Production Scheduling Manager

Job Title: Scheduling Manager Shift: Days (onsite) FLSA Status: Exempt SUMMARY The Scheduling Manager is a key member of our supply chain and production team, responsible for coordinating and optimizing our manufacturing processes to meet customer demand while maintaining high-quality standards. This role involves collaborating with various departments to ensure efficient production scheduling, resource allocation, and timely order fulfillment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Production Scheduling: Develop and manage production schedules that ensure timely order delivery, minimize downtime, and optimize resource utilization. Capacity Planning: Monitor and assess production capacity, identifying constraints and opportunities for improvement. Adjust production schedules as needed to meet demand. Collaboration: Work closely with the production, demand planning, and procurement teams to align scheduling with customer requirements, available materials, and production capabilities. Team Supervision: Lead, supervise, and develop production schedulers responsible for primary and secondary processes, ensuring effective coordination, accurate scheduling, workload distribution, and adherence to production priorities and business objectives. Data Analysis: Utilize data analysis, forecasting and planning tool to make informed decisions about inventory levels, lead times, and order prioritization. Quality Assurance: Ensure that production schedules maintain the highest quality standards and meet all customer specifications. Resource Allocation: Coordinate labor and equipment resources to meet production goals efficiently, considering employee availability and equipment maintenance requirements. Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to increase production efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance on-time delivery performance. Communication: Communicate production schedules and changes effectively to all relevant stakeholders and respond to any production-related inquiries promptly. Reporting: Generate reports on production scheduling performance, key performance indicators, and future capacity planning needs. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of glassware manufacturing processes. A proactive, detail-oriented, and organized approach to work. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities. Demonstrated leadership and team management skills. EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in business, operations management, or a related field preferred. At least 5 years’ experience in management of production, scheduling, or supply chain within a fast-paced manufacturing setting. Proficiency in production scheduling software and data analysis tools (SAP, Scheduling app, excel, …). Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Office/manufacturing environment CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS APICS CPIM certification is a plus.

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