Master Scheduler - Plant 10

This MASTER SCHEDULER is located in our Plant 10, Whitehall Casting Operations. Primary responsibilities include: Analyze demand and supply at the item, customer, and master schedule levels, determines out-of-balance conditions, identifies alternatives and recommends actions for approval. Work with sales, marketing, and manufacturing to better understand competitive lead times for master scheduled items, seek ways to reduce internal lead times as well as lead times to the customer. Conduct rough-cut capacity planning prior to publishing a master schedule in which significant changes have occurred. Summarize daily and weekly master schedules for released orders and compare these to the operating plan to ensure that the master schedule is aligned with S&OP commitments. Work within policy guidelines pertaining to master scheduling. Observe and follow all stated master scheduling procedures. Act as internal educator and consultant on master scheduling issues, providing education and training throughout the company to improve company-wide understanding of master scheduling functions. Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity. Inform management when demand cannot be met and recommend alternatives on how the requested demand could be satisified. Create a master schedule that satisfies customer demand while leveling work being released to manufacturing and optimizing inventory levels and resource utilization. Create a master schedule that can be used for detailed material/capacity planning as well as financial planning. Establish a working relationship with all company functions. Actively participate in Sales and Operations Planning, helping to set priorities when demand outstrips capacity. Run rough cut capacity planning monthly; maintain and update capacity data for all critical plant resources / work centers. Maintain a master schedule following the company policy of permitting no master schedule item to have a release date prior to current date (no past dues at the master schedule level). Maintain scheduling parameters, such as lead times, lot sizes, cycle times. Liaise with engineering to ensure appropriate labor, machine, and scrap standards are used in master scheduling. Review each master scheduled item at least weekly. Job Roles Anticipation and forecasting -understands operation, maintenance and production rhythms; reviews customer demand and schedules work accordingly; interacts with suppliers and ensures raw material availability Measurement oriented -ensures schedule attainment, throughput, revenue, finished goods, etc.; tracks and plans accordingly; able to adjust as needed; “data strong”-lets data create a picture to aid decision-making Relationship and communication -interacts with a wide variety of stakeholders; facilitates communication and information exchange between stakeholders; creates understanding and synergies within the plant; galvanizes efforts to ensure goals are achieved Organization and structure -detail and follow through oriented; provides and inputs accurate information; coordinates across shifts and multiple materials and parts; adjusts “behind the scenes” without causing visible disruption to customers; advocates for adherence to systems Systems thinker -understands how departments interact with one another; sees cause and effect relationships; balances interests and needs of one area with others, ultimately contributing to collective success Ownership -tracks down information, people, requirements, or other necessary elements to ensure smooth operation with quality and speed; enables the success of others; advances a “win together” perspective and culture; driven Balanced attention -spends time in areas of greatest impact; manages suppliers, internal capabilities and external demand; negotiates needs and desires of stakeholders and communicates the “why” behind decisions…

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