Master Scheduler
Carlisle Brake & FrictionDescription Why Join Us: At CentroMotion, our Master Scheduler is more than a planner. This role serves as the operational quarterback for our manufacturing facility, connecting customer demand, production execution, inventory strategy, and business performance. You'll have the opportunity to own the entire planning process, influence key business decisions, partner directly with leadership, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that impact customer satisfaction and operational excellence. If you are energized by solving complex challenges, optimizing manufacturing performance, and making a visible impact every day, this is an opportunity to build your career with a growing global manufacturer while helping shape the future of our Medina operation. Position Overview Are you a strategic planner who thrives on turning customer demand into operational execution? We are seeking a Master Scheduler & Production Control Manager to lead and own the entire production planning and control process across our manufacturing operations. This position is responsible for translating customer demand into executable production plans, balancing capacity and inventory, driving schedule adherence, and ensuring on-time delivery performance. This role serves as the central coordination point between Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Warehousing, and Logistics to ensure customer requirements are met while maximizing plant efficiency, inventory performance, and throughput. The ideal candidate is an analytical leader with strong manufacturing planning experience who can drive both strategic planning and daily production execution. Requirements Essential Responsibilities: Production Planning & Scheduling Own the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for all manufacturing operations. Develop, maintain, and execute short-, medium-, and long-range production plans. Convert customer demand, forecasts, and sales orders into detailed production schedules. Balance customer requirements with labor capacity, machine capacity, material availability, and operational constraints. Establish production priorities and sequencing strategies across all manufacturing work centers. Lead daily, weekly, and monthly production scheduling activities. Production Control Own the end-to-end production control process from order release through shipment. Monitor production progress and coordinate schedules across all manufacturing departments. Manage schedule attainment and drive accountability for production execution. Analyze and resolve production bottlenecks, shortages, and capacity constraints. Coordinate recovery plans for late customer orders and production disruptions. Ensure effective communication of production priorities throughout the organization. Demand Planning & SIOP Lead the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process. Analyze customer forecasts, historical demand patterns, backlog, and market trends. Develop demand planning models and provide recommendations to leadership. Collaborate with Sales and Customer Service teams to align demand forecasts with operational capabilities. Support budgeting and strategic business planning activities through forecasting and analytics. Capacity Planning Develop and maintain labor and machine capacity plans. Evaluate utilization, efficiency, staffing requirements, and throughput opportunities. Identify capacity constraints and develop mitigation plans. Partner with Operations leadership to optimize resource allocation and production flow. Recommend staffing, overtime, outsourcing, or capital investments to support business growth. Inventory & Materials Management Ensure production schedules align with material availability. Partner with Purchasing and Supply Chain teams to mitigate material shortages. Monitor and optimize raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory. Manage inventory planning parameters including safety stock levels, reorder points, a…