First Brands Group is the parent company of many of the automotive industry’s most recognizable OEM and Aftermarket brands. First Brands Group is a privately held organization and leader in automotive repair and maintenance products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with operations found around the globe, we are a team of professionals dedicated to building profitable, enduring growth among all our customers with an unrelenting drive to exceed customers’ expectations.

First Brands Group is hiring a PRODUCTION SCHEDULER to work on site on our PETERSON SPRINGS plant, located in Holland, OH.

The PRODUCTION SCHEDULER will assist by:

Develop a daily production schedule for all products in all production cells and assure adequate resources to meet production, inventory, and customer requirements. Will also be working with the customer base to determine priority of products and order placements within the schedule.

Principal activities

• Coordinating department efforts to ensure scheduled ship dates are met and desired inventory levels are maintained.
• Daily communication and meetings with the customer base. Generating weekly reports for operations and the customer base.
• Generating work orders and all other necessary materials for all assigned work centers.
• Communicating priorities to each Supervisor and the Operations Team on a daily basis.
• Reporting any inventory discrepancies to Purchasing/Inventory Control for root cause analysis of the problem so they can initiate corrective actions as necessary.
• Support all company policies, procedures, and programs related to personnel, quality, safety, and environmental issues.
• Review and investigate the daily backorder report to establish the root cause and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Communicate availability dates of products to Customer Service.
• May create purchase orders to ensure the production schedules will be met and to maintain stocking levels.

Preferred Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent required, Associate’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 2 to 3 years’ experience scheduling within an automotive manufacturing environment
• CMS/ AS400 Experience Preferred

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status