Master Scheduler - Plant 10

Howmet Aerospace•Whitehall, MI

About The Position

The Master Scheduler is located at Plant 10, Whitehall Casting Operations. The role analyzes supply and demand at item, customer, and master schedule levels, identifies imbalances and alternatives, and recommends actions. It develops and maintains master schedules that meet customer demand while leveling manufacturing releases, optimizing inventory and resource use, and supporting detailed material, capacity, and financial planning. The position performs rough-cut capacity planning, participates in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), maintains capacity data for critical plant resources and work centers, and ensures schedules align with operating plans and S&OP commitments. It maintains scheduling parameters and ensures master schedule items have no release dates before the current date. The Master Scheduler collaborates with sales, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, suppliers, and other company functions; resolves material and capacity conflicts; and informs management when demand cannot be met. The role also provides company-wide education and training on master scheduling.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
APICS CPIM certification, or the ability to achieve certification within one year of assuming the position.
Five years of experience in progressively responsible production planning roles in an industrial manufacturing environment.
Previous experience in master scheduling and capacity planning.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Superior analytical skills and exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative, matrixed team environment.
Practical proficiency with MRP logic, scheduling logs, order policies, capacity planning, input/output control, product structures, routing, and standards maintenance.
Knowledge of master scheduling, demand management, stockroom, purchasing, design cell, and cost accounting techniques.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex materials issues within the company.
Strong data analysis, manipulation, and presentation skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Access.
Strong understanding of business systems and processes supporting the functions described.
Previous experience implementing master scheduling in a large plant.
Experience with lean manufacturing.
Knowledge of company markets, customers, product lines, and manufacturing facilities.
Knowledge of information systems, order management, and inventory planning.
Knowledge of Oracle.

Responsibilities

Analyze demand and supply at item, customer, and master schedule levels; identify out-of-balance conditions, alternatives, and recommended actions.
Work with sales, marketing, and manufacturing to understand competitive lead times and identify ways to reduce internal and customer lead times.
Conduct rough-cut capacity planning before publishing a master schedule after significant changes.
Summarize daily and weekly schedules for released orders and compare them with the operating plan to ensure alignment with S&OP commitments.
Follow master scheduling policy guidelines and procedures.
Educate and train company personnel on master scheduling issues and functions.
Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts involving material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity.
Inform management when demand cannot be met and recommend alternatives.
Create master schedules that satisfy customer demand, level work released to manufacturing, and optimize inventory and resource utilization.
Create schedules that support detailed material and capacity planning as well as financial planning.
Establish working relationships with all company functions.
Participate in S&OP and help set priorities when demand exceeds capacity.
Run monthly rough-cut capacity planning and maintain and update capacity data for critical plant resources and work centers.
Ensure master schedule items do not have release dates before the current date.
Maintain scheduling parameters, including lead times, lot sizes, and cycle times.
Work with engineering to ensure appropriate labor, machine, and scrap standards are used in master scheduling.
Review each master scheduled item at least weekly.