Production Scheduler

Job Title: Production Scheduler
Job Duration: 12+ Months (Long term)
Shift: 3rd Shift position (10pm – 6am).
Pay rate: $36/hrs. on W2
Location: Davenport, IA – 52809
Note:
• $ 1,000 attendance bonus after 90 days
• Must be willing to support alternate shifts based on business needs.
• Occasional Saturday OT will be required.2
Job Description:
• This position will be responsible for schedulin
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g support in the laser cutting and forming operations.
Job Responsibilities:
• Plans and schedules complex and high impact (multiple work centers, higher technology) manufacturing processes of all current production and service parts.
• Schedules requirements for material with regard to the Deere Production System including kanbans/triggers, delivery and achievement of the production schedule.
• May develop line sequencing of options.
• May supervise and provide work direction.
Duties:
• Schedules production parts.
• Schedules service parts.
• Expedites production and purchased parts.
• Coordinates needed parts from other John Deere departments. Coordinates the implementation of engineering and material changes. Analyzes future production requirements which may include workforce planning strategies to develop recommendations to ensure that machine load and work force can meet the production requirements for the department, including maintaining and planning kanbans and calculating kanban quantities.
• Performs some administrative duties for the department.
• May include work direction and/or supervision, including performance management.
• Audits inventory integrity and accuracy, including performing the production and scrap reporting.
Requirements:
• Must be proficient with MS Office and be an intermediate user of Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.).
• SAP experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong data analytics skills are needed to be successful.
• Must be willing to work out on the floor approximately 50% of the time or more, but the rest of the time will be in an office environment.
• This individual will be sitting with others who support the Fabrication operations – Supervisors, Engineers and other Schedulers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required.
• Must be willing to work in a team environment.
• This person would be expected to work independently on a daily basis with very little work direction.
Education/Experience:
• High school diploma/equivalent with 5+ years of scheduling experience in a production environment.
Preferred:
• 4-year degree in a relevant field with 1+ years of scheduling experience
What happens next:
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all our recruiters at Kelly will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more!
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