Material Production Planner III

Job Description

Job Description

The Master Scheduler reviews work orders, staffing plans, and production timelines to allocate resources effectively and adjust schedules as necessary. Regular communication with line management and customer service is essential to provide updates on order status and project progress. Additionally, the Scheduler analyzes historical and current data to generate reports and continuously improve scheduling efficiency.

Essential Duties

• Translate projected forecasts, incoming volume, and work scopes into a production plan with a time-phased build schedule.
• Work with customer base to determine weekly inbound forecast and develop consumption models to improve accuracy.
• Establish key performance indicators of forecast accuracy. Ensure the interaction of a firm’s functional managers, and track and maintain the forecast through timely and accurate feedback.
• Schedule demand based on the product mix and provides accurate commitment dates to the customer service team.
• Assemble master schedule reporting regarding performance to the business plan, the shipment plan, the inventory plan, and the production plan.
• Provide input to finance on operating plans for the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, concerning incoming volume and capacity
• Identify current planned level of demand and create tactical production plans to meet the identified customer demand. Calculate production lead times.
• Manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilize theory of constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling.
• Analyze production floor status through input / output control reporting.
• Coordinate information with other functional staff, including customer service, engineering, accounting, and human resources.
• Establish reporting to determine labor and productivity performance statistics.
• Understand capacity management relationship to MRP. Work with work center input and output loading. Establish, measure, monitor, and adjust capacity levels to execute all manufacturing schedules.
• Determine available capacity after planned orders are released.
• Provide training and guidance to Production Schedulers including performance management.

Essential Job Skills and Experience

Education / Experience : Any combination of education and required skills and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying :

Bachelor’s Degree in Production Planning, Supply Chain Management or related field

APICS CPIM Certification is preferred

Five years working as a Production Scheduler in an industrial or manufacturing environment

Strong experience in Microsoft Office specifically Excel and Visio

Knowledge : Basic knowledge of ERP systems and MRP desired, basic understanding of scheduling concepts, practices and procedures and must have a basic knowledge of cycle count and inventory control techniques.

Skill : Strong mathematical skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, problem solving and troubleshooting skills, strong interpersonal skills, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, strong negotiation skills

Ability : Multi-task , to effectively interact with all members of the organization and work independently, to identify complex problems, use logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions or approaches to problems, project management abilities

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory or all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this level.

Who we are :

Hörmann is a premier manufacturer of steel, aluminum and custom wood garage doors. We provide the building industry with high quality, innovative garage doors at competitive prices while maintaining a reputation of quality, reliability and integrity. We offer a team-centered environment, where each member’s unique knowledge, skills, abilities, and efforts define our success as a company.

Hörmann is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a diverse employment environment.

Hörmann is a drug-free workplace. A pre-employment drug test must be negative regardless of whether you live, test or plan to work in an area that permits legalized use of marijuana for either medical or recreational purposes.

All offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a criminal background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Job type : Full-time

Pay : $32.69 - $38.22 / hr.

Benefits :

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision Insurance

Schedule :

Day Shift

Monday to Friday