Master Scheduler

RW Screw•Massillon, OH

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Master Scheduler is responsible for creating and overseeing the production planning function within our operation. Analyzes capacity and inventory and draws conclusions on how to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize cost. The Scheduler will work with various departments to monitor the organization’s progress in meeting the production schedule. This position will proactively communicate and formulate alternative Production Plans when orders are at risk of not shipping on time. In our precision machining environment, the Master Scheduler builds finite-capacity schedules across CNC, Swiss-type, multi-spindle (Schütte), and Acme screw machines, grinding, and secondary/outside-processing operations—sequencing work to minimize setups and changeovers while level-loading bottleneck work centers such as grinding and secondary operations.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment that is fast paced and demanding, remains calm under pressure.
Performs duties with the highest level of integrity and ethics.
Well-organized with a systematic approach to responsibilities.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to assess situations and develop plans to quickly resolve.
Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and blueprints, with a working familiarity of GD&T.
Working knowledge of machining processes—turning, screw machining, multi-spindle, milling, grinding, and secondary operations—and how setup and cycle times drive scheduling decisions.
Understanding of routings, work centers, bills of material, and finite-capacity scheduling in a make-to-order / job-shop environment.
Familiarity with manufacturing quality standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100, and/or IATF 16949.
BS/BA Degree with minimum 3-5 years relevant work experience. In lieu of BS/BA, minimum 7 years relevant progressive work experience required.
ERP/MRP Experience Required; experience with shop-floor ERP systems (e.g., E2/Shop tech, Job BOSS, Global Shop Solutions, Epicor, or similar) preferred.
Two or more years of planning or scheduling experience in a precision machining, metalworking, or job-shop manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
Experience working with cross functional teams.
Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Nice To Haves

experience with shop-floor ERP systems (e.g., E2/Shop tech, Job BOSS, Global Shop Solutions, Epicor, or similar) preferred.
Two or more years of planning or scheduling experience in a precision machining, metalworking, or job-shop manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute production plans consistent with customer requirements, available capacity, sales forecasts and corporate objectives, sequencing jobs across machine groups (CNC, Swiss, multi-spindle, and Acme screw machines) to level-load bottlenecks and minimize setup and changeover time.
Drives continuous improvement in the overall planning process through lean and industry standard practices, including setup reduction (SMED), right-sizing run quantities to amortize changeovers, and grouping jobs by common tooling, cams, and collet families.
Analyze production schedules on a regular basis, collects data, acquires feedback and develops action plans to recover from deviations, which may involve raw material shortages, vendor mishaps, customer rushes and machine downtime, as well as bar-stock and material-certification (heat-lot) delays, outside-processing (heat treat, plating, passivation, coating) lead times, perishable-tooling shortages, and inspection or quality holds.
Monitors in-plant movement of materials to meet production cycle times, coordinating the flow of parts through primary machining, secondary operations, and outside vendors.
Prepare and present analysis on schedule status and overall performance to schedule, including on-time delivery (OTD), past-due backlog, and schedule attainment.
Communicate with supervisors, managers and cross functional staff to ensure internal and external customer needs are being met.
Demonstrates a proactive and urgent sense, to assist in customer order promising, customer delivery difficulties, and managing capacity constraints.
Ensure manufacturing data is kept current in our ERP System, including routings, work-center capacities, standard setup and run times, and real-time job status.
Understand outside processing (heat treatment, plating, passivation, coating, deburring) and build realistic vendor lead times into the master schedule.
Plan bar-stock and raw-material requirements (steel, brass, stainless, aluminum) and coordinate with Purchasing so material and required certifications are on hand ahead of scheduled setups.
Manage tooling, cam, collet, and fixture availability as active scheduling constraints, flagging long-lead or perishable tooling needs before they impact the floor.
Convert customer forecasts, blanket purchase orders, and releases into executable shop orders and firm up near-term schedules within frozen and slushy planning windows.
Determine economic quantities and lot sizes that balance setup cost, inventory carrying cost, and customer demand.
Performs other duties as assigned.