Senior Master Scheduler - Capacity Planning & SIOP Lead

Benchmark Electronics; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark Electronics in Huntsville, Alabama seeks a seasoned Planning and Scheduling professional to oversee capacity planning and long-range scheduling, aligning production plans with customer and program management needs. You will develop manufacturing plans for prime equipment and spares, and monitor progress against schedules.

In this role you will lead schedules across engineering release to delivery, analyze deviations, present reports, and coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering,

Qualifications

• APICS CPIM certification preferred
• 5+ years of planning and scheduling experience in complex accounts
• Proficient with ERP systems such as Infor ERP, Kinaxis Rapid Response
• Strong written and verbal 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, 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 recommend 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

5+ years of experience in planning and

Strong analytical abilities

Leadership in planning activity

Education

4-year degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Infor ERP

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Baan ERP

Job description

Benchmark Electronics in Huntsville, Alabama seeks a seasoned Planning and Scheduling professional to oversee capacity planning and long-range scheduling, aligning production plans with customer and program management needs. You will develop manufacturing plans for prime equipment and spares, and monitor progress against schedules.

In this role you will lead schedules across engineering release to delivery, analyze deviations, present reports, and coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering,