Production Scheduler

BENTELER Group; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Dental

Health Savings Accounts

Educational Assistance

Flexible Work Schedules

Holidays

Life & Disability

Medical

Training

Vacation

Vision

Wealth Management Support

Job summary

BENTELER Group in Shreveport, Louisiana seeks a Professional to join our Supply Chain team as a Senior Scheduler. You will implement detailed production schedules across the mill using SAP and MES, balancing output with downstream processes.

You will partner with HRM and Finishing under the Senior Hot Mill Scheduler and Senior Finishing Scheduler, ensuring timely communication with operations and quality teams to resolve issues and maintain smooth production flow.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Two+ years in production planning/scheduling.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP PP module is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills are preferred.
• Basic SQL knowledge is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Efficient preparation of detailed production schedules for the mill using SAP and MES.
• Create HRM and Finishing schedules using IMS and HRM data under senior schedulers.
• Develop schedules for Finishing Lines, Quench and Temper, Saw, and Thread shop.
• Proactively communicate with operations, quality, and supply chain teams to resolve issues.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments and mitigate shortages/backlogs.
• Monitor production schedules and drive actions to meet targets.
• Provide daily/weekly analyses on on-time production, material availability, capacity, and constraints.
• Maintain and evolve procedures in a continuous improvement environment.
• Improve master data accuracy in SAP and MES to enhance planning.

Skills

SAP ERP Production Planning

Advanced Excel

SQL

Communication skills

Independent worker

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering

Tools

MES systems

IMS

HRM

Job description

Division: BENTELER Steel/Tube

Functional Area: Supply Chain Management

Career Level: Professional

Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time

Weekly Working Hours: 40.00

Required Languages: English

Requisition ID: 47418

Benefits

• United States : 401(k) Match
• United States : Dental
• United States : Development
• United States : Educational Assistance
• United States : Flexible Work Schedules
• United States : Health Savings Accounts
• United States : Holidays
• United States : Life & Disability
• United States : Medical
• United States : Training
• United States : Vacation
• United States : Vision
• United States : Wealth Management Support

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Core Responsibilities

• Efficient preparation of the detailed production schedule for the mill using of SAP and MES systems and ensuring a balanced production mix for downstream processes.
• Create a schedule for the HRM using material in the bar yard, along with material arriving from vendors to create an efficient schedule for both the HRM and Finishing department under the Senior Hot Mill Scheduler.
• Create a schedule for the Finishing Lines, Quench and Temper, the Saw, and the Thread shop using the material in IMS and upcoming off the HRM under the Senior Finishing Scheduler.
• Continuously communicate with operations, quality, and supply chain team members to report and respond to any potential problems and resolve any issues related to production quickly.
• Perform independent schedule risk assessments and mitigation planning; facilitate the resolution of material shortages, backlogs, and other existing or potential schedule interruptions.
• Manage & monitor production schedules, identifying any problems & driving proper actions to achieve production targets.
• Provide daily/ weekly analysis on the following critical metrics; on-time production, material availability, capacity constraints, production constraints, and workarounds.
• Maintain and evolve procedures and systems as needed in a continuous improvement environment.
• Involved in Continuous improvement of master data accuracy within SAP and MES to improve the accuracy of planning functions.

Job Requirements

• Education: Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related course of study preferred or an equivalent combination of college and/or work experience.
• Two or more years of professional experience in a production planning and scheduling role preferred.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP Production Planning Module preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel preferred.
• Basic knowledge of SQL preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and written, within the planning team and cross functional groups.
• Ability to coordinate production activities and goals with other departments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and be able to make decisive, thoughtful, and logical decisions.
• Must be a self-starter, identifying open issues and working resolve.
• Must be able to manage stress in a high pace environment.

Your contact

Samantha Ann Metoyer

BENTELER Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

The same is true in our BENTELER Steel/Tube division. Here, we develop and produce custom, precision pipes for customers from energy production, automotive engineering, and other industrial sectors. In this division, we enable the unerring application of our products, from the concept up to process integration and thus to integration into our customers’ value chains. Along with that, our diverse fields of application make sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!