Senior Master Scheduler: Lean Planning & ERP Expert

Xetex-LLC; Holmen (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

XeteX, a leader in energy recovery ventilation and air handling solutions, seeks a Master Scheduler to develop and manage mid- to long-term production plans for a high-mix manufacturing environment in Holmen, WI.

You will drive cross-functional alignment with engineering, purchasing, logistics, and production, balance capacity with demand, and mentor scheduling staff while pursuing Lean improvements to reduce lead times and increase on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Business required; Bachelor’s in Business preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience as a Production Coordinator or in a related manufacturing role (custom manufacturing experience is a plus).
• APICS certification preferred.
• Advanced ERP and Excel skills; proficient in interpreting Bills of Materials (BOMs) and routings.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Detail oriented; strong follow-up skills; ability to multi-task and problem solve.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules for a high-mix manufacturing environment with frequent schedule changes.
• Prioritize production based on customer promise dates, revenue impact, engineering readiness, material availability, and manufacturing constraints.
• Continuously rebalance schedules as customer demand, engineering changes, supplier deliveries, and production issues evolve.
• Coordinate closely with Engineering to ensure released drawings, bills of materials, routings, and manufacturing documentation are complete before production release.
• Schedule prototype, custom, and engineered products with limited historical production data.
• Manage engineering change orders (ECOs) with minimal disruption to production schedules.
• Identify manufacturing bottlenecks using Theory of Constraints (TOC) principles.
• Balance constrained work centers to include fabrication, welding, machining, paint, assembly, and testing.
• Coordinate labor and machine capacity across multiple value streams.
• Ensure work orders are released only when required materials, drawings, tooling, and quality documentation are available.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to proactively resolve shortages and supplier delays.
• Develop recovery plans for critical shortages without negatively impacting overall schedule performance.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual planning activities through ERP workflows, scheduling tools, reporting, alerts, and integrations.
• Support integration development from excel based planning to ERP system and MES, PLM, CRM, WMS, barcode data collection, and production equipment where applicable.
• Ensure planning processes support Lean Manufacturing principles by reducing manual transactions, eliminating duplicate data entry, improving schedule visibility, and enhancing decision-making through accurate, real-time information.
• Train planners, production supervisors, and cross-functional users on ERP planning processes, scheduling best practices, and data integrity standards. Audit ERP transactions to ensure schedule integrity and accurate production reporting.
• Develop dashboards that provide visibility into: Schedule attainment, Capacity utilization, Material shortages, Production bottlenecks, Queue times, Work-in-process, On-time delivery, Past-due work orders, Planning exceptions.
• Reduce schedule volatility through improved planning disciplines.
• Increase schedule adherence while maintaining flexibility for customer priorities.
• Improve ERP planning accuracy through root-cause analysis of planning exceptions.
• Drive Lean scheduling methodologies that reduce lead time and improve manufacturing flow.

Skills

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

BOM interpretation

Multi-tasking

Strong follow-up

Verbal and written communication

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in Business

Bachelor’s degree in Business

APICS certification

Tools

ERP/MES/PLM/CRM

Barcode data collection

Job description

XeteX, a leader in energy recovery ventilation and air handling solutions, seeks a Master Scheduler to develop and manage mid- to long-term production plans for a high-mix manufacturing environment in Holmen, WI.

You will drive cross-functional alignment with engineering, purchasing, logistics, and production, balance capacity with demand, and mentor scheduling staff while pursuing Lean improvements to reduce lead times and increase on-time delivery.