Production Scheduler

Creative Metal Products (CMP), founded in 1995, is a privately held, managed-growth oriented company. CMP has an excellent reputation and an established track-record when it comes to rapid, high-quality production of innovative products. We fabricate individual components, assemblies or complete products to meet our customer’s unique specifications. We specialize in metal fabrication- using light- to medium-thickness metals. CMP serves a number of industries including
- Electronics component and assemblies;
Lighting/Energy;
Industrial equipment- machine enclosures;
Electrical Enclosure;
Material handling equipment and storage; medical, safety and military.

The Production Scheduler is responsible for mid and long-term work center and aggregate capacity planning in a mixed-mode manufacturing environment. This role ensures that high-volume contract program work is efficiently balanced against volatile Make-to-Order (MTO) demands, protecting overall plant profitability and securing capacity for strict On-Time Delivery (OTD) accounts.

• Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 9-hour days;
  Friday, half-day.
• Compensation: Hourly position with two bonus opportunities annually.
• Reporting Structure: Position reports directly to Production Manager

• Strategic MPS Management:
  Develop, maintain, and execute the Master Production Schedule (MPS) inside ECI M1 for project/MTO and contract programs.
• Capacity Buffer Architecture:
  Analyze capacity on shared machinery bottlenecks; intentionally design and protect capacity "buffer windows" in M1 to absorb variable MTO work without disrupting strict-OTD program commitments.
• MRP Execution:
  Run and analyze weekly M1 Material Requirements Planning (MRP) sessions to trigger long-lead raw material purchases.
• OTD Risk Mitigation:
  Collaborate with Sales, Account Managers and Production to review strict-OTD customer requirements, forecasting capacity and production plans.
• Dynamic Shop Floor Sequencing:
  Utilize M1 Visual Job Boards and Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) to sequence and dispatch daily work orders to specific work centers.

• Apply strong business and problem-solving skills to develop practical solutions and support continuous improvement initiatives across departments.
• Identify, recommend, and implement new processes, technologies, and systems to improve plans, predictability and communication across both business operations.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity in implementing and monitoring leading indicators related to scheduling and planning.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail and follow through to completion of objectives required.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to align and energize teams around growth-oriented goals.

• Associate or bachelor's degree in project management, Business Management, Operations, or related field preferred
• Experience with data driven tools such as Power BI and/or Artificial Intelligence is a strong advantage.
• At least 3 years of industry-related experience