Master Scheduler

Federal Signal
Elgin, IL
Category Engineering
Job Description
Master Scheduler job at Elgin Sweeper in Elgin, IL, USA. Responsible for driving supply chain cycles, analyzing capacity planning, and collaborating with planners and buyers. Requires 6+ years of experience in production planning and 3+ years of experience as a scheduler. Anticipated salary range is $105,000-$125,000.

Requirements

  • Ability to drive supply chain cycles from beginning to end
  • Advanced analytical ability to review JD Edwards reporting
  • Collaborate with planners and buyers to drive proper manufacturing start dates
  • Creates and distributes dispatches
  • Monitors and reacts accordingly to shortage report needs
  • Sets production priority based on commitment date to end-users
  • Analyze Capacity Planning to present potential operational work cell throughput goals
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing and Planning for all Kanban and pull-systems
  • Ensure service orders are pushed through the near-term scheduling to support aftermarket demand
  • Collaborate with operations leadership to allow a fair balance of capacity allocation
  • Run BOM for trucks to be on line 2 weeks ahead
  • Collaborate with all commodity and production planners to ensure parts are available prior to launch
  • Conduct frequent run rates of common parts to reduce machine changeovers or purchase part stock outs
  • Recommend safety stock levels for both make and purchased parts
  • Utilizing historical throughput and future requirement, recommend to operations leadership insourcing/outsourcing piece part manufacturing
  • Ability to lead continuous improvement events (5 Whys, Kaizen, Blitz’s, Just Do It’s,etc) to drive department and plant wide improvement
  • Perform other duties, assignments, and special projects assigned by the Materials Planning Manager
  • Capacity planning expertise required
  • Ability to utilize MRP/ERP, data and MS Office suites to develop tools that drive proper workload/labor through manufacturing
  • Interpersonal skills to work across departments to push manufacturing/operation dispatch priorities
  • Ability to partner with site leadership and strong presentation skills
  • Experience creating clear and concise data sets (charts, graphs and slides) with convicted recommendations to present to Elgin Sweeper leadership
  • Ability to represent the Company effectively and professionally in dealings with suppliers
  • Strong analytical, communication (both verbal and written), planning, follow-through, and accuracy skills
  • MS Office and MS Outlook proficiency are required
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills to manipulate data such as VLookups required
  • J. D. Edwards’ experience is preferred
  • 6+ years as a production planner preferably with experience managing high mix/low volume manufacturing
  • 3+ years as a scheduler with experience managing manufacturing start sequences and adjustments utilizing capacity planning
  • Advanced experience with MRP/ERP reporting to data mine

Benefits

  • annual bonus potential
  • insurance (life, medical, dental, vision)
  • paid holidays
  • paid vacation
  • 401(k) with matching contributions
  • tuition reimbursement
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