Engineering Specialist, WIP Scheduler, Ford Energy

Job ID 74075 Category Manufacturing Location Glendale Junction, Kentucky Work Type On-site In this position... You will manage and improve the end-to-end execution of production orders, work-in-process (WIP), material flow, parts availability, and inventory control in a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will ensure physical operations and system data remain aligned across MES and ERP platforms; resolve material, scheduling, and inventory discrepancies; and support continuous improvement through reporting, automation, and disciplined process execution. What you'll do... Monitor production orders, WIP, parts availability, inventory levels, open requirements, scheduled receipts, and material usage to ensure alignment with production schedules and operational priorities. Develop, maintain, and communicate production, parts, and material schedules based on demand, material availability, and business requirements. Coordinate with production, warehousing, logistics, quality, finance, and other internal stakeholders to confirm material availability, delivery timing, and production readiness. Track material movement and production-order status through completion, maintaining timely and accurate updates in MES, ERP, and other applicable systems. Identify, investigate, and resolve material shortages, overdue materials, excess inventory, inventory discrepancies, and other risks to production continuity; escalate issues and coordinate corrective actions as needed. Monitor and control production order creation, execution, completion, and closure in MES and ERP systems to maintain accurate system and operational alignment. Perform daily material and WIP reconciliations, verifying that system records align with on-site material and product status through transaction review, accounting review, and physical verification. Maintain MES and ERP master data, including bills of material, routings, material records, production orders, and related scheduling information. Support inventory accuracy through cycle counts, transaction reviews, discrepancy investigations, and weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual inventory audits. Review demand and production changes and adjust material plans, production orders, schedules, and operational priorities as necessary. Prepare, maintain, and communicate reports and dashboards related to WIP, inventory, parts status, schedule adherence, work-order performance, material usage, variance adjustments, shortages, and potential production impacts. Use reporting and automation tools, including Power BI or similar platforms, to improve visibility, reduce manual work, strengthen data integrity, and support operational decision-making. Investigate root causes of recurring issues involving material control, production execution, inventory accuracy, or system integration; implement sustainable corrective actions and process improvements. Refine and enforce end-to-end material lifecycle processes, from work-order issuance through production execution, accounting closure, and inventory reconciliation. Maintain clear records of schedules, shortages, discrepancies, corrective actions, and resolution status. Support cross-functional departments with ordering and tracking replacement parts as needed. Follow all company procedures and applicable safety, quality, inventory-control, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements. Perform other related duties as assigned. You'll have... Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field required. Experience in production control, WIP scheduling, materials planning, inventory management, parts control, logistics, manufacturing operations, or a related field preferred. Experience working with ERP, MES, materials-planning, inventory-management, or production-control systems. Proficiency in spreadsheets and business reporting tools; experience with Power BI, automation tools, or similar analytics platfo…

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