What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduler - Production position at Walsworth?
Job Summary:
As a Product Scheduler, you will work as a member of a team that determines, monitors, and adjusts production schedules to maximize our sales capacity while meeting our customer's delivery expectations.
Essential Functions:
- Determine and communicate daily schedules for assigned production departments.
- Work directly with leadership staff in assigned production department to prioritize work, maximizing production efficiencies while meeting or exceeding customer delivery expectations.
- Assist in the review and loading of new jobs into the schedule and recommend outsourcing opportunities as needed.
- Ensure that set up times and run rates in schedules are being planned for as accurately as possible to anticipate capacity concerns and forecast labor needs.
- Recommend overtime needs based on customer delivery requirements and long-term workload projections.
- Help monitor company on-time delivery measurements and aid in identifying and driving continuous improvement efforts within the scheduling department.
- Track on time delivery performance in designated departments.
- Maximize the capabilities of scheduling software.
- Review and respond to preloads and open cases in Salesforce.
- Load new jobs and communicate any anticipated concerns with lead times or completion dates.
- Adjust and communicate schedule changes.
- Provide feedback to leadership to ensure a healthy and productive team.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
- Ability to remain organized and self-directed in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to interface with a variety of individuals or groups on a frequent basis.
- Ability to work with limited direction and supervision, while demonstrating good judgment and strict confidence.
- Ability to learn computer applications as necessary for the position.
- Must successfully complete any training or certification courses required to support or strengthen position.
- Ability to read, interpret and follow verbal and written instructions, work procedures and other related materials.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including strong customer service skills.
- Must communicate appropriate information accurately and clearly as needed.
- Demonstrated advanced proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Windows based databases.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma and four years’ experience in print operations or related function.