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Title: Master Production Scheduler
Hiring Organization: Connexion Systems & Engineering
Our client is seeking: Master Production Scheduler
Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type
- Duration – Permanent
- Pay rate: 70-72K
- Job Location: Dayville, CT
- Job#: bh11961
- 5+ years of production scheduling experience
- Comfortable planning the manufacturing facility to meet customer shipment requirements
- must be able to turn customer demand schedule and work with OPS manager to turn into manufacturing schedule to insure on time delivery
- Must be comfortable working with CSR, Sales, Materials, Planning, and Production leads/managers daily
- Maintain ERP system
Description
Will work closely with the Ops manager as his right-hand person, and has a huge role on making sure all deadlines are met with realistic timelines. Currently producing 1M COVID cassettes a week and will need to work with the other teams to push that goal to 2M.
Essential Functions
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Acts as primary contact with sales, customer service, materials planning, manufacturing, and logistics in determining resource constraints, and developing plans to achieve customers' needs.
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Enters information into the master production schedule based on customer product demand plan, requested customer delivery dates, availability of raw materials, and equipment.
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Maintains the master production schedule for the area of responsibility, reviewing to adjust for changes in customer requirements, delay in receiving raw materials, availability of production equipment, etc.
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Uses Capacity Planning to test key resource capacities to meet MPS and inform management of any capacity issues.
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Calculate production lead times and publish changes to established standards. Maintain data on factors affecting capacities and lead times. Agree actions needed with Operations and Manufacturing Engineering to bring capacities in line with requirements.
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Monitor and report on productivity and machine utilization statistics
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Work with Purchasing & Materials Planning to ensure supply schedules are capable of supporting MPS.
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Respond to Customer Services requests to accommodate customer schedule changes relative to the Demand Plan, co-ordinate investigations where necessary and, where acceptable, amend the MPS and derivatives.
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Create and monitor daily build schedules to ensure an effective flow of materials to production and utilization of labor that supports the MPS plan.
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Monitor daily build schedules and discuss issues affecting targets with manufacturing & procurement.
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Maintain integrity of ERP data and planning parameters in order to minimize materials and increase delivery
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Comprehend and follow SOP’s and recommend changes as required
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Participate in meetings and keep up-to-date on issues related to Sales Forecast, Manufacturing Planning, New Product Introductions, Metrics and other related supply chain issues.
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Establish key performance indicators of forecast accuracy.
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Provide input to finance on operating plans for the sales and operation planning process concerning incoming volume and capacity planning.
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Additional Qualifications/ Preferred
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Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Management, Business Management or similar field.
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High level of knowledge in material planning and manufacturing process. Broad knowledge of supply/demand process.
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Understanding of master production scheduling principles.
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Experience working in a lean environment with Pull and Kanban systems.
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Change Agent – skill with enabling change, strong influencing abilities particularly with client groups and frontline teams.
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Ability to work and learn in a fast-paced environment with shifting changes in prioritization based on regulatory and business needs.
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Ability to work effectively with teams with limited supervision.
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Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
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APICS certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Certified Supply chain Professional (CSCP) a plus.
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Lean or Green Belt Six Sigma certification a plus.
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5 or more years related experience in Manufacturing, Production Planning, Material Control, Accounting, Materials Management, or Engineering.
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