Senior Capacity & Production Scheduler

Benchmark Electronics; Goodview (MN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Plan

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Job summary

Benchmark Electronics in Minnesota is seeking a seasoned Planning and Scheduling professional to apply and monitor capacity and long-range planning systems for programs, coordinating with manufacturing to develop plans from release through delivery. This role ensures schedules reflect commitments and resource constraints across major programs.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in complex planning, working with ERP systems (Infor, Kinaxis, Baan), and holds APICS CPIM certification if possible.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of planning and scheduling experience in complex accounts.
• APICS CPIM certification preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; 4-year degree preferred.
• Experience with ERP tools and manufacturing planning software.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops plans and schedules of manufacturing activities on site wide major programs or product lines from engineering release through to product delivery of completed prime equipment and spares.
• Monitors customer focus team adherence to the corporate demand management policy.
• Approves or rejects schedule change requests submitted by CFT, and develop schedules in accordance with machine and manpower capabilities and physical/capital resources of Manufacturing Engineering, Production Test and Support, Assembly, Test Engineering and Material Services.
• Responsible for the preparation and presentation of charts, graphs and written reports outlining current status against schedules; Analyzes deviations from schedules as to their nature, the reasons for schedule variance, their cost implications, the impact on the immediate tasks, the impact on the total program and the corrective action to be taken. Coordinates and analyzes various support documents to establish end item schedules and release, build and test schedules for all levels of product.
• In large sites, manages CFT Schedulers.
• Attends production meetings as needed.
• Assists in decision making process affecting manufacturing plans and schedules.
• Analyzes, develops and recommends capacity plans to meet demand requirements.
• Provides weekly capacity analysis by work center and head count analysis.
• Identifies, develops and recommends capacity constraint solution or plans to meet customer requirements.
• Works with site teams to maintain data in system to generate accurate and timely capacity plans.
• Works with site management on 6-12 month SIOP assuring providing longer-term analysis for capital and resource planning.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Capacity planning

Leadership

Mentorship

Continuous improvement

Education

4 year degree preferred

APICS CPIM certification preferred

Tools

Infor ERP

Kinaxis Rapid Response

Baan ERP

Microsoft Office

WebEx

Job description

Benchmark Electronics in Minnesota is seeking a seasoned Planning and Scheduling professional to apply and monitor capacity and long-range planning systems for programs, coordinating with manufacturing to develop plans from release through delivery. This role ensures schedules reflect commitments and resource constraints across major programs.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in complex planning, working with ERP systems (Infor, Kinaxis, Baan), and holds APICS CPIM certification if possible.