What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Scheduler position at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products?
POSITION SUMMARY
Schedule and administer orders to ensure that customer commitments are met and production flows smoothly. Plan, schedule, and direct the flow of work and material within the Critical Power Solutions Division (CPSD) to ensure that production demands are met. Prepare, monitor, and revise schedules according to availability of materials, resources, and production capacity.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinate activities of Production, Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering, and Inventory to meet production schedules.
- Work with Logistics to move necessary items from offsite storage to the production location.
- Represent Production in project meetings to identify special requirements and inadequate information.
- Review and schedule new jobs using the order schedule and maintain the order schedule and the scheduling module in Syteline business system.
- Plan and prepare production schedules to meet customer site dates according to customer orders based on labor and material constraints and communicate those schedules to management as needed.
- Work with the Inside Sales department to determine incorrect or unattainable customer site dates and have the sales order changed to reflect a proper date.
- Review manufactured items required by MRP, create and maintain inventory jobs. Keep MRP parameters accurate and current.
- Coordinate sub-assembly jobs and the subsequent shippable requirements to meet the production schedule.
- Create and maintain reports, summaries, and analyses to show how well the production schedule is being met.
- Continually evaluate scheduling tools and methods, recommend process improvements, and implement upgrades to production scheduling techniques for CPSD.
- Regularly communicate with other department members regarding incoming parts andmaterials, parts changes and shortages, delivery schedules, and other variables which may impact the production schedule.
- Investigate deviations from the production schedule and follow up. Investigate and recommend solutions to problems resulting from part shortages or other problems which may potentially affect the production schedule.
- Review customer change notices and confirm that necessary changes are made.
- Further the goals and positive, professional image of the Manufacturing Department by conducting business with other MEPPI departments and outside contacts in a timely and cooperative manner.
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