Master Scheduler
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Job Description
AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today we manufacture thousands of products generate in excess of $2B in revenue and employ approximately 9000 associates worldwide. At AFL we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth let us connect you to your next career opportunity.
What We Offer
- Flexible time off policy
- 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
- Professional development training and tuition reimbursement programs
- Excellent medical dental vision and life insurance policy options
- Opportunities for career advancement with an industry-leading company
The Duncan SC cable manufacturing facility is seeking a Master Scheduler to work closely with customer service sales and commercial management manufacturing and supply chain to fulfill customer orders. Typical tasks include determining shipment promise dates for new orders generating accurate and timely production schedules assessing order changes requests and insuring the optimal use of capacity resources and materials. The incumbent will work in a build-to-order 24/7 manufacturing operation that produces a wide variety of cables simultaneously. The complexity and pace of the operation place high demands on the position. This requires a strong communicator that is detail oriented well organized and one who thrives in high workload environment.
Responsibilities
- Oversee assigned scheduling process and model ensuring that the published line schedules are an accurate representation of the current state of the operation and its customer commitments.
- Closely monitor shop floor performance to the production schedule each day and throughout the month. Communicate schedule upsets and areas of focus. Work with manufacturing to make schedule adjustments and recovery plans to minimize customer impact.
- Schedule new orders and set shipment promise dates. This includes on occasion special situations such as emergency orders for outages and other circumstances as required.
- Manage forecast capacity reservations to stay within their schedule window to meet a sales commitment to a customer.
- Coordinate schedule adjustments in response to customer change and expedite requests. Strive to meet each request by exhausting all options.
- Manage the finished goods inventory replenishment process to ensure designated items are available when ordered and inventory thresholds are maintained.
- Utilize the scheduling software to proactively identify and communicate bottlenecks caused by overloaded resources machine constraints raw material deliveries or other issues.
- Work closely with the commercial sales team to align capacity with customer needs including close communication on lead times.
- Generate the inputs and calculate results for the monthly sales and operations planning process.
Qualifications
- Associates degree and/or equivalent work experience will be considered
- 4 years of manufacturing experience
- Two of more years of production scheduling experience
- Preferred certifications: Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- Previous experience in production scheduling in a lean discrete build-to-order manufacturing environment with relatively short lead times.
- Practical understanding of inventory management including finished goods and consignment replenishment methods cycle counting accuracy controls and schedule inputs.
- Experience with Oracle R12 order management inventory and manufacturing related modules.
- Experience using an advanced planning system
- Experience participating in the sales and operations planning process by providing necessary production scheduling data and reports.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Excel with experience navigating large data tables and performing analysis using pivot tables. Intermediate user of MS Office including Outlook Access and Word applications.
- Hands-on understanding of the complexities and challenges that arise in the day-to-day process of creating detailed production schedules for manufacturing
- Knowledge of the material requirements planning process including inputs outputs and methods used to create material demand information.
- Knowledge of shop floor production controls including inputs required for scheduling and work-In process tracking and controls.
Personal Qualities
- Self-starter with integrity and confidence who strives to achieve even the most challenging objectives with limited supervision.
- Team player with well-developed interpersonal skills that is comfortable working in a collaborative diverse and cross-functional work environment.
- Results oriented professional who thrives in a high workload fast past environment where complex problem solving is frequently required.
- Strong communicator with the ability to convey complex issues both written and oral to all levels of the organization including in meetings as the presenter.
- Well organized and detail-oriented professional.
Working Conditions
- Manufacturing office environment with occasional weekend and off-shift support required
Employment Type
Full-Time
