Master Production Scheduler

THE ROLE

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The Position:
The Master Scheduler generates and publishes the Master Schedules for the manufacturing production process for the manufacturing facilities.

• Standard Labor Hours
  - New Orders, Change Orders

  • Receiving and reviewing new orders for assigning labor hours to base unit, adding option hours as per sales requests. Identifying new options and assigning the correct hours which is vital to capturing the true cost per trailer. Once hours are assigned, the information/findings is reconciled to the Standard Hours Labor Group who ensures that correct hours, routings, and operation sequences are captured in the NEW JDE 9.1, for Master Scheduling purposes.
  • Monitoring Change Orders that require a change in option hours and/or Trailer Quantity increases/decreases which may affect the cost of the unit and may require changes to the Master Schedules.

  Master Scheduling- JDE 9.1, Excel and PS System

  • Managing and maintaining 4 production lines for the Brazil Facility via the Master Excel Schedule as directed by corporate. This document also coincides with the “NEW” PS (Production Scheduling) System and is linked to the NEW JDE 9.1 system
  • Generating and Publishing PS (Production Scheduling) models to create the best possible schedule for the facility, managing throughput adjustments as driven by sales, ensuring that correct hours are utilized for optimal efficiency and productivity. This published schedule enables Engineering, Materials Manager & Fab Scheduler to provide Engineering BOM’s Drawings, materials, & subassembly work orders, to the shop floor. It also provides HR with precise information for Manpower needs.
  • Strategically placing new trailer/truck body orders in the scheduling process with special limiters. This process requires reviewing sales orders identifying color, width, and special options for efficiency and places the units on the correct line of production.
  • Adjusting schedules as per sales requests to meet customer requirements.
  • Monitor 10, 12 and 14 week window periods for scheduling, materials and sales planning purposes.

  Production Tracking

  • Providing Line schedules for production supervisors for daily work load planning purposes.
  • Maintaining and providing Production Report totals used for tracking starts, completions and inspections of units produced on a daily and weekly basis. Obtain the Re-work and Hold reports for providing information to the Plant and Production manager for day to day planning purposes for achieving targets and goals.

  Manufacturing Reporting

  • Maintaining a compilation of weekly and monthly reports which consist of production tracking, Holds, and Re-work totals. Provide the reporting of information to key corporate personnel. These documents are used for tracking Efficiency & productivity reporting, Gain share, and Goals.

  Additional items:

  • Working with sales and provide information regarding schedules, production tracking
  • Providing information to Corporate Managers
  • Attending daily meetings for planning and or reporting of information to managers. (Sales Order Review, Production, Scheduling meetings etc.)
  • Other duties as assigned

  Ladder II- II: Higher degree of capability and proficiency in all aspects of performance as compared to Master Scheduler I

YOUR skills and abilities (required qualifications)

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or Associates Degree with demonstrated experience in Production Scheduling, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 5 years’ experience in Planning and/or…