Production Scheduler

Summary:

This position is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing production schedules to meet customer demand while optimizing manufacturing capacity, labor utilization, material availability, and delivery performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary coordination point between Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure customer commitments are achieved.
• Monitor production progress, manage schedule changes, identify capacity and material constraints, and drive actions necessary to support on time delivery, backlog reduction, and efficient plant operations.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules to support customer demand and business objectives.
• Translate customer demand, forecasts, and backlog requirements into executable production plans.
• Coordinate production schedules across all manufacturing departments to maximize throughput and on-time delivery performance.
• Monitor schedule attainment and production performance; adjust schedules as needed to address changing customer priorities, labor availability, equipment constraints, material shortages, and operational issues.
• Review backlog and customer demand on a regular basis and develop recovery plans to improve delivery performance.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure material availability and production readiness.
• Identify capacity constraints and recommend actions to improve throughput, resource utilization, and schedule attainment.
• Release, prioritize, and maintain production orders within the ERP system.
• Monitor inventory levels, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods inventory to support production requirements and customer commitments.
• Lead regular production planning meetings and communicate schedule priorities, constraints, and risks to key stakeholders.
• Respond to customer expedites, production disruptions, and significant schedule changes while minimizing operational impact.
• Coordinate implementation of Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and ensure timely integration into production schedules.
• Support new product introductions, sample builds, and customer launch activities through effective planning and scheduling.
• Track and report key performance indicators including backlog, schedule attainment, on-time delivery, capacity utilization, and inventory levels.
• Continuously evaluate planning and scheduling processes and recommend improvements that enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Support annual budgeting, capacity planning, workforce planning, and long-range demand planning activities as required.
• Other job activities as assigned.

Essential Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience:

• Associate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field preferred; 3+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing operations, materials management, supply chain or another related field preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and production planning processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify constraints and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Customer Service functions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to interpret production schedules, inventory reports, forecasts, and customer demand requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to make decisions and adjust priorities in response to changing customer requirements and operational conditions.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with capacity planning, inventory management, scheduling, or demand planning is preferred.
• Experience in an electronics or high-mix manufacturing environment is preferred.

Equipment Used:

• Computers, scanners, RFID systems, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment/Clothing Required (PPE):

• Safety glasses and hearing protection as required.
• ESD smock and grounding equipment as required.

Physical Demands:

(Not Applicable, Occasionally [1-33%; 0-2.5 hrs./day], Frequently [33-66%; 2.5-5.5 hrs./day], Constantly [>66%; 5.5+ hrs./day])

Physical Abilities

• Stand – Frequently
• Walk – Frequently
• Sit – Frequently
• Climb – Not Applicable
• Crawl – Not Applicable
• Squat – Not Applicable
• Kneel – Not Applicable
• Bend – Not Applicable
• Twist – Not Applicable
• Use of Hands/Fingers – Frequently
• Reach Outward – Frequently
• Reach Above Shoulder – Frequently

Lift/Carry

• 10 lbs. or less - Occasionally
• 11-20 lbs. - Not Applicable
• 21-50 lbs. - Not Applicable
• 51-100 lbs. - Not Applicable

Push/Pull

• 10 lbs. or less - Occasionally
• 11-20 lbs. - Not Applicable
• 21-50 lbs. - Not Applicable
• 51-100 lbs. - Not Applicable

Sensory Requirements

• Speech - Yes
• Vision - Yes
• Touch - Yes
• Hearing - Yes
• Smell - No