Production Scheduler

McGregor & Thompson•Nanaimo, BC

17d•CA$55,000 - CA$62,000•Onsite

About The Position

AccessSMT and CP Distributors have merged to form a stronger, unified company with decades of expertise in Construction Divisions 8, 28, and 10, offering architectural hardware, access control, building security systems, and specialty doors. With 14 locations nationwide, the combined team delivers innovative solutions and superior service. We are seeking an ambitious Production Scheduler for our Nanaimo branch. This full-time position offers significant growth opportunities, diverse projects, supported career development, and potential for advancement.

Requirements

High School graduate
Excellent interpersonal, communication, teamwork and leadership skills across all levels
1-2 years previous experience in production coordination and/or project management
Proven experience working with ERP/MRP systems
Strong understanding of Supply and Demand
Excellent ability with Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Visio, MS Project and especially Excel)
Solid ability to prioritize and respond to last minute requests
Excellent time management, prioritization and organizational skills
Ability to perform with a high level of responsibilities and interested in managing new initiatives
Self-motivated/self-starter; adapts easily to change and work with a sense of urgency

Nice To Haves

Some post-secondary in a related discipline
Basic knowledge of continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing methodology
Basic knowledge in production line balancing concepts and Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Responsibilities

Manages the ERP System as it is related to Scheduling, including creating MTS jobs and quantities, creating manual jobs, rescheduling job completion dates and quantities; printing of MTS and manual orders ensuring output reflects requirement of product flow.
Release all job travelers per production process requirements.
Update schedules with both automated (LPR/OLH/New orders) including manual entries.
Post area specific schedules on Production Gemba boards; print and provide schedules to production supervisors; ensure accuracy.
Prioritize orders to reflect Branch deliveries; process and approve Expedite orders per load and available capacity in production.
Ensure production is hitting assigned target dates and processing in the correct order, make necessary inquiries to ensure that these are achieved.
Identify areas of backlog and determine bottlenecks; work with Production Manager to create appropriate recovery plans; determine if re-leveling of schedule is required.
Monitor schedule and ensure that scans are completed and highlight any backlog to key stakeholders.
Daily participation in the Gemba walk.
Investigate impact of all order change requests and forward to owner within the flow.
Primary contact for communication process within the factory; ensuring identification of appropriate owner for submitted requests, ensuring communication process is followed and communication is handled consistently, efficiently and effectively including new recover dates, late orders quality issues and leveling constraints; log all communication requests updating metrics.
Manage and communicate all departmental metrics.
Identify gaps and submit continuous improvement ideas within the scheduling/production and participate in process improvement implementation.