired results that the supervisor indicates, selects from among the most appropriate of several guidelines, makes minor adjustments to methods, and refers unforeseen situations to others for solution.

Tasks involve related steps, processes, and methods that require the employee to recognize clear differences in a variety of situations.

Work product or service affects the accuracy, reliability or acceptability of further processes or services.

Authorities:

Purchasing: $5000.00

Stop Work: No

Change Procedures: No

Change Policies : No

Employment Actions: No

Direct Employees: Direct report only

Education:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

Experience:

• 24 years of experience in manufacturing, supply management, order fulfillment, or related area

Preferred Experience:

• Visual Scheduler
• Vantage MRP
• Priority Dispatch

Physical Requirements:

The following requirements are essential to the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand
• Conveying detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly when no other means of communication would be effective.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound when no other means of communication would be effective.
• Repetitive motion of the wrists, hands, fingers and/or arms.
• Visual Acuity prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribe; view a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

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. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.