Production Scheduler

Celanese; Washington (WV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A chemical manufacturing company in West Virginia is seeking a full-time Production Scheduler. The role focuses on optimizing the production schedule to meet business objectives. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management and several years of related experience. Proficiency with SAP and other scheduling tools is essential. Competitive benefits including medical and 401(k) are offered.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of related experience in manufacturing operations or supply chain planning.
• 1-2 years of Finite Scheduling experience.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Convert the weekly master production plan into a daily production schedule.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to optimize the schedule.
• Conduct scenario management based on exceptions.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Strong systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

SAP MRP

Excel

JDA/Blue Yonder

Job description

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Scheduler that executes scheduling routines to support and meet the company strategy, company performance objectives and customer expectations, in addition to adherence to global processes and business rules.

About the Role: This position will be responsible for plans and establish finite production schedules to ensure product availability and achieve target business line service levels.

Responsibilities:

• Convert the weekly level master production plan into daily production schedule and optimize the production sequence to meet defined objectives.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to optimize the schedule, handle execution level changes, and align on future maintenance plan / calendars and specific manufacturing requirements.
• Conduct scenario management based on exceptions and constraint violations.
• Collaborate with planning to mitigate any unplanned plant interruptions or to handle rush supply requests.
• Analyze scheduling metrics, conduct root cause analysis and report schedule performance.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Supply Planner/Master Production Scheduler, Warehouse/Logistics teams, Customer Service and Plant Operations Management) to mitigate any supply related risks.
• Maintain scheduling related master data, both in SAP and Advanced Planning System (Blue Yonder) (e.g., SKU-machine mappings, changeover matrices, run rates, minimum run sizes).
• Manage scheduling related master data as per set governance.
• Support improvements to local/global scheduling related projects or Blue Yonder tool improvements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 4-5 years of related experience in a manufacturing operations and/or supply chain planning role.
• 1-2 years of Finite Scheduling experience (E.g.: Combination of raw material, deployment from plant to warehouse (finished goods), and execution).
• Experience with SAP MRP scheduling preferred.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Experience w/ advanced planning / scheduling solutions preferred (e.g., JDA/Blue Yonder).
• Experience in a chemical compounding environment preferred.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and communication skills required.

Required Skills:

• Anticipates and responds quickly to changes.
• Constantly challenges status-quo in the pursuit of improved scheduling efficiencies.
• Reinforces a resilient can-do mentality and pushes for bold actions to deliver on commitments and overcome roadblocks.
• Demonstrates courage to make decisions and manages conflicts in order to move things forward and drive execution.
• Good communication and networking skills.
• Strong systems knowledge and competence with supply chain tools including Excel.
• Ability to think in scenarios and manage uncertainty.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with advanced planning / scheduling solutions preferred (e.g., JDA/Blue Yonder).
• Experience in a chemical compounding environment preferred.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing

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