Production Scheduler

Lake Air Products•New Hope, MN

26d•$60,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Lake Air Products is seeking an experienced Production Scheduler to work on-site at its plant in New Hope, Minnesota. The company is a contract manufacturer serving medical, aerospace and defense, industrial, and other markets. The Production Scheduler monitors forecasts and materials and develops production schedules to help fill customer orders on time. The role maintains production planning and scheduling accuracy, supports manufacturing and internal and external customers, and coordinates planning, scheduling, and sequencing across operations. It works with operations managers and order processors to set production priorities and responds to changing material availability, equipment failures, alternate routings, customer demand, and rework needs. The position may require travel to another Lake Air Products facility and may be subject to export control regulations.

Requirements

3–5 years of production planning and inventory management experience.
Exceptional technical skills, including load leveling and expediting techniques, inventory management, and lean Kanban management.
Strong communication skills to collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, and potentially customers.
Ability to build and adjust production schedules to accommodate material availability, equipment failures, alternate routings, changing customer demands, rework needs, and other changing conditions.

Nice To Haves

Related manufacturing experience; sheet metal fabrication experience is a plus.
Previous experience in contract manufacturing or at an OEM with many different products.
Previous experience with M1 or Epicor.

Responsibilities

Maintain production planning and scheduling integrity with a 99% level of record accuracy.
Build and maintain production schedules to support demand from various customers.
Provide support for manufacturing and internal and external customers.
Develop, maintain, and communicate policies, procedures, and operating guidelines for planning, scheduling, and sequencing across all operations.
Monitor product supply and demand reports, identify and correct supply shortages, and eliminate unnecessary inventory.
Assist operations managers and order processors in setting and controlling production priorities to meet promised dates and support customer satisfaction.
Authorize approved expedite requests, changes, and updates to production plans for customer commitments.
Maintain stocking levels through manufacturing Kanbans and minimum quantities for inventory hedges.