Master Scheduler

About Con Forms

Con Forms is a fast‑paced manufacturing business focused on delivering high‑quality engineered products through strong execution, disciplined planning, continuous improvement, and practical problem solving across operations, supply chain, and production.

Port Washington, WI
• 5 days/week in office •
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Player‑coach Master Scheduler responsible for the full scheduling function: master production scheduling, MRP/APS exception management, ERP planning discipline, forecast inputs, capacity and material visibility, and fast data‑driven decisions that keep customer demand moving.

• Own the master production schedule and planning process, serving as the subject‑matter expert for production planning, forecasting, scheduling, and ERP planning systems.
• Utilize AI, automation, reporting, and analytical tools to improve planning productivity, decision quality, and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop inventory and planning strategies for families of parts, including forecasting, safety stock, replenishment methods, and ERP planning parameters.
• Develop and maintain planning dashboards, reports, and performance metrics that provide timely visibility to demand, capacity, inventory, and schedule performance.
• Run material workbenches to firm manufacturing jobs ready to launch; investigate jobs not ready due to material shortages, capacity constraints, data issues, or other planning exceptions, and drive timely resolution.
• Facilitate the monthly Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process and maintain forecast assumptions, planning data, and ERP forecasts based on business decisions.
• Review MRP, APS, and ERP planning exception messages and take appropriate action to resolve exceptions based on business impact and urgency.
• Release and manage manufacturing jobs in support of customer demand and production priorities, supporting the continued development of efficient and increasingly digital planning and scheduling processes.
• Work with Manufacturing to define work center capacities, maintain accurate ERP capacity assumptions, and proactively develop countermeasures for constrained or over‑capacity resources.
• Own planning‑related ERP data integrity and system health; investigate planning errors, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Work with Engineering to implement engineering changes while minimizing schedule disruption, material shortages, excess inventory, and obsolete inventory.
• Process inventory adjustments according to departmental procedures and assist in root‑cause analysis and corrective actions related to inventory inaccuracies.
• Communicate with Customer Service and Sales to provide lead‑time guidance, schedule visibility, and realistic delivery expectations.
• Manage the transfer order process between facilities according to departmental procedures.
• Assist Production with problem resolution related to shortages, scheduling priorities, inventory discrepancies, and ERP system accuracy.
• Assist in keeping Planning Department procedures updated and in compliance with ISO standards.
• Complete special projects as assigned.
• Participate on cross‑functional teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, inventory performance, productivity, and cost through continuous improvement activities.
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations.
• Maintain current knowledge of planning practices, ERP systems, supply‑chain trends, automation technologies, and AI‑enabled tools through continuing education and professional development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience.
• Five years of planning, scheduling, supply‑chain, or ERP‑intensive manufacturing…