Production Scheduler
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Job Summary
IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality integrity and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!
Job Description
Production Scheduler
Job Description
Position Overview
The Production Scheduler will be based in a central supply chain office managing the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for multiple facilities. This role will involve preparing optimized schedules and maintaining inventories that support a make-to-stock environment and finished goods purchases inter-company transfers and related transactions within the ERP system. The Production Scheduler responsibilities span all functions within the Supply Chain supporting cross-functional collaboration assisting in project management and contributing to the overall development of Supply Chain capabilities and efficiencies through reporting for facilities and Key Performance Indicators.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage MPS schedules for commercial and residential businesses using the planning templates and JDE. This includes monitoring run rates optimizing short-term planning schedules and collaborating with plant teams to manage the detailed execution of these schedules. It also includes strategies of make-to-stock and make-to-order working with customer demand and forecast.
- Monitor and report on performance to schedule.
- Work with routings bills of materials capacity planning and inventory management.
- Close collaboration with the Supply Planner(s) to meet customer and business expectations by adhering to the supply plan and Master Production Schedule.
- Manage the intercompany finished goods transfers of assigned product categories
- Reporting associated with Supply Planning/Scheduling
- Lead the analysis of planning standards (production rates safety stock inventory targets etc.)
- Facilitate regular planning calls working with plants to provide schedules that support improved efficiency (e.g. colour changes family transitions and run lengths).
- Lead IKOs Excellence projects that are key to achieving IKOs strategic objectives and oversee cross-functional projects and assignments to enhance interdepartmental performance (Logistics Raw Materials and Customer Service).
- Serve as a backup to other Planning positions.
Minimum Job Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in business Operations Supply Chain or related field required
- 2 years of experience in master scheduling demand management capacity planning and/or supply planning environments.
- Experience with MRP large-scale ERP or planning systems.
- High proficiency in MS Office particularly in MS Excel and data visualization tools.
- Must have an excellent understanding of the upstream and downstream supply chain process.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work cooperatively across multiple functions.
- Comfortable with team-based work structure; ability to demonstrate flexibility on the job.
- Demonstrates initiative is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
- Very strong analytical organizational decision-making and presentation skills.
Nice to have Qualifications:
- Certificates - APICS or other forecasting and Supply Chain Certifications preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt Black Belt) is an asset.
- Power BI experience is an asset
INDHP1
Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employees sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to and teamwork at IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation health care a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Kanban
- Inventory Control
- Purchasing
- FDA Regulations
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- ISO 13485
- Production Planning
- ERP Systems
- Manufacturing
- MRP
About Company
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