What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduler-Production position at OSI?
This role is responsible for developing a production schedule system that will effectively drive all supporting areas of manufacturing. This role is responsible for establishing production schedules and ensuring that actual production meets scheduled requirements. The Production Scheduler controls various load factors to ensure maximum usage of available capacity considering labor, tools and equipment. This role coordinates production operations with the requirements for finished products and the needs for materials and labor.
Job Responsibilities
• Identify all items into product groups and families.
• Identify MTS and MTO items and establish inventory policies on all items.
• Establish production schedules, possibly including plan of requirements and manufacturing schedules.
• Identify all finished products and establish a priority system for production to meet customer deadlines and shipping schedules.
• Identify forecasts through sales, schedule all customer orders, establish warehouse replenishment levels, lot sizes, safety stock and plan rough cut material capacity requirements for all product groups and families.
• Prepare production analysis of line load and labor forecasts.
• Follow up actual against scheduled production and advise ATP dates and completion dates.
• Take necessary action to eliminate delays and ensure adherence to production and shipping schedules.
• Cooperate with other departments in the development of adequate records for production, planning, and materials.
• Make long range production schedules on all product lines to assist in procurement and planning of necessary raw materials using market conditions as a guide.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures. This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
• 0-1 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Good knowledge of plant operations.
Education
• High School Diploma and/or equivalent work experience is required.
Work Environment
• Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyor (may depend on the role).
• Work conditions are typical of an office & plant environment.
• This role does not require any domestic travel
• Position requires the physical agility to perform continuous lifting up to 50 pounds, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
• Position requires the physical ability to stand/walk for the duration of work hours.