Production Planner & Scheduler — Optimize Runs & Deliveries

Quanex Building Products Corp.; Cambridge, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Potential

401K with 5% company match

ESPP 15%

Disability & Life Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Tuition support

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Quanex Building Products Corp. in Cambridge, Ohio, seeks a Planner and Scheduler to monitor customer demand and replenishment levels for spacer finished goods and to create a production schedule that satisfies requirements.

The role focuses on scheduling core production runs, meeting delivery dates and service targets, maintaining safe FG stock levels, and supporting plant production and efficiency goals while coordinating with Sales and Customer Service on orders and production issues.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent, plus at least 2 years of college, business school, or related training or work experience.
• 2+ years of related production planning/scheduling experience in manufacturing.
• Detail-oriented with strong planning, analytical, and monitoring skills.
• Ability to perform required data entry.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with a wide variety of company personnel at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Schedule core production runs.
• Timely scheduling to meet delivery dates and service level targets.
• Maintain targeted levels of FG for safety stock.
• Support plant production and efficiency goals.
• Interface with Sales/CS regarding customer orders and production issues.
• Support cycle count program and work to reduce variances.
• Perform inventory adjustments.
• Trouble shoot FG reporting issues.
• Assist Shipping in allocation of stock, assigning material to orders, etc.
• Assist with plant trial scheduling.
• Provide plant feedback on overall volume of business and recommends any additional hours needed.
• Compliance to all internal procedures.
• Ensure FG available to meet customer order requirements.
• Efficient and timely production schedule.
• Effective interface with CS and Sales.
• Campaign/batch numbers scheduled and available for Mixing.
• Accurate presentation of overall business volume to support production planning.
• Effective resolution of stock allocation/variance issues.
• Overall level of support provided to the production and inventory teams.
• Internal procedure compliance.
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned

Skills

Detail-oriented

Planning

Analytical

Data entry

Education

High school + 2 years college

Job description

Quanex Building Products Corp. in Cambridge, Ohio, seeks a Planner and Scheduler to monitor customer demand and replenishment levels for spacer finished goods and to create a production schedule that satisfies requirements.

The role focuses on scheduling core production runs, meeting delivery dates and service targets, maintaining safe FG stock levels, and supporting plant production and efficiency goals while coordinating with Sales and Customer Service on orders and production issues.