Master Scheduler - Plants 1/3

Howmet Aerospace•Whitehall, MI

About The Position

The Master Scheduler is responsible for creating a master schedule that supports detailed material/capacity planning and financial planning. This role involves establishing strong working relationships with all company functions to ensure customer demand is met while optimizing inventory levels, resource utilization, and manufacturing workload. The Master Scheduler will maintain and update capacity data, conduct rough-cut capacity planning, and actively participate in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) to align the master schedule with critical customer commitments, the Supply Plan, and Hoshin objectives. This position requires analyzing demand and supply, identifying imbalances, recommending actions, and resolving conflicts related to material and capacity availability. The Master Scheduler will also act as an internal consultant on master scheduling, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures, and maintaining scheduling parameters.

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
APICS CPIM Certification; alternatively, achieving certification within one year of assuming the position will be required
3 years of experience in roles of progressively increasing responsibilities in production planning in a manufacturing environment
Previous experience in master scheduling/capacity planning
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Nice To Haves

Leader with superior analytical skills, exceptional oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative and matrixed team environment
Fluency and proficiency in the practical application of MRP logic, scheduling log, order policies, capacity planning, input/output control, product structures, routing, and standards maintenance
Knowledge in master scheduling, demand management, stockroom, purchasing, design cell, and cost accounting techniques
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex materials issues within the company
Highly skilled in data analysis, manipulation, and presentation, including software skills with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Access
Strong understanding of the business systems and processes used in support of the above functions
Previous experience implementing Master Scheduling in a large plant preferred
Experience with lean manufacturing
Knowledge of Company markets, customers, product lines and mfg. facilities preferred
Information systems, order management, and inventory planning
Knowledge of Oracle

Responsibilities

Create a master schedule that can be used for detailed material/capacity planning as well as financial planning.
Establish a working relationship with all company functions.
Create a master schedule that satisfies customer demand while leveling work being released to manufacturing and optimizing inventory levels and resource utilization.
Maintain and update capacity data for all critical plant resources / work centers.
Conduct rough-cut capacity planning prior to publishing a master schedule in which significant changes have occurred.
Summarize daily and weekly master schedules and compare these to the operating plan to ensure that the master schedule is aligned with critical customer commitments, Supply Plan and Hoshin.
Actively participate in Sales and Operations Planning, helping to set priorities when demand outstrips capacity.
Analyze demand and supply at the item, customer, and master schedule levels, determines out-of-balance conditions, identifies alternatives and recommends actions for approval.
Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity.
Inform management when demand cannot be met and recommend alternatives on how the requested demand could be satisfied.
Work within policy guidelines pertaining to master scheduling.
Observe and follow all stated master scheduling procedures.
Act as internal educator and consultant on master scheduling issues, providing education and training throughout the company to improve company-wide understanding of master scheduling functions.
Maintain a master schedule following the company policy of permitting no master schedule item to have a release date prior to current date (no past dues at the master schedule level).
Maintain scheduling parameters, such as lead times, lot sizes, cycle times.
Liaise with engineering to ensure appropriate labor, machine, and scrap standards are used in master scheduling.