About this role
We're seeking a detail-oriented Manufacturing Scheduler to drive production excellence by creating and managing dynamic production schedules. You'll play a critical role in optimizing shop floor operations, balancing capacity constraints, and ensuring on-time delivery while collaborating across production, planning, and warehouse teams.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Production Scheduling: Develop and maintain detailed production schedules aligned with demand forecasts, resource availability, and manufacturing capabilities
- Capacity Management: Conduct weekly capacity assessments, balance workloads across work centers, and establish outsourcing plans to eliminate bottlenecks
- Coordination & Execution: Partner with assembly, machine shop, and warehouse teams to ensure materials are staged and work orders execute on schedule
- Schedule Optimization: Minimize lead times and maximize resource utilization through strategic production sequencing and real-time schedule adjustments
- Risk Management: Identify schedule risks, develop mitigation strategies, and provide management with regular updates on adherence and corrective actions
- Supplier Coordination: Ensure work orders requiring external processing are dispatched to suppliers on time
- Compliance: Uphold company Quality, HSE, and compliance standards while demonstrating ethical leadership and continuous improvement mindset
Skills / Education
- 2+ years of shop floor manufacturing planning or scheduling experience
- Intermediate Excel proficiency and strong MS Office skills
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
- Professional certifications (CPP, CSCP, or equivalent)
- 6+ years in scheduling or supply chain roles
- Travel: Up to 10% domestic/international
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