Real-Time Production Scheduler

Sears Seating; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sears Seating in Davenport, Iowa seeks a Production Scheduler to optimize capacity and inventory to meet daily and weekly production requirements. The role collaborates with the Master Scheduler, material coordinators and line supervisors to ensure tactical daily/weekly on-time execution of production schedules and address short-term adjustments.

The position involves maintaining real-time oversight of schedules, preparing routine reports, updating inventory records, and communicating schedule

Responsibilities

• Assist Master Scheduler in Schedule development and coordinate flow of work within or between departments to ensure on-time execution.
• Maintain real-time oversight of daily execution to schedules / work orders, prioritizing and resolving potential or existing issues.
• Working with Master Scheduler and Line Supervisors, make timely revisions to schedules as needed ensuring timely notification to customers when original commitments will not be met.
• Prepare daily / weekly / monthly reports.
• Ensure timely update to inventory records when discrepancies are identified.
• Understand and make recommendations as needed to system order management / production parameters that affect ability to execute (e.g. cycle times, safety stock parameters, order management policy windows or flex percentages).

Job description

Sears Seating in Davenport, Iowa seeks a Production Scheduler to optimize capacity and inventory to meet daily and weekly production requirements. The role collaborates with the Master Scheduler, material coordinators and line supervisors to ensure tactical daily/weekly on-time execution of production schedules and address short-term adjustments.

The position involves maintaining real-time oversight of schedules, preparing routine reports, updating inventory records, and communicating schedule