Plant Scheduler

ITW•Fairmont, MN

21d•$24 - $28

About The Position

The Plant Scheduler creates, maintains, and optimizes production schedules to ensure customer orders are met on time and inventory and capacity are used effectively. The role coordinates demand, materials, capacity, and shop-floor activities; resolves production disruptions; and drives continuous improvement in planning processes. The position reports to the Production/Strategic Sourcing/Materials Manager.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in business or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a business setting.
Experience in a manufacturing setting.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Excellent data-entry and clerical skills.
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain short- and medium-term production schedules on daily, weekly, and monthly timelines.
Coordinate with sales, procurement, engineering, quality, maintenance, and warehouse teams to align material availability, machine capacity, and labor with the schedule.
Monitor shop-floor progress against the schedule, identify and resolve delays, bottlenecks, and material shortages, and expedite critical orders.
Prioritize and sequence production to optimize throughput, minimize changeovers, and meet customer commitments.
Maintain and update Bills of Material (BOM), routings, standard run rates, and planning data in the ERP system.
Communicate schedule changes and production status to stakeholders.
Prepare and distribute daily and weekly production reports.