Production Scheduler

Celanese•Washington, WV

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Celanese’s Engineered Materials business is seeking a Production Scheduler (Specialist, Scheduling) to develop and maintain finite production schedules that support business objectives, customer expectations, global processes, and business rules. The role focuses on product availability and achieving targeted service levels across the business. It is an on-site position at the Washington Works facility in Washington, West Virginia. The Production Scheduler monitors material inventories and production progress, coordinates with production teams and planners, analyzes scheduling performance, manages production alerts, and communicates with customer service, manufacturing, and raw material teams. The role also maintains scheduling master data in SAP and Blue Yonder and supports local and global scheduling improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field preferred.
4–5 years of related experience in manufacturing operations and/or supply chain planning.
1–2 years of finite scheduling experience, such as scheduling raw materials, plant-to-warehouse finished-goods deployment, and execution.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
Good communication and networking skills.
Strong systems knowledge and competence with supply chain tools, including Excel.
Ability to think in scenarios and manage uncertainty.
Ability to respond quickly to change, make decisions, manage conflicts, and drive execution.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP MRP scheduling.
APICS certification.
Experience with advanced planning and scheduling solutions such as JDA/Blue Yonder.
Experience in a chemical compounding environment.

Responsibilities

Convert the weekly level master production plan into a daily production schedule and optimize production sequencing to meet defined objectives.
Collaborate with manufacturing to optimize schedules, manage execution-level changes, and align on future maintenance plans, calendars, and manufacturing requirements.
Conduct scenario management based on exceptions and constraint violations.
Collaborate with planning to mitigate unplanned plant interruptions and handle rush supply requests.
Analyze scheduling metrics, conduct root cause analyses, and report schedule performance.
Work with internal stakeholders, including Supply Planners, Master Production Schedulers, Warehouse and Logistics teams, Customer Service, and Plant Operations Management, to mitigate supply-related risks.
Maintain scheduling-related master data in SAP and Blue Yonder, including SKU-machine mappings, changeover matrices, run rates, and minimum run sizes, in accordance with governance.
Support local and global scheduling-related projects and Blue Yonder tool improvements.
Monitor material inventories and track production progress.
Lead daily meetings with production teams and collaborate with planners in weekly alignment meetings.
Manage and respond to production alerts and maintain communication with customer service, manufacturing, and raw material teams.