Production Scheduling Assistant

Position Title: Scheduling Assistant

Location: Maryville, MO

Department: Scheduling

Shift: 8:00am-5pm

Reports to: Production & Inventory Control Manager

Laclede Chain Manufacturing has origins dating back to 1854 when we manufactured hardware for the wagon trains heading out west. Our rich history started with having innovative and hardworking people. People continue to be the backbone that makes Laclede Chain a great place to work. We are a family owned American company that continues to be a force in the chain industry. Our teams promote a safe and fun working environment. We were recently recognized with a gold award by the Association of Wire Rope Fabricators for having an outstanding safety record during the 2015 year.

We are needing more innovative and hardworking individuals to help our company continue to grow. As the only family owned business in our industry, we have the capability of being flexible. Our flexibility allows us to quickly promote from within, offer competitive wages and a generous benefits package. The package includes health care, vacation, paid holidays, and a 401K.

Position Summary: Responsible for assisting with the scheduling and coordination of workflow within or between departments of manufacturing and production plant based on order demand.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Generate job orders based on new customer orders entered throughout the day.
• Print job labels as needed for customer orders and upon request from floor personnel.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Shipping, and Sales departments to address and resolve any issues that may affect scheduling.
• Process and ship customer sample requests in a timely manner.
• Issue recurring monthly jobs for all departments, typically around the middle of each month.
• Manage and report scrap materials as required.
• Maintain label inventory and notify the Purchasing department when reorders are necessary.
• Develop proficiency with PMT systems and assist in identifying, correcting, and preventing inventory discrepancies.
• Learn to interpret and utilize the Allocation Report to assist with scheduling and provide backup support as needed.
• Support the Sales team by becoming familiar with responding to customer inquiries as a backup.
• Cross-train on the F&W schedule, including how to schedule jobs, adjusting hours, and set up job times, to provide backup support as needed.
• Learn how to apply ship dates to customer orders to assist with fulfillment when necessary.
• Become proficient in entering the monthly Deere forecast into Demand Solutions to provide backup support as needed.

Core Competencies:

• Problem Solving skills
• Technical skills
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills-Oral and Written
• Ability to work as a team or individually
• Good work ethic-efficient, effective, accurate, organized, conscientious, dependability, punctual, etc...
• Meets Company standards (i.e. goals and objectives, production quotas, project deadlines, etc...) and with high quality
• Adaptability-changes in the work environment, production demands, priorities, methods, direction, etc...
• Takes initiative
• Innovative/Resourceful

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent work experience

Required Qualifications:

• Must be proficient with computers, specifically Microsoft Outlook and Excel
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with internal and external contacts or various levels
• Previous experience with Epicor or other ERP system is preferred
• Must be process-oriented, but willing to take on a variety of tasks
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• At least 2 years of experience working in an office position, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Previous scheduling experience would be beneficial

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, or crawl
• Environment is climate controlled; however, will need to go on the production floor frequently and that is not climate-controlled
• Production floor is typically loud
• Must wear required PPE and follow dress code standards, especially when going out on the production floor

Salary : $45,000 - $50,000