Job Title: Operations Master Scheduling Manager
Job Code: 21474
Job Location: Salt Lake City UT
Job Schedule: 9/80Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off
The Operations Master Scheduling Manager is a pivotal role at the heart of our manufacturing operations ensuring that production schedules are optimized for efficiency and aligned with company goals. This individual will be responsible for leading a team dedicated to capacity planning work center management and order prioritization playing a key role in driving productivity and meeting customer demands.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Capacity Planning: Centralize and enhance capacity planning efforts to strategically allocate resources prevent bottlenecks and optimize equipment and labor utilization.
- Order Scheduling and Prioritization: Lead the scheduling team to ensure orders are processed in the correct sequence minimizing delays and maximizing throughput.
- Crossfunctional Team Coordination: Act as a liaison between production inventory and other departments to align priorities improve communication and facilitate smooth production flow.
- Team Leadership and Accountability: Provide direction and oversight to the scheduling team setting performance targets and managing scheduling issues effectively.
- Scalability and Process Improvement: Scale operations to meet increasing production demands and implement continuous improvements using Lean or Six Sigma methodologies.
Essential Functions:
- Develop comprehensive production schedules based on customer demand resource availability and operational priorities.
- Balance workloads across work centers to maintain optimal productivity levels.
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure material availability and timely shipping.
- Monitor and adjust production schedules to respond to unforeseen changes.
- Analyze data and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive decisionmaking.
- Lead and develop the scheduling team providing training and mentorship.
- Resolve capacity and scheduling conflicts through negotiation and creative problemsolving.
- Optimize the use of scheduling software and ERP systems for efficient operations.
- The Operations Master Scheduling Manager may be required to work overtime including early mornings late evenings weekends or holidays to meet operational demands.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security clearance
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Comprehensive knowledge of SAP ERP Central Component Manufacturing and Team Center PLM.
- Minimum of 5 years Strong analytical skills with proficiency in capacity planning within manufacturing or production environments.
- Minimum of 5years Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities.
- Minimum of 5 years Proficiency in scheduling software/ERP systems Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and PowerBI experience is a plus.
- Masters degree.
- PMP or APICS certifications
- The Operations Master Scheduling Manager may be required to work overtime including early mornings late evenings weekends or holidays to meet operational demands.
Required Experience:
Manager