Production Scheduling and Planning Leader

Job Title: Leader, Production Scheduling & Planning

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Reports to: Director, Manufacturing

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:

To maintain balance and integrity in the scheduling methods required to support internal and external customer demand successfully and efficiently. Through the management of the master production schedule, this position maximizes the company’s ability to succeed in capacity and long-range planning.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Leadership and Talent Development

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• Highly engaged with Production Team to conduct routing, flow-path, and capacity analysis for optimization. 
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• Lead planning team and set the daily priorities for team to ensure daily and weekly production goals are met. 
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• Supports and ensures EHS is fully engaged in maintaining a safe work environment and culture.
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Cross-functional Collaboration

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• Maintains, influences and improves digital status reporting for all active build projects
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• Collaborates with internal stakeholders on schedule adjustments, feasibility, and lead times
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• Clearly communicates to Manufacturing leadership all gaps, opportunities, and constraints within the Master Production Schedule
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• Coordinates schedule improvements in parallel with Value Stream Leaders to maximize efficiency, cost, and Quality
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• Provide guidance and expertise to develop production team knowledge relative to schedule optimization
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Operational Planning & Forecasting

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• Translates cross functional demands while balancing current and future operational capacity
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• Creates, monitors and maintains the ERP Master Production Schedule
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• Understands and pro-actively coordinates all value stream capacity planning efforts
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• Effectively communicates with Production Planning to understand supply or demand changes to the Master Schedule
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• Coordinates schedule improvements in parallel with Value Stream Leaders to maximize efficiency, cost, and Quality
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• Engage with Value Stream Leaders on insource/outsource opportunities within the Master Production Schedule
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• Incorporates and improves internal system dependencies within the order-to-delivery process
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• Collaborates with both the Inventory Control and SPB groups on the forecasting and availability of inventoried and just-in-time product
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• Responsible for creating and maintaining valid build schedules and releasing orders to support production and service parts requirements
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BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:

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• Problem Solving
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• Adaptability
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• Strong, quick decision-making skills
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• Customer Focus
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• Values Based Leadership
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• Organizational Agility
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field preferred

Experience:  6+ years of materials planning or relevant experience required. ERP, MRP, DRP systems (IFS preferred), including configuration control. Experience working in ISO certified organization.

Licenses/Certifications: APICS, Lean Six Sigma

*Or equivalent combination of education and experience in Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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• Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone & computer
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• May lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally
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• May require some travel including international
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• Can tolerate variable and sometimes challenging conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment.
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Loram is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

REV 9/2022

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