Job Description

Role Summary:
The Master Scheduler will create and maintain a comprehensive facility production schedule that adheres to specified KPI’s, providing updates on each job and maintaining an exceptional customer experience. This person will work closely with teams and/or departments to ensure availability of material and resources to meet production targets and delivery deadlines.
Responsibilities & Requirements:
- Plan production schedules based on customer order requirements, working closely with purchasing and production teams, to ensure availability of material and resources to meet production targets and delivery deadlines. 
- Monitor capacity and initiate manufacturing outsourcing as needed while strictly adhering to expense control.
- Perform planning to strategize equipment support and allocation to optimize capacity.
- Monitor daily work order fulfillment in accordance to plan schedule and coordinate with facility management for any schedule deviations to ensure corrective action plans are taken immediately to resolve issues.
- Coordinate with shipping/receiving to ensure parts/materials are received and documented accurately in WIP stages to ensure work orders remain on track within accuracy standards.
- Communicate drawings and specifications and material requirements to subcontractors for the manufacturing outsourcing initiatives and to expedite with subcontractors to ensure timely completion of orders.
- Work with internal sales associated and customers, relaying job status and providing project timelines and schedules.
- Highlight and address order risks and capitalize on change order opportunities.
- Ensure all required documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Participate and implement programs and procedures to improve processes, lead-time, production yields and delivery performance.
- Attend and actively participate in Passgate meetings review the steps required for repair and provide feedback as to what will be necessary for a successful delivery.
- Experience in material planning or workflow scheduling within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience scheduling/planning multiple jobs simultaneously.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, inspection, assembly.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as exceptional interpersonal communication skills.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Experience / Skills:
- Advanced experience in Outlook, Excel, Access, Word, and Power Point.
- Oracle experience.
- APICS CPIM certification.
- BS or BA Degree in relevant field and 5-7 years relevant experience