The Production Scheduler shall be responsible for on-time delivery of manufactured goods by planning manufacturing activities and resources for two manufacturing plants to meet the demand schedule.
The Production Scheduler will liaison with several departments including materials, engineering, operations, quality, and production to ensure goods are manufactured in a timely process according to plan.
Position will be integral in leading and advancing production reporting and analysis.
Responsibilities :
Assist Production Management with shift configurations, labor allocation and staffing levels to meet requirements of the facility
Collaborate on execution of production schedule and resolve any obstacles to on time delivery
Report on worker efficiency and production rates and provide insight from measurements on areas for improvement
Maintain and produce weekly and daily production plans off the monthly forecast released from operations
Evaluate capacity and ensure it is aligned with the forecast. Identify constraints and make recommendations for improvement.
Focus on bottlenecking manufacturing areas and propose solutions based on analysis of capacity outlook
Coordinate outsourcing activities as a solution to capacity constraints
Enhance scheduling visual management on the two manufacturing floors
Assist in building and responsible for maintaining production key performance indicators and reporting
Co-ordinate daily production activities between Production Supervisors. This includes scheduling build dates, communicating build delays, generation of production reports and keeping the production schedule up to date.
Provide wrap dates and communicate any changes to the shipping schedule
Monitor progress of builds & communicate issues in order to ensure that ship dates are met
Create the production schedule ensuring the plans reflect priority work. Full ownership over the internal scheduling software and accountability of the information being updated and accurate
Reconcile schedule attainment for daily, weekly, and monthly plans
Perform data entry as required to record statistical information
Coordinate material availability with the purchasing department and schedule jobs accordingly
Communicate schedule requirements to the shop floor and accommodate said requirements in a production plan that also meets corporate objectives
Identify overtime requirements and coordinate with the Production Supervisors
Update scheduling system to maintain up-to-date status information
Monitor, audit, and maintain performance to target along with the scheduling system at all times
Other duties as required
Qualifications :
University degree or diploma in Operations Management or Commerce is an asset
Strong analytical background and organization skills
Excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills
High attention to detail
Ability to utilize a variety of software tools (databases, spreadsheets, flowcharts etc.) to perform forecasting, modeling, analysis, simulations & flow chart functions would be an asset
Demonstrated, written and oral communications skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Strong written and verbal skills to communicate with all levels of the organization
Strong customer service orientation
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