Master Scheduler

Auria; Fremont (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Job summary

Auria is seeking a Master Scheduler for our Fremont, Ohio plant. The role focuses on developing and monitoring part-number level schedules by work center, using customer forecasts to drive capacity planning and labor forecasting within the ERP system.

Ideal candidates bring experience in automotive manufacturing scheduling, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and proficiency with ERP and Microsoft Office. Travel to North American plants may be required.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Supply Chain.
• College degree in business management or related field preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience scheduling in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ERP systems; Plex ERP a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review customer schedules and develop, communicate, and monitor the execution of a part-number-level schedule by work center for the plant.
• Publish a rough-cut capacity load by work center based on future customer forecasts.
• Forecast the plant's direct labor requirements using customer demand and routing labor details within the plant ERP system.
• Maintain the plant's achievement-to-schedule metric with an 85% minimum target.

Skills

Strong communicator

Interpersonal skills

Multi-team collaboration

Automotive scheduling

Process improvement

Education

College degree in business management or related field

Tools

Plex ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Auria is a leading global supplier of highly-engineered systems for automotive flooring, acoustical, thermal, aerodynamic and other fiber-based solutions for gas and electric vehicles. With U.S.-based operational headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, Auria operates 16 manufacturing, 9 technical and 5 JV locations across 10 countries and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide.

We are currently searching for a Master Scheduler to join our team at our plant in Fremont, OH.

What you will do:

• Review customer schedules and develop, communicate, and monitor the execution of a part-number-level schedule by work center for the plant
• Publish a rough-cut capacity load by work center based on future customer forecasts
• Forecast the plant's direct labor requirements using customer demand and routing labor details within the plant ERP system
• Maintain the plant's achievement-to-schedule metric, ensuring that the leadership team understands the goal and that there are sound plans to achieve 85% minimum
• Establish and monitor FG/ WIP safety stock levels based on the plant's ability to achieve schedule and inventory level objectives
• Support the engineering change process as required by the Supply Chain Manager
• Participate with the SCM team to achieve targets, goals and objectives
• Monitor the customer forecasts, comparing quoted capacities to required capacities and communicating overages to the SCM manager in advance of the requirement
• Assist the operations team with continuously improving labor and machine efficiencies
• Support the plant with a schedule that supports ECN's, PM schedules, and tooling repairs
• Support the plant team with balance-out and launch activity
• Other duties as assigned.

What you will gain as a part of the Auria Team:

• An opportunity to enroll in full medical, dental and vision plan. As well as voluntary benefits.
• Fertility Benefits available for those enrolled in our medical plan for financial support of treatment options
• Parental Leave and Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits for salaried employees
• Tuition Reimbursement available for eligible employees to continue education
• Auria matches 50% of your contributions up to 8%, for a maximum Auria match of 4%
• Salary Continuation & Long Term Disability (LTD)

What you will bring:

• Prior experience in Supply Chain
• College degree in business management or related field preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Travel Requirements:

• Travel may be required to other North America Plants.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Strong communicator in English, at all levels of the organization, both verbal and written
• Possess strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with all levels across the organization in order to influence performance
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-team environment and with people at all levels
• Experience scheduling in an automotive manufacturing environment
• Prior experience with calculations associated with shop floor efficiencies
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and planning concepts
• Knowledge of ERP systems; Plex ERP a plus