Production Scheduler

Description

Schedules and coordinates flow of work within or between departments of manufacturing plant to expedite production by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Reviews master production schedule and work orders.

Establishes priorities for specific customer orders (primarily PT products.

Revises schedule according to work order specifications, established priorities, and availability or capability of workers, parts, material, machines, and equipment.

Reschedules identical processes to eliminate duplicate machine setups.

Distributes work orders to departments, denoting number, type, and proposed completion date of units to be produced.

Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes in processing methods received from manufacturing or engineering departments.

Compiles reports concerning progress of work and downtime due to failures of machines and equipment to apprise production planning personnel of production delays.

Maintains inventory of materials and parts needed to complete production.

Expedites production of spare parts and establishes delivery dates for spare parts orders.

Participates in production/inventory meetings.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. nal team leadership or facilitation.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

There are no certificates, licenses, or registrations required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/o move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for using the computer, distance vision for safety and to recognize basket labels, and peripheral vision for safety.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles.  The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud from machinery noises.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or a minimum of three months related experience and/or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and customers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.   Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Internet technologies, required.  Must be willing to learn new computer software, as required.