What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planning and Scheduling Manager position at Tate Access Floors Inc?
Job Type: Full-time, Exempt
Duration of role: Permanent
Location: Onsite Baltimore, MD; or Red Lion, PA.
About Us
At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years. With revenues of over $600m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.
Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.
We are excited by potentially welcoming you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.
About the Role
The Planning and Scheduling Manager leads production planning, scheduling, inventory coordination, and operational workflow activities supporting manufacturing performance and customer delivery requirements. This role partners with operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and customer support teams to align production schedules, manage material flow, and improve operational efficiency across manufacturing environments. Success in this role results in improved production visibility, optimized manufacturing output, strengthened inventory coordination, and consistent operational performance supporting customer fulfillment objectives.
What You’ll Do
Production Planning & Operation Coordination
- Lead production planning activities supporting manufacturing schedules and customer delivery requirements.
- Develop production schedules aligned with operational capacity and material availability objectives.
- Monitor production workflows supporting manufacturing output and operational efficiency initiatives.
- Coordinate inventory and material flow supporting manufacturing continuity and operational performance.
- Support operational planning activities aligned with customer demand and production priorities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Operation Alignment
- Partner with operations and manufacturing teams supporting production scheduling initiatives.
- Coordinate with supply chain teams supporting inventory management and material availability requirements.
- Collaborate with customer support teams supporting delivery timelines and fulfilment activities.
- Support communication activities related to production schedules, priorities, and operational updates.
- Communicate operational risks, production concerns, and scheduling issues to leadership teams.
Performance Management, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor production metrics supporting KPI visibility and operational accountability initiatives.
- Identify workflow issues impacting manufacturing performance and customer fulfilment objectives.
- Drive process improvements strengthening production efficiency and scheduling consistency initiatives.
- Maintain production documentation supporting audits, governance, and operational reporting requirements.
- Support compliance activities aligned with manufacturing and operational planning requirements.
Additional Expectations
- Adhere to the Employee Handbook, Group Code of Conduct, the Group Compliance Policy, the IMS Policy, and all other applicable company policies and procedures.
- Maintain awareness of the requirements of, and their individual contribution to and impact on the effectiveness of, the Integrated Management System (IMS), including Quality, Health & Safety,
Environmental and Product Compliance objectives and requirements - Report on unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, incidents, and injuries, quality issues, compliance concerns, violations to the appropriate personnel without delay.
- Participate in required training, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or related discipline preferred.
- Minimum five years of production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations experience preferred.
- Minimum two years leading production planning or operational coordination activities preferred.
- Strong knowledge of production scheduling, inventory coordination, and manufacturing workflows required.
- Experience supporting ERP systems and manufacturing planning platforms preferred.
- Experience supporting material planning and operational scheduling activities required.
- Strong analytical skills evaluating production trends and operational performance metrics.
- Effective communication skills supporting operational and manufacturing stakeholder collaboration.
- Strong organizational skills managing production priorities and operational timelines.
- Experience supporting KPI reporting and operational performance improvement initiatives preferred.
- Experience supporting manufacturing compliance and operational reporting activities preferred.
What You’ll Get
- Career Scope and Advancement: As we grow, new positions and career opportunities arise, offering accelerated paths for the right candidates, locally and globally.
- World of Wellness Philosophy: We empower you to take charge of your health and well-being. You’ll have access to a wide range of medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with personalized guidance from a “Health Advocate.” We also offer other supplemental options, including 401k, legal, disability, and theft insurance, to ensure your financial wellness.
- Corporate Social Responsibility: Through Planet Passionate we are determined to reduce our manufacturing carbon (CO2e) emissions to as close to zero as technically possible, together with halving carbon intensity in our primary supply chain. We are very involved in our community, and you will have ample opportunities to support us in creating a better world.
- Skills Development: Given the dynamic pace of our business and a strong collaborative environment, your new role will be diverse and multifaceted – allowing you to be more versatile and develop a broader skill set.
- Mentorship and development: At Tate, we don’t believe in hierarchy, we work together as one team for one common goal. You will have access and exposure to our senior leaders and experts for learning in your role, and additionally mentorship for the future.
- Culture: We have a great team culture, highly collaborative, supportive, and social. Together we innovate, collaborate, take ownership, and strive for excellence.
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Tate Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment may be contingent upon completion of post-offer requirements in accordance with applicable law.
Experience
Required- 4 year(s): Supply planning
- 5 year(s): Materials Management manager
- 3 year(s): master scheduler
- 3 year(s): excel experience
- 2 year(s): Ceiling Grid and Strut, and containment
- 3 year(s): ERP system experience: SiWA, Shop Floor and Net-Link
Education
Required- Bachelors or better in Supply Chain Management or related field
- Bachelors or better in Logistics /Supply Chain Management or related field
Licenses & Certifications
Required- Cert Supply Chain Prof
Skills
Required- Estimating and Cost Analysis
Behaviors
Required- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
Motivations
Required- Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
- Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
- Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Equal Opportunity Employer
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