Production Scheduler

RR Donnelley•Houston, TX

10d•$48,000 - $70,100•Onsite

About The Position

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact. RRD has an immediate opening for a Production Scheduler in our Houston, TX facility! This is an onsite position. The hours are typically M-F from 7am-3:30pm. Job Summary Plans and establishes production schedules. Monitors materials inventories and shortages, tracks and reports progress of production, and reviews factors which affect schedules. Review daily production output and make adjustments/updates to daily/weekly forecasted schedules. Move work around as needed while maintaining customer delivery dates. Provide daily reports/updates that are used by the production departments to run work and plan staffing, materials etc.

Requirements

HS diploma or equivalent with 5-6 years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements.
Previous manufacturing job experience is required.
May possess additional education certification in this level.
Ability to follow company policy and understand any rules or regulations governing the work being completed and impact work has on department or company. This facility is ISO9001 and ISO13485 certified.
May provide oversight of work conducted by junior level staff and/or review/audit work for accuracy.
Must have strong computer skills, specifically with Google Suite and Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.
JD Edwards or other ERP system is strongly preferred.
Very good oral and written communication skills
Very good organizational skills

Nice To Haves

JD Edwards or other ERP system is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Review materials for most effective use.
Review work order sizes and combine orders for efficiency.
Mange the Production Meeting
Maintain a build schedule 0 – 2 weeks out for multiple accounts.
Ensure that preceding requirements needed to begin running.
Coordinate with the appropriate departments to ensure jobs will be able to run.
Track and report commit to actual production numbers.
Prioritize work orders
Prioritize incoming material receipts.
Update work order dates and quantities as changes are received for 0 – 2 weeks out.
Create and maintain production reports.
Review and report on material readiness from 0 – 2 weeks out
Identify demand that doesn’t meet minimum build quantities
Reduce overtime and downtime.
Other tasks assigned by manager.
Verify that materials, staffing, and logistics are in place in time for scheduled production runs.
Coordinate with vendors and/or internal resources producing components to ensure that delivery will meet the scheduled run time for the customer project.

Benefits

RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

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