Business Title: Manufacturing Shop Scheduler / Production Scheduler
Location: Bethlehem, PA 18020
Job Type: Direct hire / Full time
PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Schedule rotating machinery inspections, disassembly, machining, balancing, assembly, and preparation for shipment to meet internal & external customer needs.
- Plans and coordinates production workflow by analyzing work instructions.
- Responsible for overall production planning, capacity planning, scheduling, prioritization, and tracking/monitoring of production activities. Provides the shop with proper capacity planning to ensure feasible and achievable production schedules.
- Maintains ERP system parameters and processes, generates and releases work orders, reschedules based on priorities, maintains area capacity plans and/or provides production forecasts as necessary.
- Create templates in the ERP system.
- Supports new processes.
- Responsible for reporting and communication regarding capacity requirements, backlog status, production tracking, order priorities, material requirements, shop floor reporting, key performance indicators, or other required reporting.
- Attend Job Planning meetings to review capacity and planning issues of new jobs.
- Communicate the daily and weekly production scheduling during cross-functional production meetings.
- Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and staffing requirements.
- Plan and schedule shop workflow for each department and operation, according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
- Runs daily production reports to review open work orders, monitors backlog, identifies shortages and/or production issues.
- The above list of activities is not all inclusive but a general representation of the requirements of a Manufacturing Shop Scheduler. This list is subject to change based on the needs of the company.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to think outside the box.
- Experience working in a Machine Shop.
- Knowledge of production scheduling and manufacturing / factory flow processes.
- Knowledge of production planning within ERP Systems.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques.
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Ability to create and understand reports to make production decisions.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel
- JobBoss software experience preferred.
- Programming experience preferred.
- Ability to professionally handle stressful situations.
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) or equivalent combination of education, industry certifications and experience.
- Experience in a job shop or Engineer to Order business is preferable. Minimum of 5 years equivalent experience.
