Master Scheduler

The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, coordinating, and optimizing production schedules to ensure deadlines are met. This role involves coordinating with procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to align supply chain activities with customer demand, as well as operational capacity. Success in this role requires excellent communication, and a deep understanding of production planning principles.

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Develop and maintain master production schedules to meet customer demand that align with company objectives.
• Coordinate with planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics teams to ensure schedule feasibility.
• Monitor production progress and adapt schedules in response to changing priorities or constraints, reporting any discrepancies or variances to all stakeholders.
• Analyze capacity constraints and recommend solutions to optimize throughput and improve efficiency.
• Ensure alignment between sales forecasts and production plans.
• Rectify and/or reconcile differences and inaccuracies that have to do with shipment and deliveries to customers.
• Maintain ERP system data integrity for planning parameters and scheduling inputs.
• Collaborate with BI team to generate reports on schedule performance, resource utilization, and delivery metrics.
• Liaise with sales, operations, and supply chain teams to synchronize planning efforts.
• Support new product introductions and engineering changes by integrating them into the schedule.
• Lead initiatives to standardize planning processes and scheduling tools.
• Contribute to long-term capacity planning and strategic resource allocation.
• Coordinate and manage the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP).
• The master scheduler works with the planning manager to develop build strategies into daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.

Qualifications & Experience 

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or similar discipline. (preferred)
• A minimum of 5-10 years working experience in supply chain.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work in a team environment cordially and effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must exhibit a high level of flexibility and capacity to work on multiple tasks simultaneously with little supervision.
• Must be very organized and detail oriented.
• Critical Path Method (CPM): Understanding task dependencies to optimize timelines.
• Ability to motivate team members by leading with influence and encouraging ownership.
• Regular on-site attendance is a necessary function of this position. 
• Wilcox is a U.S. government defense contractor, and this position is responsible to control access to export-controlled technology. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating scheduling risks to maintain delivery targets.
• Understanding and focus on Lean principles.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear; use hands and fingers to handle and touch objects, tools, or controls to work in a production environment. Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus to work. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer as well as prolonged periods of standing may be required. Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times. 

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