Master Production Scheduler

Company Description Bergstrom Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced thermal management systems for heavy-duty commercial trucks, off-highway machines, specialty vehicles, and battery applications. The company provides engineering, sourcing, testing, and manufacturing capabilities across global locations to support diverse customer needs. This global footprint enables Bergstrom to deliver cost-effective, high-quality solutions and responsive service. Team members collaborate with international partners and customers, contributing to innovation that strengthens Bergstrom’s value proposition in the marketplace.

Position: Master Production Scheduler

Location: 2390 Blackhawk Rd Rockford, IL 61109

The Master Production Scheduler role is responsible for planning the manufacturing facility in a way that meets our customer shipment requirements and maintains business objectives for lean manufacturing. Through utilization of lean manufacturing tools, the MPS role translates customer product demand schedules into achievable manufacturing schedules that insure on-time delivery, build to schedule, level loading, inventory turns, etc. within corporate guidelines.

The MPS role has constant interface with every level of the organization (Customer Service, Sales, Materials Planning, Production, etc.) and must demonstrate professionalism at all times.

• Acts as primary contact with sales, customer service, materials planning, manufacturing, and logistics in determining resource constraints, and developing plans to achieve customers' needs.
• Enters information into the MPS based on customer product demand plan, requested customer delivery dates, availability of raw materials, and equipment.
• Maintains the master production schedule for the area of responsibility, reviewing to adjust for changes in customer requirements, delay in receiving raw materials, availability of production equipment, etc.
• Leads weekly production planning meeting that includes representatives from sales, production, customer service, and materials planning.

• Use Capacity Planning to test key resource capacities to meet MPS and inform Manager of any capacity issues.
• Maintain data on factors affecting capacities.
• Agree upon actions needed with Operations and Manufacturing Engineering to bring capacities in line with requirements.
• Work with Purchasing & Materials Planning to ensure supply schedules are capable of supporting MPS.
• Publish the MPS as a Manufacturing Plan, and as input to other processes
• Respond to Customer Services requests to accommodate customer schedule changes relative to the Demand Plan, co-ordinate investigations where necessary and, where acceptable, amend the MPS and derivatives.
• Monitor daily build schedules and discuss issues affecting targets with the Production Supervisor & Material Planner.

• Create and monitor daily build schedules to ensure an effective flow of materials to production and utilization of labor that supports the MPS plan.

• Maintain integrity of JDE data and planning parameters in order to minimize materials and increase delivery
• Comprehend and follow SOP’s and recommend changes as required
• Participate in meetings and keep up-to-date on issues related to Sales Forecast, Manufacturing Planning, New Product Introductions, Metrics and other related supply chain issues.

• Ability to maintain a consistent record of attendance and punctuality.
• High level of knowledge in material planning and manufacturing process. Broad knowledge of supply/demand process.
• Adhering to functions, duties, requirements, demands, and qualifications of this Role Description.

NOTE:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform this job. Individuals must possess these minimum qualifications or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Understanding of master production scheduling principles.
• Experience in Purchasing in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience…