What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduler position at Bakelite Synthetics?

At Bakelite, you'll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

We're Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you'll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world's most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.

It's Better with Bakelite.

As a Scheduler at Bakelite, you'll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.

It's Better with Bakelite.

Scheduler : The Impact You'll Have On The Organization and World

You will help maximize efficiency by meticulously manging and optimizing schedules. You'll help ensure that resources and time are utilized effectively, enabling the Lufkin team to meet deadlines, improve productivity, and achieve operational goals.
As a Scheduler, you will enhance workflow coordination using attention to detail and organizational skills to drive seamless coordination between departments, minizming delays and maximizing output while ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and aligned.
Your expertise will support business continuinity. Through your proactive scheduling, you will play a curcial role in preventing conflicts and bottlenecks, ensuring that critical operations run smoothly and that the organization stays on track to meet its commitments and maintain client satisfaction.

It's Better with Bakelite : Our Commitment Back to You

You'll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you're part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.

We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don't just climb the career ladder - you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.

Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.

Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24 / 7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow - for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.

We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Life in Lufkin : Lufkinoffers a blend of small-town charm, southern hospitality, and access to the natural beauty of East Texas.

With a population of around 35,000, Lufkin offers a close-knit community where residents often know each other, fostering a friendly, welcoming environment.

Nestled in the Piney Woods region, Lufkin provides easy access to outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and hunting. Nearby attractions include the Angelina National Forest and Lake Sam Rayburn for boating and water sports

Lufkin has a solid economy, with major industries including forestry, healthcare, and retail. It's home to Lufkin Industries, a major manufacturer, and has a growing medical sector anchored by Memorial Health System of East Texas .

While Lufkin itself is relatively quiet, it's located within a few hours' drive from larger cities like Houston and Dallas, offering easy access to more urban amenities and job opportunities.

What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities :

Generate, update and publish schedules for the site.

Coordinate scheduled production downtime within scheduling model.

Work with the Raw Materials Buyer to optimize inventories and maintain the target days of supply.

Provide the Buyer the required delivery schedule for raw materials.

Analyze schedule for potential problems and report to Regional Supply Chain, Operations and Commercial.

Optimize Assets and regional production to meet customer demand at the lowest operating cost.

Drive back up plans for scheduled and un-scheduled outages and lead the production schedule recovery effort for the site.

Reschedule production as necessary.

Monitor production against schedule and communicate status to site production staff.

Maintain the accuracy of user-defined data in the Scheduling Model.

Monitor scheduling metrics to drive continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities.

Develop and maintain scheduling procedures.

Execute MRP to ensure availability of raw materials and resources.

Communicate raw material shortages to Regional Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Operations, and Commercial management.

Review the accuracy of production data and provide recommendations.

Manage materials inventory (raw materials, intermediates and finished products).

Drive productivity projects within the site.

Backup other sites as required.

Track and report metrics on inventory quantity and slow-moving inventory.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills / Abilities) :

A minimum of three years' of relevant experience and / or operations experience.

Knowledge of the principles of MRP and scheduling.

Experience working in an organization committed to Health, Safety and Environment.

Experience with SAP, M3, and Microsoft Excel preferred.

Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to build key working relationships with all levels of the organization.

SAP and M3 experience preferred.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world? Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com / careers.

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.

In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years or age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. This company participates in E-Verify. For additional details, click HERE.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have satisfactory work performance. Disclaimer : We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms / employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms / employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and / or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.

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Pay Type Salary

Employment Indicator Regular

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