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Master Scheduler - Defense Manufacturing

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Transform scheduling at a growing MTO and work in a SIOP and Lean 6S

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Salary $115,000 - $135,000 per year

A Bit About Us

Based in Warren, MA - we are a leading provider of highly engineered, machined components.

If you are a Master Scheduler with strong production planning expertise in a made-to-order (MTO) environment, please read on!

Our ideal candidate will have experience transforming the Master Schedule to drive OTD using SIOP principles and Lean 6S initiatives. This is a high visibilty - high growth opportunity to make your mark. We produce extremely low volume, high mix, highly engineered, metal defense products. Besides Scheduling experience in an MTO environment, experience working for a union shop, defense manufacturing, and/or with relevant metal manufacturing processes (machining, welding, etc) is of high interest.



Why join us?


This is a high visibility / high growth / high reward opportunity. Be part of a growing company's success story!

We offer competitive salary and equity benefits to all employee-owners in our company alongside excellent benefits.

Job Details

The Master Planning & Production Scheduler is responsible for overall leadership, coordination, and communication of the scheduling & planning process for the site. This Planning & Scheduling leader will work closely with Programs & Sales, Inventory, and Purchasing teams to develop, drive, and implement "best in class" planning and scheduling systems, strategies, and processes across our low volume, high mix defense product manufacturing environment.

Principal Activities

  • Create and implement a planning and scheduling process in order to reduce WIP and finished goods inventory.
  • Partner with Sales, Contracts, and Program Mgmt to build a clear picture of customer demand profiles.
  • Align the Master Production Schedule and SIOP forecast to support and drive improvements to OTD
  • Utilize the ERP system (IFS) to manage the material flow and work prioritization, automating manual processes where possible.
  • Ensure material flow to the production line without material shortage and with appropriate inventory level in concert with the Inventory Supervisor
  • Data Analysis extract data from the ERP system, dissect, and present information to aid in critical business decisions
  • Support SIOP training and implementation across the plant

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline from an accredited university or college
  • Minimum 5 years of professional supply chain experience in Production Planning and/or Scheduling
  • Metal manufacturing and machining manufacturing process experience
  • Experience with made to order, highly engineered, low volume/high mix metal manufacturing (IE - machining, welding)
  • Must be a US Citizen for consideration

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proven process improvement (Lean 6S) and SIOP implementation experience
  • Experience with defense customers
  • Experience with union sites and worker
  • Demonstrable experience improving OTD

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  • Seniority level

    Not Applicable
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Management and Manufacturing
  • Industries

    Technology, Information and Internet, Human Resources Services, and Hospitals and Health Care

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