Production Scheduler

Hexcel Corporation; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexcel is seeking a Production Scheduler at its Casa Grande, AZ facility. You will develop production schedules to ensure continuous workflow and timely delivery of materials, coordinating with production teams, engineering, purchasing and quality assurance.

The role requires monitoring MRP data, maintaining on-hand balances, evaluating capacity vs demand, and proposing improvements. You will participate in QRB reviews and ensure compliance with ISO 14001 EMS and Hexcel safety goals.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and minimum two years of related work experience or training.
• Working knowledge/experience with AX or similar MRP software and/or APICS certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, approve, and release manufacturing orders; coordinate with production, engineering, purchasing and QA.
• Track open orders to ensure on-schedule completion and expedit e shortages.
• Maintain MRP data integrity; manage on-hand balances and bin counts.
• Evaluate capacity versus demand and suggest improvements; participate in implementation.
• Use availability data to make shipping commitments and ensure customer specs are met.
• Support EMS and safety programs; ensure ISO 14001 compliance and safe working conditions.

Skills

Clerical skills

Organization

Computer skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

APICS certification

Tools

AX MRP

MRP software

Microsoft Office

Job description

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core and composite structures. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the 'strength within.'

Hexcel is currently seeking a Production Scheduler for our Casa Grande, AZ, USA location. The Production Scheduler is responsible for developing production schedules to ensure continuous workflow and appropriate delivery of materials while optimizing material and capacity utilization to satisfy customer requirements. They must work in association with production teams and production control planners to coordinate schedules based on requirements, machine capacity, and labor.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Create, approve, and release manufacturing orders to provide direct scheduling support for manufacturing operations. Coordinate schedule requirements with Production personnel and other support groups such as engineering, purchasing and quality assurance. Track all open orders to ensure completion to schedule and to identify and expedite manufacturing shortages. Provide timely, accurate and complete feedback to Production Control team, production, customer service, interplant customers, quality, shipping, engineering, and purchasing as required.
• Monitor and maintain MRP data integrity to ensure accurate on-hand balances, material availability and timely closing of orders. Initiate and reconcile bin count requirements. Responsible for achieving department inventory goals.
• Evaluate capacity versus projected demands. Identify problems areas and recommend short and intermediate range solutions. Recommend process improvements and participate in implementation.
• Use information and material availability data, for making shipping commitments. Ensure that products meet customer specifications and expectations. Participate in QRB team review and disposition of discrepant material. Complete customer service lead time requests.
• Work in a team environment to reach consensus decisions within the guidelines and boundaries established by the company and maintain constructive relationships with co-workers. Represent production control team in assigned meetings.
• Support and engage in the Environmental Management System (EMS), ISO 14001 to ensure environmental compliance, continual improvement, and cost containment. Maintain a safe, clean, and secure work environment. Actively support and interact in monthly and/or plant refresher safety training using available resources and prescribed goals to determine and subsequently help eliminate actual and potential safety issues, unsafe acts and/or conditions to preclude accidents, to keep Hexcel employees safe, and to achieve the Department/Plant and/or Corporate Safety goals and objectives. Comply with Hexcel policies, procedures, and Code of Business Conduct. Operate in compliance with the Hexcel Casa Grande Quality System and Quality Policy.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and minimum two years of related work experience or training. Working knowledge/experience with AX or similar MRP software and/or APICS certification strongly preferred.
• Must be organized, have strong clerical skills, and be proficient with computers and Microsoft Office Suite software.Proficient typing and 10-key skills preferred.
• Candidate must have demonstrated the following abilities: reading and comprehending written and verbal instructions, correspondence, and memos; drafting of clear correspondence; effective presentation of information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization; recognition of standardized situations and non-standardized situations and application of common-sense problem-solving skills or escalation of more complex non-standard situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to generate and interpret data.

Eligible candidate must be: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, a temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Act, a person admitted in refugee status, a person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as protected veteran, or any other protected class.