Manufacturing Production Scheduler

Postion Overview:

A gear manufacturing production scheduler creates and manages daily/weekly manufacturing schedules to optimize machine capacity, labor, and material availability. They ensure on-time delivery by coordinating with production teams, monitoring WIP, adjusting for shop floor disruptions, and maintaining inventory levels to meet customer demands.

• Production Planning:Develop, maintain, and update daily/weekly production schedules for gear hobbing, shaping, grinding, and finishing operations.
• Capacity Planning:Maximize machine and labor efficiency by balancing workloads, managing backlogs, and adjusting for bottlenecks.
• Material Coordination:Ensure necessary raw materials (steel blanks, alloys) and tooling are available before production starts. Work with vendors on quality and price.
• Customer Service & Expediting:Monitor high-profile jobs, adjust schedules for unforecasted demand or customer changes, and provide status updates.
• Inventory & Data Management:Monitor inventory levels and maintain data integrity within the MRP/ERP system.
• Communication & Reporting:Act as the liaison between production, sales, procurement, and quality control, reporting daily on progress and issues.

• Experience:Previous experience in manufacturing, specifically in CNC machining, gear cutting, or related metalworking industries.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office products.
• Communication:Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with shop floor personnel and management.
• Problem-Solving:Ability to quickly re-schedule jobs in response to equipment failures or raw material shortages.
• Education:High school diploma required; a bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, or industrial engineering is often preferred.

• Office-based, but requires frequent presence on the production floor (shop floor) to monitor progress.